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Kidnapping survivor Michelle Knight forgives Ariel Castro 'in every sense'

Kidnapping and assault survivor Michelle Knight opened up about her 11-year ordeal in an intimate interview on Thursday.

Transgender teen wins lawsuit over license photo

A South Carolina transgender teen defeated the state's Department of Motor Vehicles in a lawsuit settled on Monday.

Texas chef fined for feeding the homeless

A chef in San Antonio was fined earlier this month for doing what she has done every Tuesday for the past six years: feeding the homeless.

Chileans fear volcano is a sign God is unhappy

'Straight Pride Week' at Ohio university faces criticism

A non-sanctioned "Straight Pride Week" at an Ohio university is under fire from students and LGBT advocacy organisations for mocking gay pride events.

Sen. Ted Cruz proposes constitutional amendment to leave gay marriage up to states

Texas senator Ted Cruz introduced two bills this week to block gay marriage in states that define marriage between a man and a woman.

British and German warships head for Libya in migrant rescue bid

Prime Minister David Cameron says that few of those rescued will be allowed into Britain.

What Auschwitz survivor Eva Kor teaches us about forgiveness

A child victim of Joseph Mengele embraced a former concentration camp guard at his trial.

Armenian killings were genocide, says World Evangelical Alliance â and Turkey should admit it

Turkey must open its archives to historians so that the truth of the genocide and other mass killings can be established.

Saving their bacon: Church pig wrestling event cancelled after animal rights petition

A four-decade tradition of people mud-wrestling pigs at a Wisconsin church's summer fundraiser has been halted.

Egypt: Priests and Imams preach together in home province of beheaded Coptic Christians

Priests and Imams in Minya, the home province of the 21 Coptic Christians beheaded by Islamic State earlier this year, are launching an initiative to encourage peaceful co-existence in schools.

Armenian Church canonises 1.5 million genocide victims

The Armenian Apostolic Church on Thursday made saints of up to 1.5 million Armenians at an open-air ceremony to commemorate their killing by Ottoman Turks a century ago.