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Stories of Boko Haram survivors are 'too hard to listen to'
Nigerian refugees in the border with Chad are telling harrowing stories of the large-scale murder of unarmed civilians committed by members of the terrorist organisation Boko Haram when they attacked the town of Baga and its surrounding villages on January 3.

Secularist group give Catholic school students 'get out of religion class' coupons
A secular humanist group in Ottawa, Canada, is preparing to hand out coupons to students in Catholic high schools to tell them that religion classes are optional and not compulsory.

Boko Haram releases pictures apparently showing child soldier training camp
Shocking images of what appears to be a child soldier training camp being operated by Boko Haram have surfaced in the Internet.

Mexico: Dozens of Protestants refused re-entry to village after being expelled
47 Protestants refused re-entry to Mexican state of Chiapas because of religion

Mothers angry over Kellogg's 'inappropriate' pop tart commercial
Conservative mums protest inapporpriate content of new Kellogg's ad

Legend of Korra characters are gay, show's creators confirm
Show creators of popular cartoon Legend of Korra confirm that two of the series' main characters Korra and Asami are gay

'Last Days in the Desert' starring Ewan McGregor as Jesus and the devil gets thumbs up from critics
Last Days in the Desert receives positive reviews from critics in Sundance

4-year-old saves pregnant mother after calling 911 when she has a seizure
Calise Manning, a four year old from Kalamazoo, Michigan, is being praised for saving the life of her pregnant mother Centerria by calling 911 while her mum was having an epileptic seizure.

Anna Duggar announces due date, may be having twins
The Duggar family provided baby updates on their blog on Sunday, and revealed the due date for Anna's new addition.

13-yr-old accidentally killed while playing 'cops and robbers'
A game of "cops and robbers" ended in tragedy at a Minnesota home on Sunday.

'Black Jesus' accused of handing out counterfeit money
A man in Bradenton, Florida may be giving away counterfeit money using the moniker "Black Jesus."

Deepak Chopra leads meditation session with Congress
Alternative medicine advocate and physician Deepak Chopra led a meditation session on Capitol Hill on Thursday.

70-yr-old freed after nearly 40 years in prison says real killer will answer in resurrection
70-yr-old freed after nearly 40 years in prison says real killer will answer in resurrection

Jill Duggar and hubby Derick Dillard celebrate one year since they first met
It might be conservative and trivial for most people to remember but Derick and Jill Duggar celebrates the one-year anniversary of their first meeting.

Tim Hughes announces move from HTB
Tim Hughes is set to lead a church in Birmingham, leaving London's Holy Trinity Brompton, where he has worked for almost a decade.

Catholics may be excluded from jury of Boston bombing trial
Criteria stating that a jury must be able to sentence a suspect to death means that Catholics may be disqualified from the Boston Marathon bombing trial, it has emerged.