Anugrah Kumar

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  Jul 10, 2012

  Church of England Adjourns Vote on Women Bishops

  The General Synod of the Church of England deferred on Monday a final vote on whether to allow ordination of women bishops after traditionalists proposed a last-minute amendment.

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  Jul 9, 2012

  Dozens Killed in Attacks on Christian Villages in Nigeria

  At least 58 people, including two lawmakers, were killed after suspected Muslim herdsmen attacked Christian villages near the city of Jos in central Nigeria over the weekend.

• Jul 9, 2012

  GOP-Appointed Judge to Hear Miss. Abortion Law Case

  A Republican-appointed federal judge, who last week temporarily blocked enforcement of a Mississippi law that could shut down the state's only abortion clinic, will hear arguments on Wednesday about whether to block the law for a longer time.

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  Jul 9, 2012

  Republicans Back Romney's Planned Visit to Israel

  Sen. John McCain is among the Republicans who are supporting Mitt Romney's planned visit to Israel amid Democrats' call for the presidential candidate to stay closer to home in the face of a high unemployment rate in the United States.

• Jul 8, 2012

  Nativity Church's Heritage Status Hailed as Milestone in Palestinian State-Building

  A week after the United Nations' cultural arm granted the world heritage status to the ancient Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad called it the "most remarkable" milestone in Palestinian state-building.

• Jul 8, 2012

  Little Respite Expected From Extreme Heat in US on Sunday

  Temperatures are expected to drop only a little in much of the United States, where at least 30 people have died in a prolonged heat wave. However, relief is on the way, forecasters assured.

• Jul 8, 2012

  Episcopal Church Votes to Allow Transgender Ministers

  A day after a legislative body of the Episcopal Church voted to sell the denomination's New York headquarters amid budget cuts and declining membership, church leaders on Saturday adopted legislation to give transgenders the right to become lay and ordained ministers.

• Jul 7, 2012

  Episcopal Church Leaders Vote to Sell NY Headquarters

  Amid budget cuts, staff layoffs and losses in membership, a legislative house of The Episcopal Church voted Friday to sell the denomination's headquarters in New York. Church leaders will also vote on a resolution calling for pastors to bless same-sex unions.

• Jul 7, 2012

  Billy Graham Remembers Sterling Huston as 'Indispensable' to Crusades

  Evangelist Billy Graham remembered his close associate Dr. Sterling Huston, who died of cancer last week, as "indispensable" to his ministry, and recalled his confidence in the life-changing power of the Gospel.

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  Jul 7, 2012

  Obama, Romney Trade Blame for June Unemployment Report

  As the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that the unemployment rate remained at 8.2 percent in June, President Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney responded by trading blame for the state of the country's economy.