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Nice: Death toll climbs to 84, Theresa May warns UK attack 'highly likely'
Dozens of people were killed in the French Riviera city of Nice late on Thursday when a truck ploughed into crowds watching a fireworks display on France's Bastille Day national holiday
Zimbabwe: Church leaders warn protests could 'soon explode into civil unrest'
Anti-government protests in Zimbabwe have prompted senior church leaders to call on President Robert Mugabe's administration to "listen to the cries of citizens whose cries and sufferings are loud and clear"
US congressman condemns 'horrendous' rights abuses in North Korea
A senior US politician has joined a church rally in Washington, DC to protest against the abuse of Christians and other dissidents in North Korea.
Lahore: man had arms chopped off 'after refusing to convert to Islam'
There are mixed reports as to how Aqeel Masih lost his arms
Imprisoned Iranian Christian convert refuses to end hunger strike
The family of Maryam Naghash Zargaran are seriously concerned for her life after she refused to end her hunger strike.
US election: Clinton leads Trump among Catholics
The Democrat has a huge majority of support among Latino Catholics, but the Republican enjoys a small majority among white Catholics.
ISIS confirms death of senior leader
The death of a senior ISIS leader has been confirmed by a news agency linked to the militant group.
Singapore: Eight more members of Kong Hee's megachurch hit by fraud allegations
Eight more members of Singapore's City Harvest Church are facing a new lawsuit after the former fund manager accused them of "fraudulent misrepresentation" of facts about the church.
Pastor Evan Mawarire released from custody, calls for more protests against Mugabe
A Zimbabwean court has dismissed charges against a pastor accused of trying to overthrow the government through an internet campaign that inspired rare protests against President Robert Mugabe.
ISIS hit list names include 1,700 individual churchgoers, Jewish worshippers in U.S. labelled as 'crusaders'
If you can't beat them, scare them. This appears to be the new tactic of the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group as it released a new list of 1,700 American individuals, including churchgoers and Jewish worshippers, branding them as "crusaders" and kill targets for its "lone-wolf" supporters, Newsweek reports.
ISIS real name revealed: Expert explains apocalyptic word that's drawing Muslims to terror group's cause
The name of the terrorist group that is trying to set the world on fire is not the Islamic State (IS), not the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and not the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) as U.S. President Barack Obama and other top U.S. officials prefer to call it, according to renowned counterterrorism expert Sebastian Gorka.
Fear of being called 'crusader army' stops U.S. from helping Christians in Iraq and Syria, says leading rights lawyer
What's preventing America from helping persecuted Iraqi and Syrian Christians? Answer: Being a labelled a "crusader army," according to prominent human rights lawyer and religious freedom advocate Nina Shea.
Iraqi Christians 'feel nobody cares for us', says Baghdad bishop
Christians persecuted by Islamic State in the Middle East believe the world has forgotten them, but remain convinced that God is near, an Iraqi bishop has said.
India: two Christians and a baby among the dead in police shoot-out
Two Pentecostal Christians are believed to be among five Indian villagers including a five-month-old baby who were killed on July 8 during a shoot-out between security officers and Maoists in the eastern state of Odisha
Outrage at Russia's 'unconstitutional' crackdown on religion, evangelism
Russia's President Vladmir Putin has signed a package of new anti-terrorism measures into law amid protests that they will be used to crack down on religious freedom.
Nigeria: Buhari regime condemned after killing of female Christian preacher
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the Muhammadu Buhari administration over increasing violence against non-Muslims and warned Christians to defend themselves following the murder at the weekend of a female Christian preacher by suspected fanatics