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New Ebola case found in Liberia
New Ebola case found in Liberia

A new case of Ebola emerged in Liberia on Friday in a setback for the country declared free of the disease on September 3 and for the region, which is struggling to end an epidemic that has killed around 11,300 people.

After Paris terror attacks, evangelicals find themselves divided into 2 camps — one for war against Islam and the other for peace
After Paris terror attacks, evangelicals find themselves divided into 2 camps — one for war against Islam and the other for peace

Evangelicals seem to have opposing views on the simultaneous terror attacks that recently hounded the city of Paris. Some believe that it's a clear sign Islam is at war with the world, but for others, peace must be upheld above all things.

Rowan Williams: We must try to understand ISIS
Rowan Williams: We must try to understand ISIS

We must try to understand ISIS, urged former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams.

Jesus loved outsiders. Why do Christians hate them?
Jesus loved outsiders. Why do Christians hate them?

Jesus simply doesn't offer us the option of calling ourselves Christians and then hating a group of outsiders, says Andy Walton.

Pastor whose pregnant wife was fatally shot: \'Jesus takes what the world says is a tragedy and makes it beautiful\'
Pastor whose pregnant wife was fatally shot: 'Jesus takes what the world says is a tragedy and makes it beautiful'

The pastor husband of Amanda Blackburn, who died after being shot in the head at her home by intruders last week, has said that God will bring good things out of the tragedy.

Mali hotel attack: 80 hostages freed, three reported dead
Mali hotel attack: 80 hostages freed, three reported dead

Malian special forces stormed a luxury hotel in Bamako on Friday after Islamist gunmen took 170 people hostage.

1,000 churches closed in Aceh, Indonesia, since 2006
1,000 churches closed in Aceh, Indonesia, since 2006

1,000 churches have been closed in the Indonesian region of Aceh since 2006.

Russell Moore: Christians must not turn their backs on refugees
Russell Moore: Christians must not turn their backs on refugees

Christians in the US must not turn their backs on refugees fleeing the crisis in the Middle East, Russell Moore has said.

ISIS vows \'to kill all Japanese citizens and interest,\' expand operations in Bangladesh
ISIS vows 'to kill all Japanese citizens and interest,' expand operations in Bangladesh

The Islamic State (ISIS) is planning to kill "all Japanese citizens and interest - wherever they may be found'' and to expand its operations in Bangladesh, a strategic US ally in South Asia, even as terror attacks are still being feared to happen in the Middle East and Europe.

Pope Francis: \'Jesus weeps for a world at war\'
Pope Francis: 'Jesus weeps for a world at war'

"Today, Jesus weeps...because we have chosen the way of war, the way of hatred, the way of emnities," the pontiff said in his homily, less than a week after the terror attacks that killed 129 people in Paris.

ISIS claim responsibility for shooting Italian missionary in Bangladesh
ISIS claim responsibility for shooting Italian missionary in Bangladesh

ISIS have claimed responsibility for the shooting of an Italian missionary in Bangladesh on Wednesday.

Ben Seewald says people shouldn\'t boast of their achievements since all glory belongs to God
Ben Seewald says people shouldn't boast of their achievements since all glory belongs to God

Despite just relishing the joys of fatherhood for the first time, Jessa Duggar's husband Ben Seewald has taken time off from his daddy duties to share a devotional about the the "perfect gift" God has bestowed on people.

ISIS magazine features 2 executed hostages and the bomb that destroyed Russian jet
ISIS magazine features 2 executed hostages and the bomb that destroyed Russian jet

IS Dabiq magazine stated that ISIS has killed Norwegian Ole-Johan Grimsgaard-Ofstad, 48, and Chinese citizen Fan Kinghui, 50. It also featured the bomb that purportedly killed the 224 people in the Russian jet last Oct. 31.

Christian advocate says innocent Muslims should not be blamed for \'hellish acts\' of ISIS
Christian advocate says innocent Muslims should not be blamed for 'hellish acts' of ISIS

Christian advocate Matt Morre thinks it's plain ignorance to assume that all Muslims are terrorists who are out to get Christians. He is lamenting the fact that Syrian refugees are now suffering from prejudice because of the recent Paris terror attacks perpetrated by the Islamic State.

Islamist gunmen attack luxury hotel in Mali capital, 170 taken hostage
Islamist gunmen attack luxury hotel in Mali capital, 170 taken hostage

Gunmen shouting Islamic slogans attacked a luxury hotel full of foreigners in Mali's capital Bamako early on Friday morning, taking 170 people hostage, a senior security source and the hotel's operator said.

Cancer-stricken singer Joey Feek hopes for Christmas miracle — that she could witness daughter\'s 2nd birthday in February
Cancer-stricken singer Joey Feek hopes for Christmas miracle — that she could witness daughter's 2nd birthday in February

Christian country singer Joey Feek has bravely accepted the fact that her cancer is not going away, and doctors have given her only a few more months left to live. But this Christmas, Joey is hoping for a miracle from God - that she might live long enough to witness her daughter Indiana's second birthday next February.