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France mobilises 10,000 troops after Paris shootings
France will deploy 10,000 soldiers on home soil by Tuesday and post almost 5,000 extra police officers to protect Jewish sites after the killing of 17 people by Islamist militants in Paris last week, officials said.
Evangelical Church of Iceland set to receive £3.3million 'refund' after recession cutbacks
Iceland's minister of the interior has supported a suggestion that the National Church of Iceland should be financially compensated for the cutbacks it faced after the 2008 economic crash.
Pope encourages breastfeeding in the Sistine Chapel. 'Give them something to eat!'
Pope Francis encouraged mothers to breastfeed their children during a baptismal service at the Sistine Chapel on Sunday.
Martin Luther King's children in court battle over his Bible, worth $200k
A bitter lawsuit is unravelling in court regarding the rights to Martin Luther King Jr's Bible and Nobel Peace Prize medal.
JK Rowling attacks Rupert Murdoch after he blames all Muslims for jihad
The author of the Harry Potter books responds to Murdoch's tweet which said Muslims should take responsibility for "their growing jihadist cancer".
Agency predicts mass migration of French Jews to Israel following attacks
Israel expects the number of French Jews moving there this year, which was already predicted to rise sharply from 2014â²s record level, to accelerate further after the killings at a Paris kosher grocery, a senior official said on Sunday.
Church 'discrimination' case reaches US Supreme Court after town orders removal of religious signs
The US Supreme Court will today take up a new religious rights case when it considers whether a town in Arizona discriminated against a local church by forcing it to remove signs notifying the public of its worship services.
Golden Globe winners: Boyhood takes best drama heralding potential Oscar upset
Coming of age tale "Boyhood" won the coveted Golden Globe for best drama on Sunday
Pakistan: Return to school for Peshawar children brings fresh waves of grief for parents
Children streamed back to school across Pakistan today in an anxious start to a new term following last month's massacre of 134 students at an army-run school in the volatile northwestern city of Peshawar.
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson denies being anti-Christian
Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and director of Frederick P Rose's Hayden Planetarium, got much attention when he sent a Christmas tweet that was misinterpreted as anti-Christian.
Church-appropriate dance moves video gets over a million views
The 5-minute spoof film is the idea of Grand Rapids writer and actor Evan Koons
Woman accused of abandoning dog at railway station with suitcase of belongings says she has done no wrong
The person who left a dog at a railway station in Scotland with a suitcase of his belongings claims she did nothing wrong as it was the result of a sale gone bad.
Statue of praying soldier to be removed from North Carolina city
The city council of King in North Carolina finally gave up their legal battle to keep a veteran's memorial statue after a four-year dispute triggered by an atheist's complaint.
Atheist explains why he sells 'I met God, she's black' T-shirts
Dylan Chenfeld, a self-proclaimed Jewish atheist, created something of a ruckus when he started selling controversial t-shirts with the slogan "I met God, She's Black."
Time capsule from 1966 found in Florida church altar
A time capsule from 1966 was discovered Wednesday in the marble altar of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine in Florida.
Irish priest reveals he is gay during Mass
A priest surprised his congregation when came out to his flock during Mass