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Oregon shooting: Grief counsellors welcome students back to Roseburg college

President Obama plans to visit Roseburg on Friday to meet privately with families of the victims.

Hurricane Joaquin's fury: South Carolina rains worst in a thousand yearsâgovernor

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said the rains that have been hammered South Carolina over the weekend are the worst.

Tsipras: Greece has to have debt relief if it's to recover

Greece's budget sticks strictly to international bailout targets in a new spirit of cooperation.

Franklin Graham praises Army veteran for sacrificing self to protect others in Oregon

During moments of trouble and despair, there are some individuals who truly shine and exhibit incredible acts worthy of admiration. One such person is Army veteran Chris Mintz who sacrificed himself in order to protect students in the terrifying Oregon college shooting.

Guns killed more Americans than AIDS, war, terrorism, drug overdose combined

In light of the shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon that resulted in the death of nine people, President Barack Obama made a challenge to the media Thursday.

Carson promotes #IAmAChristian hashtag to honour victims of Oregon school carnage

As a show of solidarity to the victims of the Umpqua Community College shooting, who were shot to death because of their Christian faith, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson created a meme over the weekend for people to use on their social media accounts, then spearheaded the #IAmAChristian hashtag.

Hillary Clinton, once a same-sex union foe, now pledges to be a 'gay rights' president

Should she win the race to the White House, Democratic presidential bet Hillary Clinton has vowed to continue championing gay rights.

Catholic healthcare group defends refusal to provide abortion services to women

Trinity Health Corporations, one of the largest Catholic health systems in the US, is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) for its refusal to provide abortion to women at its facilities.

'God's dream for creation' is union of man and woman, Pope Francis says in Synod

Pope Francis emphasised that the union between a man and a woman is "God's dream for his beloved creation," the foundation of God's design for the family.

'I am a happy and proud gay priest': Cleric rocks Vatican with disclosure, gets fired

A gay monsignor rocked the Vatican on Saturday, the eve of a major meeting of the world's Catholic bishops, when newspaper articles came out in Italy and Poland announcing his declaration of his homosexuality.

President Obama says Pope Francis inspires him to become a better person

It has been a week since Pope Francis ended his 10-day visit to the United States and Cuba, but the Roman Catholic pontiff left such a positive impact on Americans, including its President Barack Obama that the ripple effect of his visit is still being felt today.

'Daddy, he shot her': Oregon massacre as told by one survivor, a pastor's daughter

Numbed and stunned by the horror of it all for a day or two, a Christian pastor and the father of one of the survivors of last Thursday's massacre in Oregon finally found the words to recall what his daughter vividly told him on the details of what happened on the day evil in its purest form visited the school where his daughter was studying.

Miracles in mission: Tearfund's Matthew Frost on loving his neighbour and trusting God

It is the kind of miracle the world's poor need today - the ability to multiply a few pennies into hundreds and thousands of pounds. And it is happening right now among some of the world's most deprived communities in countries such as Ethiopia, thanks to the Christian relief and development agency, Tearfund.

World Bank: Poverty really can be over â and there\'s not far to go