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Politician's 'black Jesus' Nativity scene labelled 'offensive'
Lizzie Blandthorn, an Australian Labor MP, displayed a black doll as the infant Christ in her office window.
Seven-year-old Yazidi girls bleed to death after multiple rapes, US Congress hears
Yazidis are "being burned alive" simply because they aren't Muslim, the US Congress heard this week.
ISIS beheads three Imams for refusing to recruit jihadis
ISIS has executed three Imams in Mosul after they refused to recruit young people to the jihadists' cause.
Tim Farron attacks Tory record on LGBT rights
The Liberal Democrat leader has attacked the Conservative government's record on LGBT equality, accusing it of "trailing behind on transgender rights".
Wheaton College suspends hijab-wearing professor over theological concerns
Wheaton College has suspended a long-standing professor who decided to wear a hijab for advent in support of her Muslim neighbours.
GOP debate: Trump in the firing line for 'unhinged' remarks
As the presidential race heats up, the Republican candidates gathered last night for their fifth debate, this time in Las Vegas.
Peshawar school attack one year on: Victims feel local government has failed them
Families of children killed or wounded in Pakistan's worst militant attack accuse the local government of breaking its promises of medical treatment and justice, a year after Taliban gunmen massacred 134 students in a Peshawar school.
Tim Peake mission on track after rocket docks with ISS
The otherwise smooth journey ended with a slightly delayed docking.
Britain may vote to leave EU if Cameron's renegotiation fails, says poll
David Cameron has promised to renegotiate Britain's relationship ahead of a referendum by the end of 2017.
North Korea sentences Canadian pastor Hyeon Soo Lim to hard labour for life
The senior pastor at a Toronto church that is one of Canada's largest has been held by North Korea since February.
Germany's predicament: Two-thirds of Syrian refugees found to be illiterate with no job prospects
A professor at the University of Munich has expressed concern over the high number of illiterate Syrian refugees and migrants entering Germany, saying they have no hope of finding a job and could even force unemployment rates in the country.
Burundi: is genocide history in danger of repeating itself?
As violence escalates in Burundi, Harry Farley examines whether the region's history of genocide is in danger of repeating itself
US will 'squeeze the heart of ISIS', Obama says
President Obama said the US is hitting ISIS "harder than ever" in a speech at the Pentagon on Monday, in the wake of criticism that he is not doing enough to combat the extremist group.
Charleston AME Church hosts historical cross-racial meeting
The Conference of National Black Churches is hosting its first interracial gathering of churches over the next three days in Charleston.
Thousands duped as pope's 'first selfie' proved a fake
Yesterday, the Pope broke the internet. The Vatican's unofficial instagram account posted what it claimed to be the first Papal selfie. It had more than 9,000 likes in a matter of hours.
Fierce criticism of Belgian euthanasia laws backed by medical and religious leaders
Bishops in Belgium have praised a call to revise euthanasia laws in the country. A group of 65 medical professionals, ethicists and philosophers published a letter in Flemish newspaper De Morgen earlier this month, urging legislation to be altered to remove the option for euthanasia purely on the basis of psychological suffering.