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Singapore stands still as nation bids farewell to Lee Kuan Yew
Grieving Singaporeans were joined by world leaders on Sunday to pay their final respects to the country's first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, as the nation came to a near-halt to honour its "founding father".
Science vs religion debate is 'conflict within religion' over how to view science, says geologist
A prominent geologist and author believes that the debate between science and religion is actually a 'conflict within religion' over how to view science.
Brighton Presbyterian church to cut ties with denomation over same-sex marriage decision
A church in New York state says it will sever ties with the Presbyterian Church (USA) after the denomination approved gay marriage last week.
Capture of suspected ISIS members in Lebanon could help dismantle terror networks
The capture of two suspected members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or ISIS could help dismantle terror networks in Lebanon.
NFL's Devon Still is feeling 'blessed' after daughter's cancer goes into remission
NFL player Devon Still and his family are celebrating this week after doctors announced that his four-year-old daughter, Leah, is cancer-free.
JK Rowling responds to fan who questions character's sexuality
Author JK Rowling revealed a decade ago that the "Harry Potter" character Dumbledore was gay, but the revelation continues to be the source of controversy.
Phil Robertson gives graphic speech relating atheism to horrific violence
"Duck Dynasty" star Phil Robertson delivered a strongly worded speech at the Vero Beach Prayer Breakfast last week, relating atheism to acts of violence.
California Attorney General asks judge to halt 'Kill gays' ballot initiative
California Attorney General Kamala Harris asked a Sacramento court for permission to stop a controversial ballot initiative on Wednesday.
Pakistan: More than 100 Christians arrested following riots and death of 2 men
More than 100 Christians have been arrested in Pakistan for allegedly being part of a mob that rioted, killed and burned two men after the suicide attacks on two churches that killed 17 people.
NaLEC becomes first major evangelical group to oppose death penalty
A leading coalition of Latin American evangelicals has become the first major group of its kind to come out in opposition to the death penalty in the US.
Most US millennials support sex education in schools
Most of the "millennial" generation in the United States supports the teaching of sex education in state-funded schools, according to the 2015 Survey of Millennials, Sexuality, and Reproductive Health.
Arab Spring has 'negatively affected' Middle East Christians - Patriarch
The so-called "Arab Spring" has impacted "negatively" on Christians in the Middle East who face extortion, forced conversion or death, the United Nations Security Council in New York was told yesterday.
Conservatives pledge 'seven-day NHS' services by 2020
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, heading into what is set to be the tightest election in a generation, is expected to lay out plans to extend services available under the National Health Service to seven days a week by 2020.
Amanda Knox acquitted of murder by Italy's top court
American Amanda Knox said outside her mother's Seattle home on Friday night that she was "full of joy" following her acquittal by Italy's top court for the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher.
Nigerians vote in first genuine contest since end of dictatorship
Nigerians voted on Saturday in what looks set to be the first genuine electoral contest since the end of military rule in 1999, one in which an opposition aspirant has a fighting chance of unseating the incumbent, President Goodluck Jonathan.
Christian Aid warns Ebola crisis is 'not yet over'
While many governments and non-governmental organisations are scaling down their efforts to combat the Ebola crisis in West Africa, international development charity Christian Aid issued a reminder that the outbreak is "not yet over."