Supreme Court to hear case on separating church and state The US separation of church and state will be put to the test this week as the Supreme Court considers…
A US commentator has suggested that the Republicans' devotion to unprovable assertions means that atheists can not rationally support the party. Anna Vesterinen reports
US spied on cardinals before pope’s election, claims Italian magazine The Panorama news magazine has claimed that discussions among Catholic cardinals were among the 46 million Italian phone calls followed…
Dawn Foster reports from the Adam Smith Institute’s annual lecture.
Israel frees new batch of 26 Palestinian inmates Israel has released the second of four batches of 26 Palestinian prisoners, as part of a deal for the resumption of peace…
A new report suggests teenage combatants are particularly vulnerable to post-traumatic stress disorder. It’s vital that we support those who return from war, says Samira Shackle
India election: BJP’s Modi rally hit by deadly blasts Five people were killed and dozens injured by bombs at a rally to launch the campaign of the controversial Hindu nationalist…
The success of far-right parties in Europe is about more than austerity, argues Yiannis Baboulias
What do MPs think about the failed proposal to end the courtroom practice of swearing on the Bible? Alex Stevenson reports
Russia drops piracy charges over Greenpeace protest The Russian government has reduced charges of piracy against 30 Greenpeace activists to a lesser charge of hooliganism, but the environmental organisation says…