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ISIS chop off man's hand with a meat cleaver apparently for stealing
Extremist militant group ISIS yet again amputated another man who they claim a thief and insisted in executing their divine intervention of justice to fulfill their belief of the Sharia law.

Aleppo siege: Rebels launch offensive as aid agencies blast 'deeply flawed' humanitarian corridor
Plans to establish a "humanitarian corridor" for Christians and other civilians out of the besieged Syrian town of Aleppo have been slammed by a host of aid agencies.

Deaf Christian escapes captor who forced her to convert to Islam
A severely disabled Christian girl faces death threats if she does not return to her Muslim abductor who forcibly converted her to Islam.

Mexican Archbishop accused of inciting violence against gay men
The Catholic Archbishop of Mexico has been accused of promoting violence after strongly attacking homosexual sex in response to a plan by President Enrique Peña Nieto to introduce same-sex marriage nationally.

Number of Christians in Myanmar growing in spite of threats from nationalist Buddhists
The Christian population of the Buddhist country Myanmar has increased by nearly one third in three decades, new figures reveal.

Rape, murder, assault. What Christians in India face on an almost daily basis
Anti-Christian violence in India has surged to an "alarming level" according to the latest report from World Watch Monitor, with more than 30 attacks a month.

British man hailed as 'martyr' after being killed by ISIS
A British man killed by ISIS has been hailed as a martyr after he fought alongside Kurdish forces in Syria.

There must be justice for Yazidis in face of 'ongoing' Islamic State abuses, says commission
United Nations human rights lobbyists have today renewed their calls for justice for the Yazidi people, two years after Islamic State launched their brutal campaign against the Yazidis of Sinjar in Iraq.

Islamic State attacks Pope, says its war against Christians is most definitely a 'religious' war
The terror group, also known as "Daesh", says the acts of terrorism it carries out are most certainly religiously motivated and even bear the blessing of Allah as testified in the Koran.

Underground church leader jailed for 'subversion' in mass crackdown on China's critics
A high-profile Chinese church leader has been jailed in a week of public confessions and trials of activists and others deemed opponents of the Chinese state.

Prisoner in Chile receives letter from Pope imploring her to hold out hope
A female prisoner in Chile was surprised by receiving a personal letter last week from Pope Francis imploring her to retain "the strength that comes from hope," a year after she wrote to him asking for his prayers

U.S. couple preparing for missionary work in Japan killed in car crash, together with their 3 young children
Minneapolis couple Jamison and Kathryne Pals were planning to move their family of five to Nagoya, Japan in the hopes of becoming missionaries, but their dream to spread God's Word never materialised after they were tragically killed in a car crash just before noon on Sunday.

ISIS tells its followers to 'break the cross' as it takes aim at 'cross-worshippers and democratic pagans of the West'
The Islamic State (ISIS) is urging its supporters worldwide to "break the cross" and launch more attacks on "cross-worshippers and democratic pagans of the West."

Legendary U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps reveals how 'Purpose Driven Life' by Rick Warren saved him from suicide
Michael Phelpsâthe most decorated Olympic athlete of all time who won 22 medals, 18 of them gold, in swimming in four Olympiadsâwas so despondent in September 2014 that he thought of ending his own life, ESPN Magazine revealed in its July 18 issue.

College student at centre of GoFundMe row insists he never made up homeless story, says God is by his side
After receiving an unexpected outpouring of financial and other material aid, a college student in America found himself on the defensive after donors began expressing doubts about his character

NFL player-turned-pastor Antonio Armstrong's mother says she will continue to 'bless the Lord' despite his murder
Prosecutors revealed that the 16-year-old son of assistant pastor and former NFL linebacker Antonio Armstrong allegedly murdered his parents while they were sleeping at home and then told police a masked intruder was the one who did it, the Daily Mail reports.