Lucinda Borkett-Jones

Traffickers accused of drowning 500 migrants in the Mediterranean

Two survivors have reported an intentional sinking of a migrant ship in the Mediterranean carrying more than 500 people.
Al-Qaeda asks IS to release British hostage Alan Henning

Representatives from Al-Qaeda in Syria asked Islamic State militants to release Alan Henning.
$Meriam Ibrahim: \'I knew God would stand by my side\'$
Meriam Ibrahim: 'I knew God would stand by my side'

Meriam Ibrahim, the Sudanese Christian woman who was sentenced to death for her faith, has spoken in depth about her ordeal for the first time since her release.
$India: Muslim men accused of forcing women to convert using \'love jihad\'$
India: Muslim men accused of forcing women to convert using 'love jihad'

The idea of Muslim men deceiving Indian women to force conversion to Islam has sparked controversy among India's politicians and poses a threat to religious cohesion.
Christian prayer group arrested in Saudi Arabia

A group of 28 Christians holding a prayer meeting were arrested by Saudi Arabian police on Friday.
Iraqi Christians pray close to front line of Islamic State attacks

Iraqi Christians attended a church service just 50 miles away from the frontline of the Islamic State attacks.
$\'There are dead bodies floating in the sea\'. More than 200 feared dead as boat sinks off Libyan coast$
'There are dead bodies floating in the sea'. More than 200 feared dead as boat sinks off Libyan coast

A boat carrying up to 250 African migrants seeking asylum in Europe sank off the Libyan coast on Sunday.
Taliban gunmen who shot Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai arrested

The Taliban gunmen who shot Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai have been captured.
Scottish Independence: Catholics may have the deciding vote

The support of the Scottish Catholic Church could sway the referendum in favour of independence, says Professor Tom Devine.
Oscar Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide, released on bail

Olympian and Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of culpable homicide for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day 2013.
Oscar Pistorius cleared of murder charges but awaits final verdict

Oscar Pistorius has today been acquitted of the murder charges against him for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day 2013.
$South London vicar \'presided over 492 sham marriages in 15 months\'$
South London vicar 'presided over 492 sham marriages in 15 months'

A vicar presided over a 'conveyor belt' of sham marriages between people who had never met, a London court heard today.