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Destroying chemical stockpile to cost $1 billion, says Assad
Syrian president rejects ‘unrealistic’ UN report; claims 80-90 percent of rebels are affiliated with al-Qaeda; says he will give up all chemical weapons. WASHINGTON — Syrian President Bashar Assad said
Poll: 4 in 10 Americans Believe They are Living in the End Times
By Jeff Schapiro, Christian Post Reporter A recent poll has found that 41 percent of American adults believe the end times have arrived. The percentage is even higher among certain
Africa: Migrant Communities Learn About Upcoming WCC Assembly
(World Council of Churches (Geneva) At a recent event in Geneva, 120 members of migrant communities representing various local churches were given an orientation to the upcoming World Council of
Uganda: Pope Francis to Meet Cardinals Over Divorce
Pope Francis has said that he will next month meet with a group of eight cardinals to discuss the issue of divorced and remarried Catholics. “The problem,” Pope Francis said,
OAS chief and Pope Francis talk drugs, Chile’s coup and Latam’s coming challenges
(SOUTH ATLANTIC NEWS AGENCY) The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, was received in a private audience by Pope Francis in Vatican City and
1 Million People to Come ‘Back to Church’ This Sunday
By Jeff Schapiro, Christian Post Reporter More than one million people are expected to rediscover church this weekend during National Back to Church Sunday. More than 20,000 churches are participating
Four men sentenced to death in India gang rape
NEW DELHI (AP) — A judge on Friday sentenced to death the four men convicted in the December gang rape and murder of a young New Delhi woman, ordering them
Al-Amriki and al-Britani: Militants ‘killed’ in Somalia
(BBC NEWS) Two top Islamist militants, from the US and UK, have been killed in Somalia after falling out with al-Shabab, witnesses have told the BBC. Omar Hammami, known as
40 Children Taken From Christian Community After ‘Massive’ German Police Raid
By Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post Reporter Forty children have been taken from a Christian community in Bavaria in a raid by German police following allegations of child abuse, though the
Christian bakers who refused cake order for gay wedding forced to close shop
(WASHIGHTON TIMES) A husband-and-wife bakery shop team in Oregon were forced to close their shop doors and move to cheaper digs — their home — after gay-rights activists hounded them
