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A South Korean official said on Monday that North Korea "must disappear soon" following controversial comments by the North's state media last week, when South Korean President Park Geun-hye was called an "old prostitute" and U.S. President Barack wa..

• 05/12/2014
• 1 Comments
• Tag: Culture Politics

Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has pleaded for forgiveness for his controversial racist comments that got him banned for life from the NBA. He also noted that he was baited into making the racist remarks by his female friend.

• 05/12/2014
• 6 Comments
• Tag: Culture Sports Race/Multi-Ethnic

As Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Crimea for the first time since it was annexed from Ukraine amid military parades and celebrations, fears are growing that other Ukraine territories might also break away.

• 05/09/2014
• 0 Comments
• Tag: Politics Conflict/War

The White House has fired back against "particularly ugly and disrespectful" comments from North Korea's government-run media, which called President Barack Obama a "wicked black monkey," among several highly racist remarks.

• 05/09/2014
• 9 Comments
• Tag: Barack Obama Politics

American Atheists announced that it will launch the world's first ever TV channel dedicated exclusively to atheism, offering content 24/7. The group is looking to partner with other organizations, including the Richard Dawkins Foundation.

• 05/09/2014
• 47 Comments
• Tag: Atheism Television

The over 270 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamic militants Boko Haram have likely been raped and face a life of sexual slavery if not rescued, a human rights group in Africa said.

• 05/09/2014
• 9 Comments
• Tag: Youth Islam Conflict/War Human trafficking

Death threats to Arabs and Christians written in front of a Roman Catholic Church office in Jerusalem ahead of Pope Francis' visit later this month have some officials alarmed, though a Christian persecution watchdog group said it is unlikely a direc..

• 05/08/2014
• 3 Comments
• Tag: Church Bodies Pope Israel

Nintendo said that it will not be adding the option of same-sex relationships in one of its popular life-simulation games after a social media campaign called for such an inclusion.

• 05/08/2014
• 5 Comments
• Tag: Homosexuality Culture Technology

In a letter to Pope Francis, the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church Tawadros II proposed making one date for Easter celebrations for all Christian Churches.

• 05/08/2014
• 9 Comments
• Tag: Church Bodies Pope Easter

The Christian Association of Nigerian-Americans praised the U.S. government after it announced that it will send forces into Nigeria to help rescue over 270 schoolgirls who were kidnapped by Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram. The association has cal..

• 05/08/2014
• 33 Comments
• Tag: Islam Barack Obama Conflict/War

A Vatican official revealed during a U.N. Committee hearing on Tuesday that the Roman Catholic Church defrocked 848 priests who raped or molested children and sanctioned another 2,572 others since 2004. Figures show that it has also paid $ 2.5 billio..

• 05/07/2014
• 69 Comments
• Tag: Youth Church Bodies Crime

A number of Hollywood stars, including Ellen DeGeneres and Jey Lenno, are protesting the Beverly Hills Hotel owned by Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, who recently introduced the first phase of Sharia law in the Islamic country.

• 05/07/2014
• 5 Comments
• Tag: Islam Human Rights Culture

Bill Nye "The Science Guy" defended the recent White House climate change report calling for major action in a recent appearance on CNN's Crossfire, while host S. E. Cupp accused scientists of "bullying" anyone who doesn't agree with them on climate ..

• 05/07/2014
• 36 Comments
• Tag: Culture Climate Change Environment

The North Korean government has been hitting back against international criticism by accusing the U.S. of rampant human rights abuses and claiming that Christian missionaries are responsible for human trafficking and even terrorism in its country.

• 05/07/2014
• 9 Comments
• Tag: Persecution Culture Religious Freedom

The legendary citadel captured by King David in his conquest of Jerusalem has reportedly been discovered by an Israeli archaeologist, though some critics have questioned linking the discovery to the biblical account.

• 05/06/2014
• 1 Comments
• Tag: Archaeology Bible

Dennis Rodman, former NBA star and friend of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, said that contrary to widespread media reports, the North Korean leader did not have his uncle and former girlfriend executed, claiming to have stood right next to them w..

• 05/06/2014
• 1 Comments
• Tag: Culture Politics

A Nigerian evangelist said that most of the 200 plus schoolgirls kidnapped by terrorist group Boko Haram are Christians, which he says is further evidence of the militant Islamists' specific targeting of followers of Christ.

• 05/06/2014
• 3 Comments
• Tag: Persecution Conflict/War

Pastor Kong Hee of the Singapore megachurch City Harvest, along with five other church officials, suffered a setback on Monday when they failed to get the case dismissed in court, and will have to answer allegations that they misused millions in chur..

• 05/06/2014
• 2 Comments
• Tag: Pastors

Thousands of petitions for Pastor Saeed Abedini in Iran and Kenneth Bae in North Korea are set to be delivered to Virginia Congressman Frank Wolf on Capitol Hill, with a Christian watchdog group calling on the Obama administration to step up its effo..

• 05/05/2014
• 0 Comments
• Tag: Persecution Politics Pastors

The leader of terrorist group Boko Haram said in a video on Monday that he is responsible for the kidnapping of over 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria, and revealed plans to sell them on the market because he says Allah told him to do so.

• 05/05/2014
• 103 Comments
• Tag: Islam Human Rights Crime