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At least ten armed men blew up a YMCA library in the Gaza Strip, destroying thousands of books early Friday. This appears to be the latest attack...

R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, will require surgery after a colonoscopy revealed a tumor in his colon....

In a triple blow for China Tuesday, filmmaker Steven Spielberg ended his association with the 2008 Olympics; prominent figures, including athletes...

Although Islamic law is often associated with stoning and amputation, its expansion in Britain would also have more mundane consequences that would...

Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams sparked heated debate last week when he said the adoption of Muslim law was "unavoidable" in Britain....

1.6 million believers are now making overseas mission trips each year.

Malaysia’s non-Muslim minorities – 40 percent of the population – are increasingly alarmed over recent court decisions diminishing their burial and...

Weeks of post election violence have turned Kenya into a quagmire of instability. Even the Peace Corps has seen enough, announcing Tuesday it was...

Fifty-one students were treated for injuries and nine were kept overnight in a local hospital after a tornado wreaked havoc on the campus of Union...

A Dutch lawmaker who caused a stir last year with calls to ban the Koran in his country is again under fire, this time for making a film...

The in-country director of a Christian relief agency says the recent coup attempt in Chad could turn from a political crisis to a humanitarian...

A bishop who claimed Islamic extremism in Britain has turned some communities into no-go areas for non-Muslims has received threats against himself...

In the midst of recent threats of violence against clergy in the Philippines, one repentant murderer next week will express his remorse by visiting...

While laws at the state level show overall that traditional marriage is supported by a vast majority of Americans and legislatures, Al Gore has...

The leader of the Greek Orthodox Church, Archbishop Christodoulos, died Monday after a battle with cancer. He was 69.