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Church leaders join appeal for desperate Rohingya refugees
Britain's faith leaders have urged Christians, Muslims and people of all faiths to support the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) appeal for people fleeing Myanmar.

Russian mercenaries martyred by ISIS after refusing to recant Christian faith
Two Russian mercenaries are believed to have been killed by ISIS after refusing to recant their faith and become Muslim.

Where is kidnapped Pastor Raymond Koh?
No one has been held to account, and there are fears the kidnappings mark a new level of violent intolerance in the Muslim-majority country.

Anglican Diocese of Sydney donates $1 million to 'no' campaign in same-sex marriage poll
The Anglican Diocese of Sydney has donated $1 million to fund the campaign against same-sex marriage in Australia.

Mass grave with 21 Coptic Christians' beheaded bodies found in Libya
A mass grave with the bodies of 21 Coptic Christians beheaded in Libya has been found, according to the country's interior ministry.

Tens of thousands gather for controversial prayer event in Poland
Tens of thousands of people have taken part in a controversial prayer event for the salvation of Poland and the world.

Donald Trump threatens North Korea: 'Only one thing will work'
US President Donald Trump is warning 'only one thing will work' in dealing with North Korea after previous administrations had talked to Pyongyang without results.

Hurricane Nate slams into US coast bringing flooding and storm-surges
Hurricane Nate slammed into the Mississippi coast on Sunday with destructive winds and torrential rains that flooded streets and highways throughout the region as the fast-moving Category 1 storm made landfall.

Huawei Mate 10 specs, release: Battery life longer than Galaxy S8+; Pro renders leaked
Huawei Mate 10 will sport a whopping battery capacity that beats the Samsung Galaxy S8+, iPhone X, and other flagship smartphones out there.
North Korea is preparing a long range missile test to reach US
North Korea is preparing to test a long-range missile which it believes can reach the west coast of the United States, a Russian lawmaker just returned from a visit to Pyongyang was quoted as saying on Friday.
Trump delights evangelicals as he rolls back access to birth control
Donald Trump has rolled back requirements under Obamacare that forced employers to provide insurance to cover women's birth control.
Christian who escaped North Korea says he and other believers were forced to worship in secret in a hole in the ground
'We meet in this rectangular hole and use [a] lantern to study the Bible. Since we cannot sing out loud, we praise by humming the hymn,' said the defector.

OnePlus 6 release date, specs rumors: flagship leapfrogging 5T to launch early 2018
OnePlus is reportedly cancelling OnePlus 5T, pouring more resources into its next major release for early 2018 instead.

HTC U11 Life specs leak: Edge Sense, 16MP camera, IP67 rating, and more
The leak provided patrons a good idea of what to expect from the HTC U11 Life â from its internal hardware to marquee features. It also suggests that the unit is a mid-range device.

Coptic Christian girl returns home after kidnapping and 'conversion' to Islam
A 16-year-old Coptic Christian girl has been released and returned to her family following 92 days in Islamist captivity outside Cairo, Egypt. She had been kidnapped to be 'converted to Islam, then married off or sold' before police found her.

Pakistani boys arrested for burning Qur'anic texts in latest blasphemy controversy
Two Pakistani non-Muslim boys have been arrested for alleged blasphemy, in the latest case involving the country's strict and controversial blasphemy laws.