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Trucker fired for naming Jesus as his co-driver

A Texan truck driver has lost his job after being accused of "falsifying legal documents" â a 'crime' he attributes to having named Jesus as his co-driver in his log books.

Child soldiers still being recruited in South Sudan

Despite commitments to stop recruiting children under 18, government forces in South Sudan continue to actively recruit and use child soldiers, Human Rights Watch said today.

Religious leaders call for resignation of Philippine president

Religious leaders call for President's ouster after death of 44 police officers in Maguindanao clash

Chapel Hill suspect Craig Hicks: 'I hate Islam just as much as Christianity'

Investigation into the online activity of Chapel Hill shooting suspect Craig Hicks has revealed that though he regularly condemned religion, he also apparently promoted freedom of belief.

Hundreds of Jewish graves vandalised in France

Hundreds of Jewish graves have been subjected to antisemitic vandalism at a cemetery in eastern France, near the border with Germany.

Gay pastor's children refused entry to Christian school

A gay pastor and his husband have been told their children will not be admitted to a Christian school in Nashville because of the family's "unacceptable" lifestyle.

Australia: Senior rabbi resigns after calling father of abused boys a 'lunatic'

Australia's most senior Orthodox rabbi resigned this morning from two top posts in the community after a royal commission into child sex abuse heard that he called the father of three abused boys a "lunatic".

Canon Andrew White: Christians shouldn't combat ISIS because they are 'hopeless at fighting'

Vicar of Baghdad Canon Andrew White has urged Westerners not to join Christian militia in Iraq because Christians are "hopeless at fighting".

Justin Welby on ISIS killings: 'The light of Christ will not be overcome'

The Archbishop of Canterbury has condemned the "terrible cruelty" of the murder of 21 Coptic Christians in Libya, as well as the killings in Denmark and Nigeria over the weekend.

Richard Dawkins slams video that claims to 'destroy atheism'

Richard Dawkins has dismissed a Christian video that claims to undo atheist reasoning about God, saying the argument was "pathetic".

Nigeria: ten dead in suicide bomb attack

A female suicide bomber blew herself up at a crowded bus station in the northeast Nigerian city of Damaturu on Sunday, killing 10 people and wounding 30, police said, in a region that is frequently attacked by Islamist militants.

Yemen: UN council demands an end to Shi'ite-Sunni violence

The United Nations Security Council on Sunday demanded Iranian-backed Houthi militia in Yemen withdraw from government institutions, called for an end to foreign interference and threatened "further steps" if the violence does not stop.

Copenghagen shootings: gunman had record of violence

Police shot dead a 22-year-old Danish-born gunman on Sunday after he killed two people at a Copenhagen synagogue and an event promoting free speech in actions possibly inspired by an attack on the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, authorities said.