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Kenya: Christian leaders concerned over closure of world\'s largest refugee camp
Kenya: Christian leaders concerned over closure of world's largest refugee camp

Christian clergy and humanitarian workers have warned the closure of the world's largest refugee camp this year could cause a humanitarian crisis.

\'Islam has no place\' says Slovakia\'s PM ahead of EU Council presidency
'Islam has no place' says Slovakia's PM ahead of EU Council presidency

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is one of the most outspoken critics of Muslim immigration in the European Union.

India: MP accuses Mother Teresa of \'conspiracy for Christianisation of India\'
India: MP accuses Mother Teresa of 'conspiracy for Christianisation of India'

The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party MP Yogi Adityanath said Mother Teresa had conspired to convert Hindus to Christianity.

Boko Haram: Militant group fractures over ISIS allegiance
Boko Haram: Militant group fractures over ISIS allegiance

Boko Haram has split internally, after a group rebelled because the leader Abubakar Shekau failed to adhere to guidance from ISIS, a senior US general said on Tuesday.

Gains against ISIS \'not yet enough\' and could backfire, US officials warn
Gains against ISIS 'not yet enough' and could backfire, US officials warn

US officials and outside experts warn that the US-backed air and ground campaign is far from eradicating the radical Islamic group.

Germany vs Northern Ireland live stream: Where to watch the Week 3 UEFA 2016 match free
Germany vs Northern Ireland live stream: Where to watch the Week 3 UEFA 2016 match free

Are you ready to cheer for your team in one of the most exciting matches in Euro 2016 -- Germany vs Northern Ireland who will face off in the knockout rounds? Northern Ireland is the obvious underdog in the match but the good news for fans of the club is that the team is already assured of at least a third place finish in the group whether it wins or loses against Germany.

Tomb of Jesus restoration receives $1.3m in funding
Tomb of Jesus restoration receives $1.3m in funding

The controversial project to restore Jesus' supposed tomb received a major boost on Tuesday as the World Monuments Fund (WMF) announced it would donate $1.3m towards the work.

Pakistan: Five Christians acquitted of blasphemy charges, two jailed
Pakistan: Five Christians acquitted of blasphemy charges, two jailed

Five Christians were on Monday acquitted of blasphemy charges in Pakistan and two were jailed for six months under the blasphemy law and anti-terrorist act.

\'Chewbacca mom\' gets her own action figure, shares her \'vision and dream from the Lord about being used for His glory\'
'Chewbacca mom' gets her own action figure, shares her 'vision and dream from the Lord about being used for His glory'

The now famous "Chewbacca mom" has been given her own action figure to mark her extraordinary rise to Internet stardom—a fame that appeared to be the realisation of her dream and vision from the Lord when she was 16.

Zika virus: what you need to know
Zika virus: what you need to know

In February this year, the World Health Organization declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern because of clusters of microcephaly and other neurological disorders in some areas affected by the Zika, a virus that spreads through the bite of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito.

60 members of her family were killed, but Marguerite Barankitse chooses forgiveness
60 members of her family were killed, but Marguerite Barankitse chooses forgiveness

As many as 60 members of her extended family were slaughtered, but Christian humanitarian worker Marguerite Barankitse chose to forgive the killers instead of crying out for vengeance.

What showing God\'s love can do: 200,000 Tibetans, including 62 Buddhist monks, decide to follow Jesus
What showing God's love can do: 200,000 Tibetans, including 62 Buddhist monks, decide to follow Jesus

Something wonderful in the Christian sense is happening in Tibet, a region in China considered as the highest in the world and the home of Mount Everest, earth's highest mountain rising more than 29,009 feet above sea level.

Vietnam: Nuns stage sit-in to protest land grab in Hanoi
Vietnam: Nuns stage sit-in to protest land grab in Hanoi

Nuns in Vietnam have staged a sit-in to defend their property, claiming police failed to intervene in an attempted land grab.

Indonesia: Government backtracks on plans to abolish sharia law
Indonesia: Government backtracks on plans to abolish sharia law

The Indonesian government has reneged on a promise to abolish sharia law in the country, according to Human Rights Watch.

Christians and Muslims must keep living together in the Middle East, say Eastern Catholic bishops
Christians and Muslims must keep living together in the Middle East, say Eastern Catholic bishops

A conference of Maronite Catholic bishops has called for a Christian presence to remain in the Middle East and for believers to live alongside Muslims "in a climate of freedom, democracy and respect for diversity."

Egypt: Christians attacked and homes burned by Muslim mob over rumoured church building

Christian homes and property have been attacked by a Muslim mob in Egypt over rumours a house under construction was being turned into a church.