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Marawi Q&A: Is Jihad coming to the Philippines, and how are Christians being affected?
Violence erupted last Tuesday after a failed army raid to capture a top militant, Isnilon Hapilon, a leader of the Abu Sayyaf militant group who is on a US terror watch list and has also pledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State group.
New York Catholic missionary doctor based in Sudan praised by George Clooney as he wins $1m prize
A Catholic missionary doctor from New York has won an esteemed international prize for his work around the clock inwar-torn Sudan.
Singapore megachurch scandal: Pastor barred from running any charity ever
The infamous founder and senior pastor of one of Singapore's largest megachurches was permanently barred on Wednesday from running any charity because of his abuse of millions of church funds.
Muslims help restore church in Mosul after it was devastated in battle with ISIS
Muslim neighbours helped to restore a church in Mosul which was left ruined after Kurdish and allied forces pushed Islamic State (ISIS) out of the Iraqi district.
29 Christians killed on their way to monastery were asked to 'leave the cross' and then killed when they refused
"Everyone who said 'no' they shot. ... We believe they're in heaven, right now," said one victim's nephew.
Egypt's Copts: Our government is failing us after fourth ISIS attack in six months
Egyptian Christians are accusing the government of failing to protect them after an ISIS-claimed attack killed at least 29 and injured at least 20 more.
Angela Merkel's stunning slapdown of Donald Trump
Europe can no longer completely rely on its allies, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday, pointing to bruising meetings of G7 wealthy nations and NATO last week.
Donald Trump Muslim ban could head to Supreme Court
The fate of President Donald Trump's order to ban travelers from six predominantly Muslim nations, blocked by federal courts, may soon be in the hands of the conservative-majority Supreme Court, where his appointee Neil Gorsuch could help settle the matter.
Besieged by Islamists: Philippine city in lockdown
The Philippine city of Iligan was overflowing with evacuees and on lockdown on Monday over fears Islamist militants had sneaked out of nearby Marawi, where troops were battling to drive out gunmen holed up in buildings for a seventh day.
White House refuses to hold Ramadan event for first time in 20 years
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has declined a request to host an event to mark Islam's holy month of Ramadan, two U.S. officials said, apparently breaking with a bipartisan tradition in place with few exceptions for nearly 20 years.
Portland attack: Donald Trump under pressure to condemn anti-Muslim murders
A man fatally stabbed two passengers aboard a Portland, Oregon, commuter train after they tried to stop him from harassing two young women who appeared to be Muslim, police said on Saturday.
Bodies of civilians found dumped near Philippines city besieged by Islamists
Bodies of what appeared to be executed civilians were found in a ravine outside a besieged Philippine city on Sunday as a six-day occupation by Islamist rebels resisting a military onslaught took a more sinister turn.
Trump ends first foreign tour with a flourish, but trouble awaits him at home
Trump flipped traditional US foreign policy upside down on his tour through the Middle East and Europe, coddling Middle Eastern leaders with questionable human rights records while demanding traditional European allies pay more for their defence.
Grief and rage in Egyptian church after the massacre of Christian pilgrims
Grief quickly turned to anger as funeral prayers at the Church of the Sacred Family in the village of Dayr Jarnous became a protest march with young men chanting as they carried a large wooden cross.
Iraqi forces begin last battle for Mosul as population starves
Iraqi armed forces launched an operation on Saturday to capture the last Islamic State-held enclave in Mosul, according to a military statement.
Trump's son-in-law had secret contacts with Russians, say US sources
US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and close adviser, Jared Kushner, is said to have had at least three previously undisclosed contacts with the Russian ambassador to the US during and after the 2016 presidential campaign.