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More than 200 feared dead in sinking of migrant boat
Hopes faded of finding more survivors on Thursday from a shipwreck in which 200 migrants are feared drowned, as rescue ships were called to the aid of more migrant boats in the same area of the Mediterranean.
Foetus scandal fallout: New Hampshire council cuts Planned Parenthood funds
The Republican-controlled New Hampshire executive council has defunded Planned Parenthood in the state after videos surfaced accusing the reproductive health care provider of selling tissues from aborted fetuses to medical researchers.
It's been quite the adventure, Derick Dillard says of family's Central American ministry
Derick Dillard, the husband of Jill Duggar from "19 Kids and Counting" has just shared the latest update of his family's new ministry in Central America, saying that it has been "quite the adventure" so far.
New York faces new drug threat: Cheap, strength-boosting 'weaponised marijuana'
New York Police District (NYPD) Commissioner Bill Bratton has already warned the public about the rise of this new kind of weed, being referred to at present as synthetic pot and "weaponized marijuana."
Rick Warren tells what Christians must do while waiting for answers to their prayers
Pastor Rick Warren for Saddleback Church is sharing what God wants people to do as they wait for their prayers to be answered: Sit still and be patient.
Milwaukee archdiocese offers to pay $21 M to settle claims of 330 sex abuse victims
After years of bitter negotiations and protracted bankruptcy procedures, the leaders of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee finally agreed to pay a $21-million settlement to more than 300 victims of clergy abuse in the United States.
Texas pastors suing Houston's lesbian mayor for violating religious freedom
A group of Texas pastors are now filing charges against Houston Mayor Annise Parker for violating their religious freedom, since they were subpoenaed last year from speaking against the mayor, homosexuality, or anything regarding the Houston "Bathroom Bill."
ISIS 'Peddles girls like barrels of petrol' says UN official
"The girls get peddled like barrels of petrol," she said. "One girl can be sold and bought by five or six different men." She also suggested that there is a hierarchy of 'customers' for the slaves who are first offered to the leaders of ISIS, then to foreign buyers, then to ISIS fighters.
Meet the man who's in charge of leading 85 million Christians
The new Secretary General of the Anglican Communion speaks to Christian Today about the biggest challenges facing the church.
As Family We Go: New Rend Collective Album Review
What should we expect from Rend Collective's fourth record, As Family We Go, out this summer?
Not for the squeamish: How to kill people 2 Samuel style
The Bible is not for the squeamish, and particularly some of the more eventful books of the Old Testament.
GOP slams Obama for comparing critics to Iranian foes who chant 'Death to America'
The Republican Party has called on U.S. President Barack Obama to retract a statement comparing GOP members, who earlier vowed to reject the new Iran nuclear power deal in Congress to Iranian hardliners declaring "death to America" last week.
Reflection: Is this the stupidest promise ever?
History is littered with the wreckage of foolish promises, writes David Baker. So how do we know what we can trust?
Men who become dads before 25 have higher chances of dying early â study
A study conducted in Finland showed that men who enter fatherhood at age 25 have higher chances of living longer lives compared to those who become dads at a younger age.
Mideast archbishops see US discrimination against Christian refugees in grant of visas
Catholic archbishops from Iraq and Syria are speaking out in defense of displaced Christians, who are having a difficult time acquiring United States visas.
Divorced and remarried couples deserve understanding, leniency â Pope Francis
The Catholic Pope Francis is urging the Church and Christians to exhibit more understanding and leniency towards divorced couples as well as those who decide to remarry, since it is not right to excommunicate them.