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Abortions must wait 72-hours in Missouri; Will Governor veto?

Missouri legislators passed legislation Wednesday tripling the time a woman must wait between electing to have an abortion and the procedure being performed.

Woman shoots friend dead testing bulletproof vest

South Carolina man killed during bulletproof vest test.

Church minister Carl Keyes to repay $1.2 million after misspending funds earmarked for 9/11 and Katrina relief

Church minister misspent $1.2 million earmarked for 9/11 and Katrina relief.

Britain running out of cemetery space

The shortage of cemetery space in Britain has become so serious the dead may need to be reburied in deeper graves to make more room, Parliament has heard.

'Miracle baby' survives 11-story fall in Minneapolis: "It's a real gift from God"

Minneapolis 'miracle baby' survives 11-story fall.

Sewol captain and 3 crew members charged with murder for South Korean ferry sinking

Four South Korean ferry crew members indicted for homicide.

Discovering Jesus through Asian eyes

The Evangelical Alliance has launched a new outreach programme specifically targeted at the UK's growing Asian population.

Sudan: Court upholds pregnant Christian woman's death sentence for apostasy

A court in Sudan has upheld the death sentence for heavily pregnant Christian woman Meriam Yahia Ibraham

Westminster vigil for kidnapped schoolgirls

Nigerian church leaders across the UK calling churches and Christians to a prayer vigil in Westminster on 19 May, as concerns remain for the safety of 276 girls kidnapped from their school in Chibok, Borno state, last month

Michael W Smith: 'I'm more passionate today than ever'

Michael W Smith's new worship album, Sovereign, is out this week. He shares with us here the passion behind his new sound and how he's nowhere close to retiring yet.

Maradona to the Pope: 'The Vatican is a lie'

The 'hand of God' footballing legend has some strong words for Pope Francis

'They died that we might live': York Minster remembers city's World War One fallen

The King's Book of York Heroes contains the names, biographies and photographs of over a thousand of the city's citizens who fell in the Great War

Christians more optimistic about end to global poverty

A survey in the US found Christians were more positive than average about the elimination of global poverty in the next 25 years

Gay marriage to start in Idaho on Friday as judge denies stay request

A federal judge has denied Idaho Governor Butch Otter's request for a stay on Tuesday regarding the decision to reverse the state's gay marriage ban.

Wind blows 'bouncy castle' 20ft in air; 2 children in serious condition [Photo]

Two children in serious condition after airborne 'bouncy house' drops them from the sky.

Pastor accused of sexual abuse commits suicide, maintains his innocence in suicide note

A 61-year old Pennsylvania pastor accused of sexually assaulting a child over 20 years ago committed suicide on Monday.