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Opium Crops Spread In Afghanistan As Taliban Gains Ground
The cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan, the world's main source of heroin, has risen to its third-highest level in more than 20 years.
Massacre In Mosul As Civilians Used As Human Shields
Islamic State is reported to have massacred hundreds of men and boys in Mosul as it faces a final assault on the city.
'Selective Reduction': Norway Allows Women to Legally Abort One of Their Twins Even If Baby Is Healthy
Norway has opened its doors to both local and foreign women who are pregnant with twin babies and who want to undergo "selective reduction" abortion, a process where one of the twins is legally killed even if the baby is perfectly healthy.
Iraqi Army Liberates Christian Town As US Defence Secretary Flies In For Talks
The advance took place as US Defence Secretary Ash Carter arrived on a visit to Baghdad to meet Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.
Iraqi Army Tries To Take Main Christian Town Near Mosul
The Iraqi army launched an operation on Saturday to take Qaraqosh, a Christian town near Mosul.
North Korean Woman Reveals How They Were Taught to Hate Christians
A North Korean woman bravely started a secret Christian church in a prison camp and won over new believers for Jesus Christ despite being in a religiously repressive regime.
5 Out of 6 Christians In Iraq Have Been Forced To Flee Since 2003
The ongoing conflict in Iraq has forced five in every six Christians living in the Middle Eastern nation to leave their home country since 2003, a charity fighting persecution reported.
'God Helped Us Come Out of Bondage,' Say 21 Nigerian Schoolgirls Freed by Boko Haram Militants
Freedom at last! Joyful singing of Christian songs of praise filled the air as families celebrated the release from captivity of 21 of the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted in Chibok, Nigeria more than two years ago. Nearly all of the kidnapped girls were Christians.
Muslim Children As Young As Five In Pakistan Are Being Taught To Hate Christians, Says Archbishop
Muslim children throughout Pakistan are being indoctrinated with hatred for Christians, a senior Church leader has warned.
Fresh Blow To International Justice Body As South Africa Says It's Quitting
South Africa said on Friday it was quitting the International Criminal Court because membership conflicted with diplomatic immunity laws.
Churches Around The World Ring Bells For Aleppo As Hundreds Slaughtered In Brutal Siege
More than 500 churches around the world are ringing their bells every day in tribute to the thousands of civilians being slaughtered in Aleppo.
Nigerian Christians Massacred In 'Savage' Attack, At Least 40 Dead
At least 40 people have been killed in a brutal massacre of a Christian community in Nigeria.
Charlie Hebdo Mocks New Russian Cathedral: Russians Say It's 'Blasphemous And Scandalous'
A Russian parliamentarian has hit out at French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo for an "absolutely blasphemous and rude escapade" over its treatment of the opening of an Orthodox Church centre in Paris.
How The Vatican And China Are Trying To Make Up After A Decades-Long Dispute
Relations have historically been strained between the Catholic Church and China's ruling Communist party (CCP) over irreconcilable claims to authority.
Leading Evangelical Calls For Civil Disobedience Against California Abortion Law
The evangelical leader Dr. James Dobson has called for civil disobedience against a law in California which requires pregnancy centres to inform women about abortion services that are publicly funded.
Mosul Offensive Is Going Faster Than Planned, Says Iraqi PM
Howitzer and mortar fire started at dawn, hitting a group of villages held by Islamic State about 6-12 miles from Mosul.