World Watch Monitor
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New US-based Syriac Patriarch says he'll return to Syria
The Syriac-Orthodox Church, one of the oldest churches in the world and seated in the heart of war-ravaged Syria, has selected a US-based archbishop as its next patriarch.
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3,000 Syrian Christians flee Armenian village as Islamist rebels take control
Reports of desecrated churches, looted houses: locals blame Turkish complicity
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Turkey returns less than half of monastery land it seized
1,600-year-old Mor Gabriel is holy to Aramean Syriacs
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Nigeria's churches will not stay silent during violence, leader says
Boko Haram attacks continue in north, killing dozens
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North Korea orders death of 33 people connected to missionary
Government claims they were building a network of underground churches
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Nigeria is 'at war' with Boko Haram
The Nigerian President's spokesman has said that the conflict with Boko Haram is a "war situation".
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Turkey: Suspects in Bible worker killings expected to walk free
Proposed Turkish laws make them eligible for immediate release
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India: Andhra Pradesh becoming hotbed of anti-Christian violence
Church leaders in India are alarmed over a dramatic increase in attacks on Christians in the state of Andhra Pradesh, where in recent weeks one pastor has been murdered, others beaten, and churches demolished.
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Central African Republic: Christian and Muslim leaders plead for ceasefire
Christian, Muslim leaders insist religion should play no role in violence
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Nigeria: Dozens killed in Boko Haram raid on secondary school
Dozens of boys killed after Boko Haram sets dormitory on fire; death toll could be as high as 100
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Nigeria attack: Army was nowhere to be seen
The Islamist Boko Haram sect swept out of the hills and bush of the Gwoza Mountains and into eight villages across Borno and Adamawa states on February 15, killing at least 200.
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Knife attack kills Christian woman in southern Egypt
An Egyptian pharmacist has been arrested in connection with the stabbing death of a Christian woman earlier this month.