Monica Cantilero
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Asia Bibi's possible release from jail seen boosting hopes of Christians in Pakistan
The possible release of a Christian woman who has been in prison for posing the question "My Christ died for me, what did Muhammed do for you?" could be a "watershed moment" for Christians charged falsely of blasphemy, said a watchdog group.
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Church, African leaders oppose Obama's gay rights 'ideological colonisation' bid
Leaders in both religious and political spheres in Africa panned US President Barack Obama's move to promote gay rights as he visited Kenya this weekend, a practice Pope Francis has described as "ideological colonisation."
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Iran dictating nuke deal terms? UN seen yielding to Tehran's soil sample demand
Iran is reportedly demanding that it take its own soil samples from an alleged nuclear site, and it may be able to get what it wants.
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Sudanese pastors facing execution make final plea for justice; verdict set on Aug. 5
The lawyers for the two South Sudanese pastors facing death penalty for allegedly spying for a human rights group concluded their case.
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Kenya's president thumbs down President Obama's promotion of gay rights in Africa
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta rejected US President Barack Obama's message pushing for gay rights, emphasising that it is one Christian value that the country does not share with the US.
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Nearly year-long military campaign against ISIS cost US more than $3 B â Pentagon
âThe price tag of the fight against the Islamist extremist group Islamic State by the US armed forces now reached more than $3 billion, the US Department of Defence said.
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Pope Francis sees Christian 'genocide' as persecution affects 200 million Christians
The increasing persecution against Christians around the world has reached a point leading Pope Francis and other groups to start calling the problem a "genocide."
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Christians in Niger struggle to rebuild 70 churches destroyed by Islamic militants
Christian leaders in Muslim-dominated Niger cried for help as their churches recover at a snail's pace from a series of attacks carried out early this year by Islamists.
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ISIS took $1 billion in cash from banks when it seized Mosul, US official bares
The jihadist group Islamic State raked between $500 million and $1 billion in cash when it took control over Iraq's second largest city in 2014, a top official under US President Barack Obama said.
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Over 1,000 children killed amid continued use of barrel bombs by Syrian air force
Over a thousand children have been killed in the air assaults executed by the Syrian government in the continuing civil war while a United Nations envoy called out for the ban on the use of such indiscriminate weapons.
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Christians in Middle East facing worst persecution as population drops sharply
The population of Christians has suffered a sharp decline to less than half a million in Iraq as the faithful in the Middle East have been targeted extremists for more than a decade, with the Islamic State intensifying its persecution of minorities in its campaign of terror in the region.
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President Obama ignores African warnings, champions cause of gays in visit to Kenya
US President Barack Obama promoted LGBT rights in Kenya as he returned to his father's homeland Friday for the first time as commander-in-chief of a major world power, despite warnings by African leaders to leave home his views on homosexuality.