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Ten dead as migrant boat sinks off Turkish coast
Ten people drowned while 43 others were rescued after a boat carrying migrants to Greece sank off Turkey's western coast, Turkish news agency Dogan reported on Saturday.

Ancient inscriptions in Jesus' language unearthed in northern Israel, indicating Jews lived there ages ago
Ancient inscriptions which used Greek and Aramaic, the language Jesus Christ spoke, where recently uncovered in northern Israel, indicating that Jews were really present in the nation as early as the first century.

How the moon was formed: Mars-sized planet collided directly with Earth ages ago, new study says
According to the study published on Thursday in the "Science" journal, the striking similarities in the composition of materials from the moon from those in our environment here on Earth strongly suggest that Theia smashed right smack onto our planet.

U.S. government now discourages use of 'he' and 'she' pronouns to accommodate homosexuals
The U.S. Department of Labor recently proposed new rules that will consider "sex stereotyping, transgender status, and gender identity" to kinds of discrimination in the workplace that is banned by the law.

Supermodel Tyra Banks, husband welcome 'miracle baby boy' born through gestational surrogate
Supermodel Tyra Banks and her husband, Norwegian photographer Erik Asla, have welcomed their "miracle baby boy" after years of struggling of being not able to have one due to infertility.

New TV series 'Of Kings and Prophets' pushes envelope with plenty of violence and sex scenes
ABC will start airing the new series "Of Kings and Prophets" in March about the stories of Samuel, Saul and David but it is not family-oriented as it contains many graphic scenes including violence and sex.

School teacher changes 'God' to 'Allah' in Christian hymn to avoid offending Muslims
Parents of 10-year-old students in Austria became furious and have complained to authorities after a teacher assigned a homework for kids to learn a Christian hymn but changed the lyrics from "God" to "Allah."

Planned Parenthood official turns out to be working for Texas district attorney's office that indicted abortion whistle-blowers
A board member of abortion provider Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast has been found to also be working as a prosecutor at a Texas District Attorney's office that pursued the investigation before a grand jury that indicted two pro-life activists.

Sadie Robertson literally follows 'footsteps' of her parents by handing out rain boots to poor Guatemala kids
"Duck Dynasty" teen star Sadie Robertson continues to serve as a role model for young Christian people of the world as she pursues her own philanthropic work literally following the "footsteps" of her parents.

Billy Graham says angels are real and appear as ordinary humans on occasion
Although they are largely unseen, angels are real just like people, and they exist in great numbers, legendary evangelist Billy Graham said.

Radical Islamists growing, openly recruiting refugees in Berlin, German official reveals
The number of radical Islamists in Berlin has nearly doubled in just five years, with many of them categorised as "potentially violent," including at least 50 who have traveled to and from the Islamic State (ISIS) to fight for the group, according to a top German official.

'Virtually impossible' now to detect ISIS from among refugees entering Europe, says British intel official
With the proliferation of fake Syrian and Iraqi passports used by terror group Islamic State (ISIS), it is "virtually impossible'' now for security officials to detect potential terrorists among the refugees, according to a senior British intelligence official.
Holocaust never happened, Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei claims on Remembrance Day
As Europe and some parts of the world commemorated the Holocaust Memorial Day recently, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei uploaded a video to his official website claiming that the Holocaust never happened.

Support for same-sex marriage grows among CofE laity
Conservatives criticise a poll that shows number of Church of England members who support same-sex marriage exceeds those who oppose it for the first time.

The child asked the Pope: 'What was God doing before he made the world?'
Before God made the world, he was "loving". Or so says the Pope, answering a question asked of him by a child.

How the story of Rahab reveals God's redemptive nature
She might have been a prostitute and a Gentile, but she's also one of only five women mentioned in the geneaology of Jesus and is held up alongside Sarah â the wife of Abraham â as "faithful" in Hebrews 11. What does God's decision to use Rahab teach us about Him?