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Chile's President asks forgiveness from indigenous Mapuche ahead of Pope visit
President Michelle Bachelet asked for forgiveness from Chile's indigenous Mapuche people on Friday for "errors and horrors" committed by the state and announced plans to give them more power and resources.
Iraqi forces battle ISIS, towards heart of Mosul's Old City
Iraqi forces battled their way along two streets that meet in the heart of Mosul's Old City on Friday, and said they aimed to open routes for civilians to flee Islamic State's last stand there.
Police consider manslaughter charges over London blaze as thousands evacuated
Investigators said on Friday they would consider manslaughter charges over the London tower block fire that killed at least 79 people, as thousands of apartment-dwellers a few miles away were told to leave their homes due to fire risk.
Otto Warmbier death a 'mystery': North Korea denies responsibility
North Korea has denied mistreating Otto Warmbier after the American student was returned to the US in a coma.
Sudanese churches in defiant open letter: We are victims of 'systematic violation of Christian religious freedoms'
Sudanese churches have written a defiant open letter to the government, criticising a spate of church demolitions and accusing it of 'systematic violation of Christian religious freedoms'.
Nigerian Christian leader pleads for help to stop death and destruction by Islamist Fulani militia
A Christian church leader from Nigeria has described the horrors of the growing persecution of Christians by Fulani herdsmen, describing it as 'ethnic cleansing'. And so far, he said, the authorities have done little or nothing to help.
Grenfell fire: Police consider manslaughter charges as cause of blaze revealed
Police are considering manslaughter charges for those responsible for the Grenfall tower fire that left at least 79 people dead.
Egypt's Coptic Christians lament jihadist persecution, forgive killers, but ask: 'Where is our government'?
Egypt's Coptic Christians protesting following the latest jihadist attack on their community, and are questioning the lack of government action to protect them.
Mayor of Rio who is also an evangelical bishop cuts funding for Brazil's Rio Carnival
The future of the famous Rio Carnival is in doubt after the public subsidy to the 13 samba schools that organise it was halved
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.