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British missionary's death mourned by hundreds in Nigeria
British missionary's death mourned by hundreds in Nigeria

Residents of an isolated Nigerian village are mourning the death of a British missionary who died after being kidnapped by vigilantes.

Donald Trump's former advisor Steve Bannon: I'm a proud 'Christian Zionist'
Donald Trump's former advisor Steve Bannon: I'm a proud 'Christian Zionist'

Donald Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon has described himself as a proud 'Christian Zionist' at a pro-Israel event in Washington.

Church of England tells primary schools: Let little boys wear tutus and high heels if they want
Church of England tells primary schools: Let little boys wear tutus and high heels if they want

Boys as young as five should be allowed to wear tiaras and high heels if they want to, the Church of England is telling schools in it's first advice on transphobic bullying.

Remembrance Sunday: the War Poets and the legacy of their traumatised souls
Remembrance Sunday: the War Poets and the legacy of their traumatised souls

Poems in Dottyville – how two traumatised soldiers changed our perceptions of "glory" and "patriotic death"

Putin and Trump talk Syria, election meddling at brief meeting

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed a statement on Syria during a brief meeting at a summit in Vietnam on Saturday and Putin again dismissed allegations of meddling in last year's U.S. election.

Disney to launch live-action TV series of 'Star Wars' in exclusive video-streaming service

Disney's CEO Bob Iger announced during the quarterly financial call on Thursday that aside from a new Star Wars trilogy to be helmed by "The Last Jedi" director Rian Johnson, Walt Disney will also be producing a live-action TV series of the franchise, to be shown exclusively on the recently-announced Disney online streaming service to be launched in 2019.

'Big Little Lies' season 2 news: Production confirmed; director Jean-Marc Vallée steps out of show

"Big Little Lies" season 2 is apparently confirmed and will be starting its production in spring 2018.

Hulu now available for download in Nintendo Switch

Hulu is now available for download on the Nintendo Eshop, and users can choose from different packages depending on the kind of content they want to have.

EA acquires Respawn Entertainment, studio responsible for 'Titanfall'

Weeks after EA Games decided to shut down Visceral Games, the studio behind the current Star Wars game in development and other popular video games such as "Battlefield Hardline" and "Dead Space," the mega video game company decided to acquire Respawn Entertainment, after outbidding South Korean game publisher Nexon.

'Attack on Titan 2' updates: Koei Tecmo reveals five new characters

Last Thursday, Koei Tecmo revealed the five new characters of the game, giving players a lot more choices when it comes to choosing a playable character.

When do clocks change in the United States? Do clocks go forward or backward? Daylight saving time ended Sunday

Last Sunday, Nov. 5, clocks fell back instead of move forward as the daylight saving time ended for most part of the United States.

How the weird book of Ecclesiastes can gives us meaning in the 21st century
How the weird book of Ecclesiastes can gives us meaning in the 21st century

David Robertson continues his series on Ecclesiastes, looking at chapter 1 and how we find meaning.

'Let us drink beer!' The wisdom of Martin Luther in 12 quotes
'Let us drink beer!' The wisdom of Martin Luther in 12 quotes

Today is the birthday of Martin Luther, the German monk-turned-revolutionary who reshaped the Church.

Twitter's World Cup of Cathedrals: Titanic church clash sees dramatic finale
Twitter's World Cup of Cathedrals: Titanic church clash sees dramatic finale

Last month marked a momentous anniversary – 500 years since the beginning (ish) of the Protestant Reformation, the decisive split that forever changed the Church. But this week, another climactic Christian clash awaits, albeit a little more light-hearted but no less energetic: the final of Twitter's World Cup of Cathedrals.

Nine Christians shot dead in Nigeria in suspected Fulani attack
Nine Christians shot dead in Nigeria in suspected Fulani attack

Nine Christians were shot dead in Plateau State, Nigeria on Tuesday night, by attackers believed to be militant Fulani herdsmen.

John Lewis' #MozTheMonster: Why is it so meaningless?
John Lewis' #MozTheMonster: Why is it so meaningless?

The Christmas ads are back – with John Lewis unveiling their latest stab at vacuous sentimentalism today. It's 'the most wonderful time of the year' if you love generic, cynical corporate marketing – but for others it might be the nail in the coffin of 2017.