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SpaceX to conduct static-fire test launch for the Falcon Heavy
Private aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SapceX) is looking to conduct a static-fire test launch on the Falcon Heavy, a reusable super heavy-lift launch vehicle, designed and manufactured by the company this week.
What is Jerusalem syndrome?
Let's face it: Jerusalem, with its political place as the divided city at the heart of the world's most intractable conflict, and its role as the Holy City for the three monotheistic religions, can be a maddening place to stay, let alone live.
Evangelical organisation joins condemnation of Trump's 's***hole countries' comments
The evangelical relief and development organisation signed a letter written collectively by members of the Evangelical Immigration Table, a coalition of leaders and organisations seeking biblical solutions for immigration.
North Korea demands the return of its 12 employees in South Korea for family reunion talks to resume
North Korea demands the return of its 12 citizens who defected to South Korea in 2016. The North stated that family reunion talks will only resume after the all defectors are back home.
Islamists vow to 'kill more Copts' in Egypt
Islamist militants in Egypt have vowed to 'kill more Copts' after shooting dead a 27-year-old Christian because he had a cross on his wrist.
Christian tourist who went missing in Israeli desert may have had 'Jerusalem Syndrome'
A Christian tourist from Northern Ireland is missing in the Israeli desert, having a trail of pages from the Bible behind him.
Pope Francis: One accident enough to spark nuclear war
Pope Francis said yesterday that he was 'really afraid' about the danger of nuclear war and that the world now stood at 'the very limit'.
Evangelicals 'deeply worried' as Bolivia cracks down on Christian meetings
Evangelical and other Christian groups across Bolivia are being put on high alert amid warnings that a new law could ban religious groups from sharing their faith.
Pope Francis says it is a 'sin' to let fear of migrants drive our actions
Pope Francis has said it is a 'sin' to allow fear of immigrants to determine our actions, adding that while the fear itself is not a sin, 'the sin is to refuse to encounter the other, the different, the neighbour'.
As Palestinian leader says Trump's Jerusalem move is 'slap of the century', could Jerusalem still be a shared capital?
The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, has said that Donald Trump's announcement in December that the US was unilaterally recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is the 'slap of the century' at Palestinians.
Another Coptic Christian murdered in suspected ISIS attack
Another Coptic Christian has been shot dead in Egypt's troubled North Sinai region, according to Egyptian security officials.
'I am not a racist' says Trump as evangelicals torn on whether to back under-fire President
The President of the United States was forced to defend himself, insisting he is 'not a racist' after a a foul-mouthed rant about Haiti and African immigrants was attributed to him.
Putin says Communism is like Christianity and Lenin is like a saint
Vladimir Putin said in a television interview that 'Communist ideology is very similar to Christianity' and compared the Bolshevik leader's mausoleum in Moscow's Red Square to the veneration of the relics of saints.
Panic after ballistic missile warning sent in error by Hawaii authorities
An emergency alert was sent mistakenly on Saturday to Hawaii's residents warning of an imminent ballistic missile attack when an employee at the state emergency management agency pushed the 'wrong button,' Hawaii's governor said.
Israel says it destroyed Gaza attack tunnel under Israel, Egypt borders
The Israeli military said on Sunday it had destroyed a cross-border attack tunnel that ran from Gaza into Israel and Egypt, dug by the Hamas, the Islamist group that controls the Palestinian enclave.
Threats to Pope Francis on Chile visit next week as three Catholic churches bombed
Three Catholic churches in the Chilean capital of Santiago have been bombed just days before Pope Francis begins his tour of the country.