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Egyptian court hands down suspended sentences to 15 Muslim attackers after Coptic church violence
An Egyptian court yesterday sentenced 15 Muslim defendants to a year in jail, charged with attacking an unlicensed Coptic Church in a village south of Cairo.
Pope Francis prays for all the victims of two separate Taliban attacks in Afghanistan
Last Sunday, Pope Francis offered a heartfelt prayer for all the victims of the most recent terrorist attacks in Afghanistan. The Papal led a silent prayer for the "inhumane violence" to stop.
Donald Trump's first-year approval rating lowest among U.S. presidents
A report on Donald Trump's approval ratings as of January 2018.
Kazakhstan targets home groups, private prayer in new religious freedom crackdown
Christians, Muslims and Jehovah's Witnesses have been subject to increasingly punitive restrictions on religious freedom in Kazakhstan. New amendments to law would expand limitations - including an effective ban on private home groups.
Elon Musk denies he is making zombies
Business magnate Elon Musk's surprising move to stray away from SpaceX and start selling flamethrowers had fans wondering whether he is planning to start a zombie apocalypse â a move that he jokingly but vehemently denied.
Airbnb is expanding Experiences with $5 million investment
Airbnb is stepping up its Experiences feature with a $5 million investment.
NASA and Skywatchers across North America, Hawaii, and Alaska waiting for the 'Super Blue Blood Moon'
People residing along the western part of North America, Hawaiian Islands, and Alaska are looking forward to tomorrow's "Super Blue Blood Moon." The full moon tomorrow will be the second one for the month of January.
'We are followers of Jesus Christ, not foreign agents': Australian bishops hit out at proposed new law
Proposed new legislation in Australia could force priests, and potentially any Catholic involved in advocacy, to register as a 'foreign agent' of the Vatican, bishops have warned.
Chinese cardinal who says Vatican has 'sold out' warns Francis against reconciling with Communist regime
Cardinal Joseph Zen of Hong Kong has revealed that he traveled recently to Rome for a private meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican to relay his concerns over proposals aimed at reconciling the Catholic Church in China and the government-backed Patriotic Catholic Association.
'Human life is sacred from conception': Irish church appeals for vote against change to abortion law
The Irish Catholic Church has appealed for people to vote against a change to the abortion law, emphasising that 'human life is sacred from conception' and urging voters to preserve the 'equal right to life of the mother and her unborn child'.
Mysterious Voynich manuscript is in HEBREW, say scientists using AI
An ancient manuscript that has baffled scholars for centuries is on the verge of being deciphered after computing scientists discovered it was written in Hebrew.
Anti-gay Arizona pastor who called for death of Obama banned from Jamaica
A Holocaust-denying and anti-gay pastor from Arizona has been denied entry into Jamaica after outcry from activists on the island.
Trump's Afghanistan strategy under spotlight after 11 dead in fourth attack on Kabul
Donald Trump's strategy in Afghanistan is under the spotlight after 11 soldiers were killed in the fourth major attack on the capital Kabul in the last nine days.
What Barack Obama's Christianity can teach white evangelicals
Evangelicals may find such attention as they received from Barack Obama more hard to come by after the Trump era takes its full toll.
'How are we to live?': Afghan capital in shock after ambulance bomb kills over 100
Kabul reacted in despair and fear on Sunday, a day after a suicide bomb killed more than 100 people and wounded at least 235 in the worst attack seen in the Afghan capital in months.
Oprah Winfrey news: Not interested in running for president in 2020
A report on a recent interview with Oprah Winfrey, discussing her possible presidential campaign