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Israel advances plan for 500 settler homes in East Jerusalem
Buildings contradict Israeli claims to want a peace agreement, says US.
UK has 'once in a generation' chance to expose child abuse - Theresa May
Home Secretary pledges to overcome setbacks and continue public inquiry.
Noah's Ark feature removed from children's playground after complaint from atheist grandparents
A Noah's ark display has been removed from a children's playground in Newark, Delaware, after atheist grandparents complained that they did not want their grandchildren to see Bible verses.
Massachusetts school re-names the 'Christmas vacation' the 'holiday break', despite objections from locals
The Marshfield school committee in Massachusetts is refusing to back down over its decision
John Piper expresses 'sadness' over Brittany Maynard's assisted suicide
Evangelical pastor John Piper was among the Christians expressing sadness at the death of Brittany Maynard over the weekend.
Hundreds of ancient Christian manuscripts saved from clutches of ISIS
Thousands of Christian documents have been saved by a Dominican priest who managed to escape ISIS militants in Iraq.
US church backs gun control to stop 'wholesale murder'
In light of recent shootings, Michigan Episcopalians have voted for tougher laws to prevent further deaths.
American freed from North Korean jail: 'I was doing what I thought God wanted me to do'
Jeffrey Fowle has spoken about what made him risk prison for persecuted believers.
Suicide bombing kills dozens on Pakistani-Indian border
At least 45 people were killed on Sunday when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the Pakistani-Indian border, police said.
Iraqi Kurds join fight against ISIS in Kobani
Deputy minister for foreign affairs says Iraqi Kurds joined the battle on Saturday night.
Prayers after 5 children from same family killed in bomb attack in Nuba Mountains
The mother was described as being "out of sense" with grief
Boko Haram says they have not agreed any ceasefire and the schoolgirls abducted from Chibok have been married off
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has denied reports of a ceasefire and insisted that the militant group will not negotiate.
Turkish public education system to offer class in Christianity for first time
But is it workable, or to distract from failure to address real 'diversity' issues?
Colorado school district sued by humanists for participating in Samaritan's Purse's Operation Christmas Child programme
The Douglas County School District in Colorado is being sued by the American Humanist Association
Colonel's column encouraging officers to trust in Jesus is pulled from US Air Force newsletter
A colonel who wrote encouraging words about trusting in Jesus in times of stress has had his column pulled from an Air National Guard newsletter.
Ebola: Suspended flights making it hard to get aid in to West Africa, says Samaritan's Purse
The suspension of many flights in and out of West Africa has made it difficult to get vital aid in to fight against Ebola, Samaritan's Purse president Franklin Graham said this week.