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Philippines Church Denounces Duterte\'s \'Reign Of Terror\' Against Drug Dealers
Philippines Church Denounces Duterte's 'Reign Of Terror' Against Drug Dealers

The Catholic Church in the Philippines mounted its strongest attack yet on President Rodrigo Duterte's alleged policy of encouraging the killing of drug dealers and users.

Despite Previous \'Clashes\', Pope Francis Expected To Meet President Trump In May
Despite Previous 'Clashes', Pope Francis Expected To Meet President Trump In May

The first meeting of Pope Francis and President Trump may take place this May, during the G7 world leaders summit.

Pakistani Christian Bailed At Last – After Three Years Facing Death Penalty For Insulting Islam
Pakistani Christian Bailed At Last – After Three Years Facing Death Penalty For Insulting Islam

A Pakistani Christian has been bailed after more than three years of being tortured in prison without conviction.

ISIS Guard Couldn\'t Take It Anymore, Flees After Seeing Rapes And Brutal Treatment Of Sex Slaves
ISIS Guard Couldn't Take It Anymore, Flees After Seeing Rapes And Brutal Treatment Of Sex Slaves

"Is this your Islam?" That question haunted Nizar, a Syrian Muslim who was hired by the Islamic State (ISIS) as a guard in the jihadist group's detention centre.

Turkey Detains Some 400 Islamic State Suspects In Biggest Roundup
Turkey Detains Some 400 Islamic State Suspects In Biggest Roundup

Turkish police on Sunday detained some 400 suspected members of Islamic State in anti-terror raids in six provinces, state media said, the biggest roundup to target the organisation in Turkey.

From Violent Witchcraft To Christ: Young Man\'s True Story Of Transformation
From Violent Witchcraft To Christ: Young Man's True Story Of Transformation

A young man has shared of how his life was transformed from one of violent activity in a witchcraft gang to living a new life in relationship with Jesus.

Law Used To Imprison Egyptians Draws Scrutiny

Rights activists are trying to force Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to throw out a law used by his government to imprison thousands of Egyptians and sentence hundreds to death by arguing that it was overturned as far back as 1928.

Furious Donald Trump Launches Twitter Tirade After Judge Throws Out Bid To Restore Travel Ban
Furious Donald Trump Launches Twitter Tirade After Judge Throws Out Bid To Restore Travel Ban

US President Donald Trump has responded with a furious Twitter tirade after a US appeal court has denied the emergency appeal from the US Department of Justice to restore his 90-day travel ban on travellers from seven Muslim countries and on refugees.

ISIS Chops Off Hands Of 2 Kids In Front Of Their Families For Refusing Order To Kill Captives
ISIS Chops Off Hands Of 2 Kids In Front Of Their Families For Refusing Order To Kill Captives

They knew they would be severely punished for refusing to obey orders. Despite this, two child soldiers of the Islamic State (ISIS) bravely dared to refuse a direct order from their superiors for them to carry out the execution of two civilian captives.

Family Says Christian Schoolgirl Drugged, Raped, Murdered — But Pakistan Police Claim She Killed Herself
Family Says Christian Schoolgirl Drugged, Raped, Murdered — But Pakistan Police Claim She Killed Herself

Her family says there was probable evidence to prove she was kidnapped. There were also signs that she was raped before she was murdered. And yet the police in Pakistan insisted that Tania, 12-year Christian schoolgirl, committed suicide by jumping into a canal.

Catholic Theologian Slams Trump\'s Border Wall, Says \'Significant Spiritual Issues Are At Stake\'
Catholic Theologian Slams Trump's Border Wall, Says 'Significant Spiritual Issues Are At Stake'

Dan Groody says Trump's wall is "political bravado." If completed, he says "people are just going to come in boats. The wall solves nothing."

Philippine Catholic Church to slam \'reign of terror\' behind war on drugs
Philippine Catholic Church to slam 'reign of terror' behind war on drugs

The Philippines' Catholic Church will assail President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs for creating a "reign of terror" among the poor, in sermons to be read at services across the country this weekend.

ISIS Sex Slave Survivor Recalls Horrific Captivity, Says 12 Brutes Raped Her: \'I Suffered Unspeakable Crimes\'
ISIS Sex Slave Survivor Recalls Horrific Captivity, Says 12 Brutes Raped Her: 'I Suffered Unspeakable Crimes'

She was a victim of crimes so malevolent that there are no words to describe them.

Refugee Groups Speak Out On Impact Of Trump's Policies

The Trump administration introduced a 120-day pause to the programme, and a reduction from 110,000 to 50,000 arrivals in the 2016-2017 fiscal year.

Don\'t Be Too Quick To Clean Up Islamic State Damage – It Erases Evidence, Says Aid Worker
Don't Be Too Quick To Clean Up Islamic State Damage – It Erases Evidence, Says Aid Worker

A senior aid worker has warned efforts to clear and restore villages liberated from Islamic State in Iraq are undermining the possibility of recording the atrocities that took place there.

Rebel #ThisFlag Pastor Still Vlogging From Jail
Rebel #ThisFlag Pastor Still Vlogging From Jail

"Thank God I am well" was the message from rebel Zimbabwean pastor Evan Mawarire that flew around social media after his arrest on Wednesday.