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Iraq: Christian forces to defend land against Islamic State
500 Christians in Iraq's Ninevah plains have joined forces to prevent Islamic State from taking more of their lands.

Apparent Islamic State supporters hack US military Twitter feed
The Twitter and YouTube accounts for the US military command were hacked on Monday by people claiming to be sympathetic towards Islamic State militant.

Pakistan must stop supporting militants, says Kerry
Playing extremists off against each other is too dangerous, warns the US secretary of state.

Record numbers of anti-Islamist PEGIDA supporters march through Dresden
Up to 25,000 turned out carrying banners with anti-immigrant slogans.

Israel predicts French Jews will emigrate after Paris shootings
Up to 10,000 may leave France in 2015 because they fear anti-Semitic attacks, an official says.

Pope Francis lands in Sri Lanka, urges investigation into Tamil war
"The process of healing also needs to include the pursuit of truth," said Francis at the beginning of his visit.

Pope Francis to add New York to U.S. papal visit in September
Catholics in New York may have the chance to see the pope as his holiness will reportedly expand his papal visit in the U.S. in September to include New York City and Washington D.C.

Pastor shot dead by extremist group in Kenya
Pastor shot dead by gunmen allegedly connected with Somali militant group Al Shabaab

Willie and Korie Robertson celebrate 23 years of marriage
January 11 was a special day for Willie and Korie Roberston of Duck Dynasty as they celebrated 23 years of their marriage.

Second child suicide bombing kills 3 and injures 46 people in Nigeria
Child suicide bombers hit Nigeria in deadly weekend attacks

Francis Chan wants his kids to love Jesus more than him
Parent, preacher and book author Francis Chan gave some advice to parents in the church â bring your children up to have Christ first and foremost in their affections.

Candace Cameron Bure gives marriage advice, explains being a 'submissive' wife
Candace Cameron Bure gives marriage advice, explains 'submissive' comment

Egyptian sentenced to three years in prison after announcing atheism on Facebook
Egyptian gets three years for atheism

Comet watch: Lovejoy visible to the naked eye over the US in January
Some lucky amateur astronomers in the United States may not have need of telescopes to view Comet Lovejoy in its last couple of weeks of transit.

Mars Rover discoveries don't point to ancient life on the red planet, say scientists
The Mars Rover Curiosity mission team said that the sedimentary structures of an ancient lakebed on the red planet are more likely results of natural erosion rather than fossilisation with biological origins, say Mars Rover scientists.
Church secretary shot dead as he went to church in Mombasa, Kenya
George Karidhimba Muriki, church secretary at the Maximum Revival Center, was killed by gunmen on a motorbike as he entered the church on Sunday.