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45 killed after Boko Haram gunmen storm village
45 killed after Boko Haram gunmen storm village

Gunmen stormed a village in north-eastern Nigeria on Wednesday, killing at least 45 people.

Zimbabwe: 11 people dead in church service stampede
Zimbabwe: 11 people dead in church service stampede

Three children and a pregnant woman were among those crushed by stampeding crowds in Zimbabwe.

American Christian couple facing death sentence in Qatar
American Christian couple facing death sentence in Qatar

An American Christian couple could be handed the death penalty for allegedly starving their daughter to death last year.

19 Kids and Counting: Duggars under fire as huge petition calls for their show to be dropped
19 Kids and Counting: Duggars under fire as huge petition calls for their show to be dropped

Comments appearing to link transgender and child rape cause outcry.

Egypt: Doctor and father acquitted after girl, 13, \'died from FGM\'
Egypt: Doctor and father acquitted after girl, 13, 'died from FGM'

A landmark trial in Egypt has seen the doctor and father of a 13-year-old girl who died after allegedly undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) walk free.

Krish Kandiah: What can we learn from Russell Brand?
Krish Kandiah: What can we learn from Russell Brand?

Love him or hate him, the impact Russell Brand has had on the national conversation should not be underestimated, writes Krish Kandiah.

Pastor arrested in Ferguson protest, \'dragged along the ground\'
Pastor arrested in Ferguson protest, 'dragged along the ground'

Police break up demonstration, accuse protesters of blocking traffic.

Christian forces clash with UN in Central African Republic

Shooting has left six dead and 10 injured in chaotic scenes.

Bankers\' dishonesty scientifically proven
Bankers' dishonesty scientifically proven

Swiss study shows that a culture prioritising financial gain makes them more likely to cheat.

Francis condemns food speculators\' \'paradox of plenty\'
Francis condemns food speculators' 'paradox of plenty'

Greed for profit is undermining the fight against poverty, says the Pope.

Asia Bibi\'s husband pleads with Pakistani president to save her from execution for blasphemy
Asia Bibi's husband pleads with Pakistani president to save her from execution for blasphemy

Asia Bibi's husband pleads with Pakistani president to save her from execution for blasphemy

Matt and Lauren Chandler says God\'s plan for men and women is to marry and have children, unless they\'re \'called to singleness\'
Matt and Lauren Chandler says God's plan for men and women is to marry and have children, unless they're 'called to singleness'

Matt and Lauren Chandler says God's plan for men and women is to marry and have children, unless they're 'called to singleness'

Plumber believes in God after being impaled and accidentally electrocuting his manhood
Plumber believes in God after being impaled and accidentally electrocuting his manhood

Christians believe God works all things for good and that must have been the case for plumber Juan Ramon Monzon who reportedly found faith after surviving being impaled and electrocuted in a rather sensitive area.

19 Kids and Counting\'s Michelle and Jim Bob set the record straight on John-David Duggar: No, he is not in a relationship
19 Kids and Counting's Michelle and Jim Bob set the record straight on John-David Duggar: No, he is not in a relationship

With so much love in the air, it's hard not to get carried away and think that all the grown up Duggar kids are soon to be saying "I do".

Mother says Christian faith is the reason she and her husband have adopted 29 children
Mother says Christian faith is the reason she and her husband have adopted 29 children

When we think of large families we might think of five or six kids, but the Briggs have surpassed that figure several times over.

Nick Jonas regards purity ring as important part of his childhood but says he\'s figured out his own belief system as an adult
Nick Jonas regards purity ring as important part of his childhood but says he's figured out his own belief system as an adult

Jonas, previously known as much for his commitment to abstinence as his music, revealed that he is no longer a virgin