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\'Sustained\' cyber attack on UK politicians\' email
'Sustained' cyber attack on UK politicians' email

Britain's parliament was hit by a "sustained and determined" cyber attack on Saturday designed to identify weak email passwords, just over a month after a ransomware worm crippled parts of the country's health service.

\'God is good\': Olympic champion hurdler Omar Mcleod warms up for World Athletics Championships
'God is good': Olympic champion hurdler Omar Mcleod warms up for World Athletics Championships

Reigning Olympic 110 metres hurdles champion Omar McLeod ran a sizzling 12.90 seconds in Kingston on Saturday to lay down a marker ahead of the world championships.

34 Tower blocks have failed fire safety checks across the country
34 Tower blocks have failed fire safety checks across the country

The government said 34 high-rise apartment blocks had failed fire safety checks carried out after the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze, including several in north London where residents were forced to evacuate amid chaotic scenes.

Landslide buries mountain village in southwest China, fears for 141 people
Landslide buries mountain village in southwest China, fears for 141 people

Fears grew for 141 people missing in China after a landslide buried their mountain village in southwestern Sichuan province on Saturday, with reports that only three survivors had been pulled out of the mud and rock hours after the calamity struck.

Trump, Putin and Erdogan behave like autocratic rulers - Germany\'s Schulz
Trump, Putin and Erdogan behave like autocratic rulers - Germany's Schulz

Martin Schulz said that U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan behaved like "autocratic rulers".

Chile\'s President asks forgiveness from indigenous Mapuche ahead of Pope visit
Chile's President asks forgiveness from indigenous Mapuche ahead of Pope visit

President Michelle Bachelet asked for forgiveness from Chile's indigenous Mapuche people on Friday for "errors and horrors" committed by the state and announced plans to give them more power and resources.

Iraqi forces battle ISIS, towards heart of Mosul\'s Old City
Iraqi forces battle ISIS, towards heart of Mosul's Old City

Iraqi forces battled their way along two streets that meet in the heart of Mosul's Old City on Friday, and said they aimed to open routes for civilians to flee Islamic State's last stand there.

Police consider manslaughter charges over London blaze as thousands evacuated
Police consider manslaughter charges over London blaze as thousands evacuated

Investigators said on Friday they would consider manslaughter charges over the London tower block fire that killed at least 79 people, as thousands of apartment-dwellers a few miles away were told to leave their homes due to fire risk.

Should Christians set boundaries with who they become friends with?
Should Christians set boundaries with who they become friends with?

We need to maintain connections with our unbelieving friends if only for the purpose of bringing Christ to them and bringing them to Christ.

Otto Warmbier death a 'mystery': North Korea denies responsibility

North Korea has denied mistreating Otto Warmbier after the American student was returned to the US in a coma.

Sudanese churches in defiant open letter: We are victims of \'systematic violation of Christian religious freedoms\'
Sudanese churches in defiant open letter: We are victims of 'systematic violation of Christian religious freedoms'

Sudanese churches have written a defiant open letter to the government, criticising a spate of church demolitions and accusing it of 'systematic violation of Christian religious freedoms'.

Sun, snow and storms: What role does weather play in the Bible?
Sun, snow and storms: What role does weather play in the Bible?

There is quite a lot of weather in the Bible. Here are six times the weather was the key part of a biblical text.

First-time preacher wins \'Sermon of the Year\' award
First-time preacher wins 'Sermon of the Year' award

Last night saw the final of the 'Sermon of the Year' preaching contest in London, with its winner a retired woman preaching for the first time in her life.

Sermon of the Year winner: \'God in the dark\'
Sermon of the Year winner: 'God in the dark'

The winning entry from the London School of Theology and Preach Magazine's Sermon of the Year competition.

Nigerian Christian leader pleads for help to stop death and destruction by Islamist Fulani militia
Nigerian Christian leader pleads for help to stop death and destruction by Islamist Fulani militia

A Christian church leader from Nigeria has described the horrors of the growing persecution of Christians by Fulani herdsmen, describing it as 'ethnic cleansing'. And so far, he said, the authorities have done little or nothing to help.

Grenfell fire: Police consider manslaughter charges as cause of blaze revealed
Grenfell fire: Police consider manslaughter charges as cause of blaze revealed

Police are considering manslaughter charges for those responsible for the Grenfall tower fire that left at least 79 people dead.