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Judge blocks US attempt to send Iraqi Christians back to face perils of ISIS
A Federal District judge has intervened to block the deportation of more than 100 Iraqi Christians who were arrested earlier this month.
Crisis continues: Millions on brink of starvation in South Sudan, despite end of famine
South Sudan is no longer classified as facing a famine, but millions across the country are still at risk of starvation, the children's charity World Vision has warned.
South Korean Christian told to leave Pakistan after arrest on suspicion of covert missionary work
Pakistan has ordered a South Korean Christian arrested earlier this month to leave the country, accusing him of 'illegal preaching activities' after two of his students at a language school were killed by Islamic State.
England and Wales' divorce rate drops to lowest level since the 1970s
There were fewer divorces in 2015 than in any years since the law was changed to make divorce easier â 1971.
ISIS demolishes historic mosque in Mosul in 'declaration of defeat'
ISIS militants yesterday blew up the iconic Grand al-Nuri Mosque of Mosul, Iraq in a move the Iraqi prime minister called a declaration of 'defeat' for the jihadist group.
WATCH: Disturbing footage shows heroic Christian aid worker rescuing young girl from Islamists in Iraq
A Christian former special forces operative who now works as an aid worker was recently caught on camera saving ayoung girl from Islamic State gunfire in Mosul, Iraq.
Death sentence: The US Christians fearing deadly family deportation to Iraq
An American Iraqi Christian family is one among more than 100 fearing the deportation of loved ones to Iraq, where the threat of genocide at the hands of ISIS remains high.
Son describes his Christian father being shot dead by Islamists after refusing to renounce his faith
The wife and son of a Coptic Christian who was among a group of 29 killed and 24 maimed while traveling to amonastery in southern Egypt have described the brutal killings by Islamist extremists and their aftermath.
'We are probably not alone': NASA discovers 200 new planets â and 10 similar to Earth
Is there life beyond planet Earth? The existential crisis lives on as NASA announced on Monday that it had discovered 219 potential planets, 10 of which have a makeup similar to that of Earth.
How the whole Bible hangs together â in one easy lesson
In our fortnightly pilgrimage through Mark's gospel we are now getting close to Jesus' execution. And as we do we shall see not only what it means for us today but how it ties up and explains so much of the rest of the Bible.
'Polyamorous family' headed by three husbands granted legal recognition in Colombia
A notary in Colombia's second largest city Medellin granted full legitimacy to the nation's first official polyamorous union of three men.
Nearly 70 priests resign in Indonesia in protest at their bishop
Nearly 70 Catholic  priests have resigned their posts in Indonesia after levelling accusations at their bishop that the bishop has condemned as 'slanderous'.
'Catastrophe' threatens East Africa as rains fail again
East Africa is on the brink of a 'monumental catastrophe' because the global community has failed to provide the funds needed to help starving people, according to Christian Aid.
Israeli dig uncovers lost jewellery and remains stretching back 6,000 years
An archaeological dig in Israel has uncovered a collection of 900-year old women's jewelry, amid remains dating as old as 6,000 years.
Pakistani Christian arrested for insulting Mohammad as state continues crackdown on 'blasphemy'
A Christian Pakistani man was arrested last week facing accusations of blasphemy, as the country's stringent, controversial crackdown on 'blasphemy' continues.
Amoris Laetitia row: Rebel cardinals leak letter to Pope Francis lamenting Church's moral 'confusion'
Four conservative Cardinals have released a controversial letter they wrote to Pope Francis in April requesting a private meeting to discuss 'confusion and disorientation' in the Catholic Church following the publication of the Pope's April 2016 Exhortation 'Amoris Laetitia'.