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Answers in Genesis to file discrimination suit against Kentucky
Answers in Genesis to file discrimination suit against Kentucky

Developers of Ark Encounter cite religious discrimination in state lawsuit against Kentucky

Celebrities\' massive Twitter followings mostly fake, say researchers
Celebrities' massive Twitter followings mostly fake, say researchers

Recently released research indicates that over two-thirds of the more than a quarter-billion Twitter accounts following the biggest stars may be fake.

Chinese woman emerges from coma speaking only English
Chinese woman emerges from coma speaking only English

A 94-year-old woman emerged from a coma speaking a language she hadn't used in 30 years.

Pilot taking selfies causes plane crash in Colorado
Pilot taking selfies causes plane crash in Colorado

A pilot taking pictures of himself in the cockpit may have led to a fatal plane crash in Colorado in May.

Chinese teen cuts off his hand to end internet addiction
Chinese teen cuts off his hand to end internet addiction

A Chinese teen in the city of Nantong in Jiangsu province chopped off his left hand in an attempt to cure his internet addiction, news outlets reported this week.

Families of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 victims demand a retraction, believe their loved ones are still alive
Families of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 victims demand a retraction, believe their loved ones are still alive

Families of Flight MH370 victims demand a retraction, believe their loved ones are still alive

Justin Welby defends Stephen Fry: \'That is his freedom, given to us in creation\'
Justin Welby defends Stephen Fry: 'That is his freedom, given to us in creation'

The Archbishop of Canterbury has defended the "freedom" of atheists to criticise God in the wake of debate surrounding comments made by Stephen Fry over the weekend.

Who are the \'Christian Soldiers of UKIP\'?
Who are the 'Christian Soldiers of UKIP'?

A Christian group affiliated to UKIP has been criticised for publishing a newsletter referring to gay people as "sodomites" and a gay pride march as a "display of wickedness". Just who are they?

Nigeria elections: Fear of violence as religious divisions at risk of intensifying
Nigeria elections: Fear of violence as religious divisions at risk of intensifying

An increasing focus on the religion of candidates for the Nigerian presidential elections could prove to be "dangerous" in a country already divided on sectarian lines.

Did churches in Arkansas actually refuse to hold a funeral for a gay man?
Did churches in Arkansas actually refuse to hold a funeral for a gay man?

Gay rights activists are outraged after the grieving husband of a man who committed suicide earlier this month says he struggled to find a church willing to hold the funeral.

Grandmother emerges from coma just hours before her life support machine was to be switched off
Grandmother emerges from coma just hours before her life support machine was to be switched off

A comatose grandmother who was due to have her life support equipment turned off woke up in the nick of time.

Last of the victims of Nigerian church collapse to be repatriated to South Africa
Last of the victims of Nigerian church collapse to be repatriated to South Africa

The last of the 81 South Africans killed in the collapse of a guesthouse in a church compound in Lagos, Nigeria in September last year will finally be repatriated to their home country this week.

London student David Souaan jailed after plotting to fly ISIS flag over Downing Street and join ISIS in Syria
London student David Souaan jailed after plotting to fly ISIS flag over Downing Street and join ISIS in Syria

A Serbian-born Muslim student in London is facing time in prison after being found guilty of plotting to join the Islamic State and to fly the group's black flag in Downing Street.

Sizable minority of Iowa\'s Republicans agree with Mike Huckabee: Beyonce is \'mental poison\'
Sizable minority of Iowa's Republicans agree with Mike Huckabee: Beyonce is 'mental poison'

A sizeable portion of Iowa's Republican GOPs apparently agree with former Fox host and Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee's scathing opinion of Grammy Award-winning diva Beyonce, a Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll revealed.