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Faith-based charities urged not to hide their beliefs

Faith-based organisations must not hide their religious basis or intentions when engaging with public services, a new report has said.

Osborne heads to Germany in bid to sell EU reform

Chancellor George Osborne will travel to Germany today to call for a strong EU working for the "benefit of all 28 member states", part of the government's push to change the terms of its relationship with the bloc.

Russian airliner broke up mid-air but 'too early' to draw conclusions

A Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula broke up in mid-air, an official of a Moscow-based aviation agency has said after visiting the disaster site, but stressed it was too early to draw conclusions from this.

ISIS takes Syrian town as fighting intensifies

Islamic State fighters drove Syrian government forces from a western town on Sunday, a monitoring group reported, as fighting escalated despite a flurry of diplomatic activity and talks between regional rivals.

Turkey re-instates ruling Islamist party

Turkey's Islamist-rooted AK Party swept to an unexpected victory in elections on Sunday, returning the country to single-party rule in an outcome that will boost the power of President Tayyip Erdogan but may sharpen deep social divisions.

Facebook moves towards 'summoning the demon' through artificial intelligence

Instead of exercising restraint in their efforts to develop artificially intelligent technology, tech giants like Facebook are actually stepping up efforts to, in Elon Musk's words, summon the demon.

In Europe, some Christian churches are removing altars and even crosses to 'accomodate' Muslim refugees' needs

Some Christians in Europe are making major adjustments in their places of worship to accommodate the needs of refugees from conflict areas in the Middle East.

How to prepare for cosmic disaster? Finally, the US government comes up with a plan

Just recently, the White House released documents on how the state plans to deal with a lesser known but an equally threatening natural occurence: solar storms.

Climate change? For Vladimir Putin, it's a 'fraud' that seeks to restrain Russian growth

Stanislav Belkovsky, a political analyst critical of the current Russian administration, raised concern about how Russian President Vladimir Putin is taking the lead in turning a blind eye about the effects of climate change to the country and the world as a whole.

Did ISIS shoot down Russian airliner, killing all 224 aboard? Purported video of plane being shot down surfaces online

Did the jihadist organisation Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have a hand in the crashing of a Russian airliner in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, killing all of its 224 passengers?

Muslims joining Veterans Day parade in Oklahoma: 'Marching with the enemy?'

Some Oklahoma residents are not happy that Oklahoma Muslims will have a float at the Veterans Day Parade in Tulsa on Nov. 11.

Pastor Rafael Cruz slams 'harmful' US public school education, sees LGBT group pushing for paedophilia legalisation next

The father of Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz warned that the next aim of LGBT activists is to legalize pedophilia.

Group pushes mandatory LGBT education in public schools in Scotland; proposal seen as 'Trojan horse' to indoctrinate pupils

A religious organization has criticized a proposal to include LGBT curriculum in public schools in Scotland.

Bubonic plagueârare disease that killed 50 million people in 14th centuryâvictimises teen girl in Oregon