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Starvation warning as Saudi-led coalition poised to take Yemen's main port city
Forces from a Saudi-led coalition were poised to enter the airport of Yemen's main port, Hodeidah, on Friday as the Arab alliance prepared to seize the city in the biggest battle of a three-year war.
Stolen Christopher Columbus letter returned to the Vatican
The Vatican Library will be given back a letter written by Christopher Columbus in 1493 announcing his discovery of the New World after it was stolen and replaced with a forgery.
Richard Baxter: 9 quotes from England's Puritan pastor
Richard Baxter (1615-1691) was one of the greatest of England's Puritan clergy.
Franklin Graham in rare rebuke at Trump's 'disgraceful' separation of families as US-Mexico border
Franklin Graham has issued a rare rebuke of Donald Trump's administration, slamming a policy that separates children from their parents at the US-Mexico border as 'disgraceful'.
Age gap revealed in religious observance around the world
Young people around the world are less religious than their elders, according to a new analysis of Pew Research Center surveys conducted in more than 100 countries during the last decade.
Aid agency Tearfund launches in USA
International aid and relief charity Tearfund has announced the launch of an American arm, Tearfund USA.
London showing for rare Martin Luther King film
King: A filmed record...Montgomery to Memphis was made in 1970, only two years after King was fatally shot on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel on April 4, 1968.
Church leaders back 'Season of Creation'
Nine senior church leaders have signed a joint letter encouraging Christians around the world to participate in a 'Season of Creation' in September.
Is this the face of biblical King Ahab? Astonishing archaeological find in Israel
Archaeologists in Israel have made a sensational discovery on a biblical site on the country's northern border, likely to depict the face of one of three ancient kings.
Chinese Christians are facing a new wave of persecution â and they're standing strong
While China has accumulated wealth and emerged as a major player on the world stage, the underlying dark spirits of atheistic Marxism have not disappeared, and the coming years are likely to be very difficult for Christians.
In North Korea, children watch Christians being executed
'The first time I saw a man being executed it was because he had smuggled Christian things into the country and enticed people into the church.'
Open Doors: Remember North Korea's persecuted Christians
Persecution watchdog Open Doors has called for a renewed focus on the plight of Christians in North Korea following the meeting between US president Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un.
Pope accepts resignation of Bishop Juan Barros over sex abuse scandal
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the bishop at the centre of Chile's child sex abuse scandal.
Tearfund honoured for project tackling gender-based violence
Tearfund's project is based in KwaZulu-Natal, where a high proportion of men â 46 per cent â admit to perpetrating gender-based violence.
Church in Ireland bans gay couples from membership
The largest Protestant church in Ireland has adopted a new policy meaning anyone in a gay relationship cannot be a full member and children of same-sex couples cannot be baptised.
Supreme Court challenges Northern Ireland abortion law â but shuts down bid to change it
Britain's Supreme Court said today that Northern Ireland's strict abortion legislation was incompatible with human rights, but that the court did not have the powers to rule that the law be changed.