Syrian priest gives thanks to God after surviving attack near Aleppo
A Syrian priest has given thanks to God after he survived following an attack on his car on the road between Homs and Aleppo. Agenzia Fides news reports that Mgr Raban Boutros Kassis, the Syrian Orthodox patriarchal vicar of Aleppo, was wounded when two bullets struck his shoulder when he was returning to his Aleppo on 6th […]
Updated: Christian leaders join with government heads in responding to Trump’s election victory
Global Christian leaders have joined with governmental heads in responding to President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election. Roman Catholic Cardinal Pietro Parolin told Vatican Radio that he sent congratulations to the Mr Trump and expressed his hope that “his government may bear real fruit”. He said it would be premature to comment on […]
Essay: US election – how did the polls get it so wrong?

MAL FLETCHER, writing from London, explores why the polls were so wrong in predicting the outcome of the US election…
Donald Trump elected 45th president of US
Republican Donald J Trump has been elected the 45th president of the US, defeating Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. As of about 2.45am local time in New York City, The New York Times reported Mr Trump has won at least 279 electoral votes to 218 to Mrs Clinton. The President-elect told a gathering of supporters in […]
Donald Trump looks set to deliver stunning upset victory in US presidential election
Donald Trump looks set to deliver a stunning upset victory in the US presidential election. As of 1.47am local (US) time, The New York Times has the Republican candidate with 264 electoral votes and Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton with 215. A total of 270 is required to win. Mr Trump has won the key battleground […]
StrangeSights: 6,500 Kit Kats; the mannequin challenge; and velocipedes in Prague…
DAVID ADAMS looks at the odder side of life…
US presidential race remains tight
The race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to become the 45th US president remains tight with some key states including Florida and North Carolina still in the balance. Polls in much of the country have no closed and more than 30 states have so far been called. As of 10.49pm US time, The New […]