Mark Yapching
Pope Francis will address Congress when he visits the US later this year
Pope Francis will visit the United States for the first time in September, and his first stop will be at the United States Congress.
Son is suspect in murder of pastor and his family
The 19-year-old son of a slain pastor in the Church of the Redeemer Episcopal and his family in Houston, Texas is now the prime suspect in the murder case.
Nigerian forces take back four towns from Boko Haram
Nigeria and its Lake Chad Basin allies pushed Boko Haram out of four more towns in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno after a joint allied offensive conducted over the weekend.
AirAsia officials say 6 more bodies have been found
Divers have recovered on Sunday an additional seven bodies from the wreckage of the ill-fated Air Asia Flight QZ8501 in the Java Sea, bringing the number of bodies recovered from the crash site to 84.
Michael Moore likens American Sniper moviegoers to the crowds who went to see Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ
Every movie has its own recipe for success and, for filmmaker Michael Moore, the success of American Sniper in the box office could be attributed to the unique crowd that went to see it in theatres.
Church of Satan says the quiet town of Bolsover is not the Satanist capital of Britain
Both the Church of Satan and the local council of the town of Bolsover have denied that the town has the highest concentration of Satanists in the United Kingdom.
Grandmother emerges from coma just hours before her life support machine was to be switched off
A comatose grandmother who was due to have her life support equipment turned off woke up in the nick of time.
Last of the victims of Nigerian church collapse to be repatriated to South Africa
The last of the 81 South Africans killed in the collapse of a guesthouse in a church compound in Lagos, Nigeria in September last year will finally be repatriated to their home country this week.
London student David Souaan jailed after plotting to fly ISIS flag over Downing Street and join ISIS in Syria
A Serbian-born Muslim student in London is facing time in prison after being found guilty of plotting to join the Islamic State and to fly the group's black flag in Downing Street.
ISIS sets up its own market to sell goods looted from churches in Mosul
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has set up a market to sell off the goods that it looted from Christian property when it took over Mosul in July last year.
Sizable minority of Iowa's Republicans agree with Mike Huckabee: Beyonce is 'mental poison'
A sizeable portion of Iowa's Republican GOPs apparently agree with former Fox host and Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee's scathing opinion of Grammy Award-winning diva Beyonce, a Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll revealed.
In addition to children, Boko Haram is turning to animals to carry out its suicide bomb attacks
As it escalates its insurgency within Nigeria and in some parts of neighbouring countries, the Islamist group Boko Haram is reportedly preparing to use children and livestock to carry out attacks targeting civilians.
Daniel Sturridge tweets his thanks to God after scoring for Liverpool against West Ham
Daniel Sturridge put a ball in the back of the net in match against West Ham United on Saturday.
Judge says Afghan soldier who fled training will not be given asylum
An Afghan military officer who attempted to desert to avoid being sent back to Afghanistan from military training in the United States has been denied asylum by the immigration judge hearing his case.
Over £200,000 in donations raised for disabled pensioner mugged outside his home
A 67-year-old disabled man who was mugged outside of his home in Gateshead received overwhelming support from concerned individuals all over the world.
Evangelical church GracePoint comes out in support of gay marriage
In a drastic turn from evangelical tradition, the GracePointe Church in Franklin, Tennessee has voted to support gay marriage.