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Pope Francis urges 'solidarity' at trouble-hit Olympics as police teargas protesters
Pope Francis has sent a message of encouragement to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, due to open tomorrow night but already dogged by controversy.
London knife attack: One woman dead, five injured
One woman was killed and five others injured by a man who went on the rampage with a knife in central London.
Retired bus driver claiming healing powers changes name to Jesus Christ
Retired bus driver John Edward Birtwhistle, 77, changed his name to Jesus Christ after claiming that he had healing powers to cure the sick.
ISIS brands slain Muslim American soldier an 'apostate'
The Islamic State (ISIS) has branded as an "apostate" a Muslim American soldier who was killed in Iraq whose story became a heated subject of debate in the U.S. presidential election.
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.