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Nigeria election: Buhari wins in historic landslide
Three decades after seizing power in a military coup, Muhammadu Buhari became the first Nigerian to oust a president through the ballot box, putting him in charge of Africa's biggest economy and one of its most turbulent democracies.
Nigeria election: Opposition party declares victory over Goodluck Jonathan
Nigeria's opposition All Progressives Congress declared an election victory on Tuesday for former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari and said Africa's most populous nation was witnessing history with its first democratic transfer of power.
'Sun Worshipping Atheism' is not a religion, Californian court rules
A Californian appellate court has affirmed an earlier ruling that Sun Worshipping Atheism is not a religion.
Indian Christians saying they are persecuted should 'look at their own history and relax a bit'
There have been reports of forced conversions and attacks on Christians in India, but economist Jagdish Bhagwati says Christian fears are overstated.
Supreme Court preserves New York ban on worship services in schools
The US Supreme Court on Monday left intact New York City's ban on religious worship services inside school buildings after hours.
Singapore teen faces charges for insulting Lee Kuan Yew and making 'insensitive' comments about Christians
A Singapore teenager has been charged with harassment and insulting a religious group for comments he made on social media about former premier Lee Kuan Yew and Christians soon after Lee's death.
Nigeria elections: Muhammadu Buhari builds on early lead over Goodluck Jonathan
Nigerian opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari built a lead of 2 million votes with three-quarters of states counted on Monday.
Obama hangs out with Girl Scouts, gives them a confidence boost
US President Barack Obama just won the hearts of a team of Girl Scout Daisies after they spent some time together at the White House.
'The world's eyes are on Nigeria' says expert as election results trickle in
Nigeria has at times been considered "Africa's great hope for democracy", an expert told Christian Today, as the first results were announced in the country's hotly contested presidential election.
Church apologises for priest who said Jill Meagher could have avoided rape and murder by being more 'faith filled'
A Catholic archdiocese today apologised and introduced new guidelines to train clergy in "cultural understanding" .
ISIS release latest beheading video with child militants
Boys in their teens are shown leading eight men to their deaths in the latest brutal beheading video released by Islamic State.
Muslim charities could help tackle violent extremism, but instead are 'unfairly targeted' by government
Muslim charities could do more to help tackle violent extremism â but they are being stifled by inappropriate action by Government regulators.
Germanwings crash: church in Andreas Lubitz's home town stands by his family
The pastor of the Lutheran church in Montabaur, the home town of the Andreas Lubitz, says the family belongs to the community.
Church in memory of 21 Copts killed by ISIS attacked with petrol bombs
A church being set up in memory of the 21 Coptic Christians beheaded by ISIS was attacked on the same day as a commemorative mass marked 40 days since their death.
ISIS has expanded since start of US air strikes, says Syria's Assad
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in a US television interview that Islamic State, which has seized swaths of territory in Syria and Iraq, has been gaining recruits since the start of US-led air strikes against the militant group.
Anti gay or pro free speech? Thousands march to protest Indiana's Religious Freedom Act
Thousands of people marched in Indiana's largest city on Saturday to protest a state law that supporters contend promotes religious freedom but detractors see as a covert move to support discrimination against gay people.