The UK's Supreme Court has ruled that asylum-seekers fleeing homophobic should not simply be sent back and told to keep their sexuality a secret in their own countries.
There are fears that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is set to worsen after a petition to the Israeli Supreme Court, supported by church and other groups, failed to stop the government from stepping up its blockade of the territory.
As churches and environmental groups prepare to mark Earth day on 22 April, Christian leaders have welcomed a new US ruling on carbon emissions and have urged more action on global warming.