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Asteroid with \'weird orbit\' making return trip near Earth next month, and this time, it may get closer
Asteroid with 'weird orbit' making return trip near Earth next month, and this time, it may get closer

A small asteroid that flew past the Earth two years ago at a safe distance of about 1.3 million miles (2 million kilometers) will once again fly by our planet, only this time, it's getting much closer.

\'Designer babies\' now possible as U.K. allows scientists to genetically modify human embryos
'Designer babies' now possible as U.K. allows scientists to genetically modify human embryos

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) in the UK has given its go ahead to a research application from the Francis Crick Institute which plans to use new "gene editing" techniques on human embryos.

Human DNA more complex than earlier thought, thus confounding evolutionists, U.K. scientists reveal

A team of scientists from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom recently found out that the DNA, which stores human beings' biological information, and the way it is affected by modifications, is more complex than the scientific community earlier thought.

Is it the beginning of the end for Donald Trump? His \'balloon has been punctured,\' says conservative activist
Is it the beginning of the end for Donald Trump? His 'balloon has been punctured,' says conservative activist

One long-time conservative activist believes the real-estate mogul's days as a front-runner in the Republican presidential race are numbered even though Trump is still leading in national polls.

\'Here am I Lord, use me\': Holy Spirit convinced Ted Cruz to run for president, his dad reveals
'Here am I Lord, use me': Holy Spirit convinced Ted Cruz to run for president, his dad reveals

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz decided to run for president after he felt the Holy Spirit urging him to do so during an intense prayer session, his father, Pastor Rafael Cruz revealed.

Heard of sologamy? It\'s the marriage of someone to one\'s own self, and not a few women have already done it
Heard of sologamy? It's the marriage of someone to one's own self, and not a few women have already done it

There's polygamy (having more than one spouse at a time); there's bigamy (having two spouses at the same time); there's monogamy (having only one spouse at a time), and there's also such a thing as sologamy.

ISIS threatens terror attacks \'worse than 9/11 and Paris,\' says Spain will \'pay dearly\' for crushing Muslim rule
ISIS threatens terror attacks 'worse than 9/11 and Paris,' says Spain will 'pay dearly' for crushing Muslim rule

The Islamic State (ISIS) have threatened to carry attacks on the West "worse than 9/11 and last year's Paris massacre'' apparently to avenge Muslims who have been expelled by the Spaniards in andalusia 500 years ago.

Iran now able to access $100 billion of its frozen assets under nuclear agreement
Iran now able to access $100 billion of its frozen assets under nuclear agreement

Iran has claimed to have gained access to the more than $100 billion worth of frozen overseas assets as part of the nuclear agreement signed with world powers last summer.

Germany opens first asylum centre for gays who are targeted for persecution by Muslim refugees
Germany opens first asylum centre for gays who are targeted for persecution by Muslim refugees

Germany has opened Monday its first shelter for gay migrants in Nuremberg amid claims of growing abuse against the LGBT people inside the camps they were put up in.

Religious people are happier, but more anxious, new research suggests
Religious people are happier, but more anxious, new research suggests

Religious people are happier but more anxious according to new figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Sunday Trading: Government may face defeat as Tory rebellion grows
Sunday Trading: Government may face defeat as Tory rebellion grows

A mounting rebellion is developing against Sunday trading among Tory MPs, Christian Today understands.

Obama condemns anti-Muslim rhetoric in first visit to US mosque: \'We are all God\'s children\'
Obama condemns anti-Muslim rhetoric in first visit to US mosque: 'We are all God's children'

President Barack Obama gave a rallying cry in defence of religious liberty today during his first visit to a US mosque since he was elected president.

Why religious people are happier, and how to share the joy
Why religious people are happier, and how to share the joy

Do happiness and faith have nothing to do with each other? At one level, no: at least, there's no causal link.

Why evangelicals shouldn\'t vote as Christians
Why evangelicals shouldn't vote as Christians

I've been uneasy about Ted Cruz for months, ever since I first realised the extraordinary positions he takes on issues like climate change and healthcare.

EU reform: Christian think-tanks on whether Cameron has done enough
EU reform: Christian think-tanks on whether Cameron has done enough

David Cameron today launched a defence of his draft EU reform deal with the European Union in a bid to persuade MPs in his own party and the public to vote to stay in the bloc.

Disgraced paedophile Bishop Bell abused five-year-old while telling her \'God loved me\', says victim
Disgraced paedophile Bishop Bell abused five-year-old while telling her 'God loved me', says victim

The victim of paedophile Church of England bishop George Bell has spoken for the first time of how the revered ecclesiastical figure abused her regularly from when she was just five years old.