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Knife attacker slashes face of US ambassador to South Korea
A Korean nationalist has been arrested after the attack on Mark Lippert.
NCAA player with brain tumour 'blessed' to make it through the season
A college basketball player in Ohio fighting brain cancer successfully completed the season and received the Governor's Courage Award last week.
Vatican preparing for attack by ISIS
The head of the Vatican police force, Commander Domenico Giani, recently admitted that threats from the Islamic State (IS) against Pope Francis are real, and not propaganda.
Nebraska same-sex marriage ban deemed unconstitutional
Nebraska's same-sex marriage ban was struck down by a federal judge on Monday, with no stay placed on the decision.
Home where Jesus grew up identified by archaeologists
A UK professor working in Nazareth believes he has identified the home where Jesus was raised.
Franklin Graham is an 'apostle of hatred' - critic
Franklin Graham described as an "apostle of hatred" by United Methodist minister Rev. William E. Alberts.
Israel, Iran and America: How to stop it all going nuclear
Israel's prime minister warned the US Congress about a deal with Iran over nuclear weapons. But was he right?
Kidnapped Assyrian Christians: Four more hostages released by Islamic State
Four more Assyrian Christian hostages being held by Islamic State have been released, a week after being abducted in the Khabour region of Syria.
Boko Haram 'incorporating itself into ISIS' with latest beheading video
A video released by Boko Haram purporting to show two beheadings shows that it is "incorporating itself into the Islamic State", an organisation that monitors terrorist groups has warned.
Thousands file past Boris Nemtsov's coffin as shooting reveals Kremlin faultlines
The murder of the prominent opposition figure has galvanised opposition figures.
Have archaeologists discovered Jesus' childhood home?
Leading British archaeologist Dr Ken Dark believes he may have found the house that Jesus grew up in.
Netanyahu speech: 'Iran will always be an enemy of America'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned US President Barack Obama on Tuesday against accepting a nuclear deal with Iran that would be a "countdown to a potential nuclear nightmare" by a country that "will always be an enemy of America".
Owners who refused cake for gay couple close shop
An Indiana bakery has officially closed its doors after being embroiled in controversy for months over its refusal to accept a cake order for a same-sex commitment ceremony.
Phil Robertson tells people to turn to Jesus at conservative conference
Reality star and outspoken Christian Phil Robertson urged attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) to give their lives to Christ in a controversial speech on Friday.
Fugitive pastor arrested in Brazil
A fugitive pastor included in the Most Wanted List for allegedly assaulting two young girls in Minnesota has been caught in Brazil, according to the US Marshals.
Government welfare sanctions are inhumane and un-Christian, says Church
A church report has condemned the benefits sanctions scheme imposed by the UK's Department of Work and Pensions as "punitive, inhumane and un-Christian".