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Statue of praying soldier to be removed from North Carolina city
Statue of praying soldier to be removed from North Carolina city

The city council of King in North Carolina finally gave up their legal battle to keep a veteran's memorial statue after a four-year dispute triggered by an atheist's complaint.

Atheist explains why he sells \'I met God, she\'s black\' T-shirts
Atheist explains why he sells 'I met God, she's black' T-shirts

Dylan Chenfeld, a self-proclaimed Jewish atheist, created something of a ruckus when he started selling controversial t-shirts with the slogan "I met God, She's Black."

Time capsule from 1966 found in Florida church altar
Time capsule from 1966 found in Florida church altar

A time capsule from 1966 was discovered Wednesday in the marble altar of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine in Florida.

Irish priest reveals he is gay during Mass
Irish priest reveals he is gay during Mass

A priest surprised his congregation when came out to his flock during Mass

10-year-old suicide bomber kills 19 in Maiduguri
10-year-old suicide bomber kills 19 in Maiduguri

A bomb strapped to a girl suspected to be about 10 years of age detonated in Maiduguri market Saturday, killing at least 19 people and injuring several others.

Westboro Baptist targets Vicky Beeching in anti-gay protest
Westboro Baptist targets Vicky Beeching in anti-gay protest

Protesters picket the Gay Christian Network conference in Portland, Oregon.

World leaders join hundreds of thousands in Paris solidarity march
World leaders join hundreds of thousands in Paris solidarity march

The Place de la Republique was thronged with people paying tribute to victims of the killings at Charlie Hebdo and the Jewish supermarket.

Matthew Ashimolowo: I know who\'ll win Nigerian election
Matthew Ashimolowo: I know who'll win Nigerian election

The senior pastor of Kingsway International Christian Centre claims God has told him the results.

Pope Francis Asia visit: helicopter rescue planned if he is mobbed by crowds
Pope Francis Asia visit: helicopter rescue planned if he is mobbed by crowds

Up to 6 million people are expected at a papal mass in the Philippines.

Lebanon: Tripoli cafe hit by double suicide bomb
Lebanon: Tripoli cafe hit by double suicide bomb

Seven people have died in an Alawite area of the city.

Boko Haram strapped explosives to 10-year-old girl, killed 16
Boko Haram strapped explosives to 10-year-old girl, killed 16

Nigerian Islamist militants detonated the bomb in a crowded market place.

Paris killings: suspected accomplice Hayat Boumeddiene may be in Syria
Paris killings: suspected accomplice Hayat Boumeddiene may be in Syria

The woman seen posing with her partner and holding a crossbow may have left France before the attacks.

Obama says the late Andrae Crouch\'s music will \'continue to live on\'
Obama says the late Andrae Crouch's music will 'continue to live on'

US President Barack Obama led tributes to Pastor Andrae Crouch, touted as the "father of modern gospel music" by his peers, after he passed away this week.

Ben Affleck receives humanitarian award
Ben Affleck receives humanitarian award

Ben Affleck receives humanitarian award

Former Miami Dolphins player Rob Konrad falls overboard and swims 9 miles to shore
Former Miami Dolphins player Rob Konrad falls overboard and swims 9 miles to shore

Robert Konrad fell off his fishing boat on Wednesday and survived by swimming nine miles to shore.