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Police, protesters clash in St. Louis after ex-cop acquitted of murdering black man
Rev Clinton Stancil of the Wayman AME Church in St. Louis said: 'We haven't made any progress since Ferguson, that's clear. Cops can still kill us with impunity.'
Suspect arrested in connection with train bomb as security stepped up in London
Britain deployed hundreds of soldiers at strategic sites on Saturday to free up police to hunt those behind a bomb which injured 29 people on a packed commuter train in London and triggered the country's highest security level.
About 1.5 million, mostly in Florida, without power in Irma's wake
About 1.5 million homes and businesses in Florida and Georgia remained without power on Friday after Hurricane Irma, including 46 of Florida's nearly 700 nursing homes caught in the deadly storm's path.
Shocking rise in hunger due to poverty and climate change
Thousands of adults in Britain are turning to food banks to feed their families as UN figures show that for the first time in a decade, the number of hungry people worldwide is growing
China tightens its 'choke-hold' on churches, enforces ban on children worshipping
China has tightened its 'choke-hold' on churches across the country in recent weeks, according to the rights and religious freedom group China Aid.
With 'peace' theme, world famous Giro d'Italia cycling race will start in Jerusalem and end at the Vatican
The internationally popular annual Giro d'Italia cycling race will next year begin in Israel and end at the Vatican, marking the first time any leg of the sport's three Grand Tours will take place outside of Europe.
Facebook suspends feature that allows adverts to reach 'Jew haters'
Facebook Inc has said that it is temporarily disabling the ability of advertisers to target based on people's self-reported education and job information after a report that those features allowed targeting based on antisemitic subjects.
Australian PM backs church which cancelled wedding of couple who posted Facebook support for same-sex marriage
The Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has defended a church that cancelled the wedding of a local coupleafter they posted their support for same-sex marriage on Facebook.
Pope Francis to new Bishops: Be humble and stop relying on the old ways to evangelise
Pope Francis yesterday told new bishops to be humble in their work and open to better ways of evangelising other than just 'the way it's always been'.
Why Aung San Suu Kyi is not the person with the power to stop the human rights crisis in Burma
What, then, could the de factor head of government and Nobel Laureate do? Firstly, as a political leader and a Nobel Laureate, she should not stand in the way of international assistance.
Hillary Clinton reveals how Pope Francis' 'amazing' TED talk inspired her to deal with defeat by Trump
Hillary Clinton has described how she was inspired to come to terms with her defeat to Donald Trump in last year'spresidential campaign by listening to the TED talk given by Pope Francis.
'Yes, you'll wear purple, but you won't spit': questions around ageing in the modern age
Encouraging older people to recognise their God-given roles and live out the purpose God designed for them.
Why Christianity has a solid, historical basis and can stand up to intellectual questioning
Released this month in the UK, The Case for Christ movie follows Lee Strobel's long search for the truth about Jesus. Evangelist J.John asks, 'does the film make an effective case for Christ?'
'Suits' season 7 midseason finale: Will Donna eventually crack under pressure?
Episode 10 of the famous legal drama television series was titled "Donna," and it certainly didn't disappoint that the episode was almost entirely all about everyone's favorite secretary turned COO.
How can we turn the African environment tragedy into an opportunity for good?
Turning Tragedy into Opportunity: Reflections of an African environment advocate after the annual international gathering of the Christian charity Tearfund.
Nintendo 2DS XL news: Two new versions to hit stores this fall
During the latest Nintendo Direct broadcast, it was announced that two new models of the handheld will be released in the coming months.