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Michael Schumacher latest update: F1 Racer said to be 'making progress'
Since then, very little news about the racer's condition has been revealed to the public.

New York student arrested for alleged plan to launch terror attack
The number of US citizens and residents charged for supporting the Islamic State has risen to 52 after authorities arrested a New York City college student for allegedly planning to carry out a terror-related attack.

Greece may leave European Union as well as eurozone, bank warns
The country may be left without support if it fails to strike a swift aid-for-reforms deal with its creditors.

Hong Kong vetoes China-backed 'fake democracy' electoral reforms
The vote potentially eases the prospect of fresh mass protests.

Georgia church blames killer floods on ex-communist rulers who melted church crosses, bells to build zoo
The head of the Georgian Orthodox Church reportedly blamed the country's former communist rulers for the flood disaster that left at least a dozen people dead and set loose some zoo animals in the capital.

How to move a mountain: Nepal quake shifts Mt. Everest southwest
Recent findings by Beijing's National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation showed that Mt. Everest in Nepal, known to the Chinese as Qomolangma, shifted three centimeters (1.2 inches) to the southwest after the powerful quake two months ago.

Pope Francis says international community cares more about oil and weapons than persecuted Christians
The Pope has berated the international community for prizing "oil and weapons" above the lives of those persecuted for their faith in the Middle East, Vatican Radio reports.

Christian belief that Jesus is Son of God could be outlawed in UK, warns top theologian
A former Parliamentary draftsman and top theologian of a school for the Church of England has cautioned against the proposals for new "Extremism Disruption Orders," saying even basic Christian credo such as Jesus being the son of God can become criminalised.

Ramadan: 10 things you ought to know
The Muslim festival of Ramadan begins at sunrise tomorrow.

'We are living in the midst of the greatest turning of Muslims to Christ in history'
David Garrison speaks to Christian Today about his book 'A Wind in the House of Islam', which documents the large numbers of Muslims who are turning to Christ around the world.

SBC President Ronnie Floyd: Southern Baptists face 'Bonhoeffer moment' in response to evil
"The lostness has never been greater in our dangerous and hopeless world," said Rev Ronnie Floyd.

Former Egyptian president Mohammed Mursi will hang for jail break killings
A court sentenced Mursi to death for killings after a mass jail break during the 2011 uprising.

Arms race looms as Russia announces more missiles in response to NATO 'aggression'
Vladimir Putin said that Russia was concerned about an anti-missile system near its borders.
Egyptian Christians stand firm in their faith in Jesus before ISIS execution, families testify
The families of the 21 Egyptian Christians who were brutally murdered by their Islamic State captors last February said their initial grief and anger have been replaced by pride and joy, knowing that their loved ones stood firm in their faith and did not deny Jesus just before they were beheaded.

US airstrike kills 'The Uncatchable' jihadist, Libyan government says
The so-called "The Uncatchable," a veteran Islamist militant blamed for the attack on an Algerian gas field which killed 40, has died in a U.S. air strike inside Libya, said the recognized Libyan government on Sunday.

Manual tells how Christian churches, schools can protect themselves from LGBT 'discrimination' lawsuits in US
The Southern Baptist Convention and the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) have released a manual which contains instructions on how churches, Christian schools and Christian ministries can protect themselves from potential sexual-orientation and gender identity lawsuits in the United States.