World
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Muslim Fulani herdsmen kill two Christians in Nigeria
Muslim Fulani herdsmen in north-central Nigeria early on November 14 hacked an 87-year-old Christian to death by machete and killed another by gunshot, an area resident said.
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Breaking the silence around HIV
In South Africa, a young mother lives behind the veil of stigma as a result of living with HIV.
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Venice floodwaters putting landmark church in peril
"There is no time to waste" in saving the historic St Mark's basilica in Venice from floodwaters and rising sea levels, says its head conservationist.
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Prayers for peace and justice in Bolivia after installation of new president
Christians in Bolivia are praying for peace and justice after the historic resignation of president Evo Morales and the installation of Jeanine Ãñez in his place.
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Churchgoers in China forced to have fingerprints scanned as state increases surveillance
Face and fingerprint scanning technology is reportedly being implemented in churches in China as the state continues its crackdown on religious minorities.
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Australia is burning: here are some possible explanations
Just as we should not dismiss the extremist Green view that this is Mother Earth getting her revenge, so we should not dismiss the judgement of God as a factor.
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Turkish president says Christian churches in Syria will be reconstructed
Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan has said that churches in Syria will be restored so that Christians "can go back and start praying there again".
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Islamic State claims responsibility for killing of priest and his father in Syria
Islamic State (IS) militants claimed responsibility for killing an Armenian Catholic priest and his father on Monday in eastern Syria, where they had traveled from their home in a northeastern town hit by Turkish air strikes and terrorist bombs.
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Calls for religious freedom in Cuba after church leaders stopped from leaving the country
The World Evangelical Alliance is calling on the Cuban government to uphold religious freedom after several pastors were prevented from leaving the country last week in order to attend the organisation's General Assembly in Indonesia.
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World Evangelical Alliance's General Assembly closes with call to recognise the urgency of the Great Commission
The World Evangelical Alliance General Assembly closed on Tuesday night with a call to "sense the urgency" of the need for the Gospel today.
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After 12-year struggle, Palestinian Authority officially recognises evangelical group
The Palestinian Authority has granted permission for the establishment of a regional branch of the World Evangelical Alliance, ending a 12-year struggle for formal recognition.
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Fires at three churches in Egypt are 'not coincidence'
The historic Mar Girgis Orthodox church in Cairo, built in 1898, was gutted by fire.
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Priest gunned down outside of church
A priest has been gunned down outside a church on Monday in a shocking attack.
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Urgent call for de-escalation of violence in Hong Kong after young man is shot
Hong Kong Watch has condemned the "absurdly excessive use of force" by police in the city following an escalation in violence in recent days.
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Church minister who used to guard Berlin Wall says collapse was a 'triumph'
Today Peter Sutton is a minister in the Church of Scotland but 30 years ago he was a soldier patrolling one of the most famous checkpoints in history - Checkpoint Charlie.