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Wisdom from Elisabeth Elliot: 10 quotes to make you think
The author and speaker whose first husband Jim was martyred by Auca Indians died yesterday.
Government's extremism orders could spell 'disaster' for religious people says Bible college principal
The principal of an Anglican theological college has said that the government's proposed measures to tackle extremism could be a "disaster area" for people of all faiths.
Through Gates of Splendor: Tributes paid to Elisabeth Elliot
The author and speaker whose first husband Jim was killed by Auca Indians died yesterday aged 88.
Pope Francis encyclical: Why all the fuss about a leaked letter?
A draft of Laudato Si, the Pope's encyclical on climate change, was leaked to an Italian magazine.
Rachel Dolezal, civil rights campaigner who pretended to be black, resigns from NAACP
A white civil rights campaigner who pretended to black was yesterday resigned her position as president of her local branch of the National Association for the advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
The faith of Mark Wahlberg - in five quotes
The faith of Mark Wahlberg - in five quotes
Shark attack at North Carolina beach news: Just like scenes from 'Jaws' as 2 teens hurt after separate shark attacks
Two teens lost part of their arms after they were attacked by a shark in a popular beach in North Carolina Sunday.
Abortion news North Carolina: US Supreme Court refuses to review 'unconstitutional' ultrasound law
The US Supreme Court on Monday refused to review a case involving North Carolina's law that would compel a woman to receive a narrated ultrasound report before getting an abortion, a procedure that was declared unconstitutional by lower and appeals courts.
Floating solar power stations: Japan uses sun and sea to boost its energy needs
Solar power plants do not produce smog like coal power plants but they do take up land. Not in Japan.
Australia accused of 'smuggling' boat people back to Indonesia
The Australian navy has reportedly paid of the crew of a boat carrying asylum-seekers to return to Indonesian waters, and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is not denying such reports.
Jeb Bush woos Latino votes as he launches White House bid
Former Florida Governor John Ellis Bush officially kicked off his campaign on Monday, flaunting his two-term experience to woo Latinos into putting him as the third Bush to take office in the White House.
ISIS seen using Libya as jump-off point to send jihadist fighters to Europe
Terrorists of the Islamic State has been using Libya as an "entry point" into Europe, according to a Fox News report.
Russia slams US 'aggression' over NATO build-up in Eastern Europe
A Russian official has warned of "the most aggressive step by the Pentagon and NATO since the Cold War".
Kurdish forces seize ISIS-held city, cutting supply line to jihadists' capital
Syrian Kurdish fighters have closed in on the outskirts of an Islamic State-controlled town on the Turkish border on Sunday, giving them the chance to cut off a key supply line for the extremists' nearby de facto capital.
Greece on the brink of euro exit as bailout talks collapse
The time had come to prepare for a "state of emergency", says Germany's EU commissioner.
Iraq: Islamic State driven out of key border town
The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia has seized most of the town of Tel Abyad from Islamic State militants.