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Pakistani minister orders probe after Christian dies in brawl with hospital staff

The chief minister of Punjab has ordered a probe into an incident in which a Christian man was allegedly beaten to death by medical staff and security guards at a government hospital in the Pakistani city of Lahore.

Egypt's President Sisi re-elected with 97% of vote

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been re-elected with 97 per cent of votes, the same proportion that the former military commander secured four years ago for his first term, official results showed on Monday.

Seeds of division and confusion in China as Vatican deal looms

News of the impending deal has split communities of Catholics across China, according to some critics like Cardinal Joseph Zen in Hong Kong.

Boko Haram strike leaves 15 dead and dozens wounded

A Boko Haram attack in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri killed at least 15 people and wounded 83, a military spokesman said on Monday, in the biggest strike since the government said it was in talks with the Islamist militant group.

Costa Rica's evangelical candidate defeated in presidential race

Alvarado Munoz, a 43-year-old former TV journalist known for religious dance songs, quickly conceded, sinking to his knees, arms raised, in front of supporters, some of them crying.

'Jesus sends me consolation': Tears and hope one year on from Egypt's church bombings

Mary Edwar was holding hands with her husband Kareem Ghattas outside St Mark's Coptic cathedral in Alexandria after the packed service with some 700 families a year ago when the bomb went off and they were both thrown into the air.

Trump tells advisers he wants U.S. out of Syria

President Donald Trump has told advisers he wants an early exit of U.S. troops from Syria, a stance that may put him at odds with U.S. military officials who see the fight against Islamic State as nowhere near complete.

'I've never been so happy' - Nobel winner Malala in Pakistan

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai says she has pined for her home in Pakistan's picturesque Swat Valley, even as she recalled two years living in fear under the Taliban's harsh interpretation of Islamic law.

For one Catholic parish in China, division and confusion as historic deal looms

News of the impending deal between China and the Vatican has split communities of Catholics across China, according to some critics like Cardinal Joseph Zen in Hong Kong.

Evangelical leaders start 40-day fast to call for immigration reform

Evangelical pastors of Hispanic congregations have reportedly begun a 40-day fast to call for reform of U.S. immigration policies.

Division and confusion for Catholic parish in China, as historic deal looms

Like many Chinese Catholics, Lin Jinqing was shocked when news trickled through to him of an impending deal between Beijing and the Vatican that would end a long dispute over control of the Church in China.

Prince of Wales 'deeply moved' by persecuted Christians: the suffering are 'not forgotten'

The Prince of Wales has delivered an Easter message of emphatic support for persecuted Christians across the world. Those suffering for their faith are 'not forgotten', he said, as he described being 'deeply moved' by their 'capacity for forgiveness'.