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ISIS burns 19 Yazidi women to death for refusing to have sex with militants
Islamic State militants have burned to death 19 young Yazidi women in Mosul for refusing to have sex with jihadists, ARA News reports.
Christian converts pretend to fast during Ramadan to avoid persecution
Living in constant fear of persecution for their faith, Christians in Southeast Asia will pretend to observe Ramadan this month.
Victory for Bodnariu family, reunited with their children
The five children of the Marius and Ruth Bodnariu are to be reunited with them following a decision by Norway's Barnevernet or child welfare service.
Fallujah: Children among the dead as civilians drown trying to flee ISIS stronghold
At least two children drowned while trying to flee the Islamic State stronghold of Fallujah on Saturday, alongside their mother and a man.
Bangladesh: Militants hack Christian man to death in grocery store after church
Sunil Gomes was attacked at his grocery store after the morning service in his home in the village of Bonpara.
Father says Swedish government evicting his family in public housing to give way for Muslim migrants
A father and his two teenage sons in the Swedish city of Lidingö were left dumbfounded after the Swedish government allegedly ordered them to leave their home by August this year to make way for asylum seekers from the Middle East.
'Cultural war of our time': U.S. Catholic Bishops' employees found promoting gay marriage on social media
Two employees of U.S Catholic bishops have been found expressing public support for gay marriage through social media, according to the latest report of the Lepanto Institute, a research and education organisation dedicated to the defence of the Catholic Church.
Syrian and Russian aircraft step up bombing of Aleppo city
A civil defence worker said at least 32 people were killed in the rebel-held parts of the city during the air strikes.
Slavery still a reality: Over 45 million people currently being enslaved, research shows
Over 45.8 million people are currently enslaved across the globe, a human rights group called The Walk Free Foundation announced last week.
Food for the body and soul: Faith-based charity group helps provide quality meals in flooded Texas areas
The group called Mercy Chefs has committed to providing professionally prepared meals to the flood victims after receiving a call from the Texas Department of Emergency Management.
Smuggling networks at work: Illegal immigrants from terrorism hotbeds sneak into U.S. through Mexico
Illegal immigrants from Arab countries known to be hotbed of terrorist activities managed to sneak into the US through its Mexican border using a smuggling network, The Washington Times revealed in a report.
Through God's grace: Baby survives, thrives after being born with part of his skull missing
Through God's grace, a baby with a part of his skull who was expected even by his own parents to die right away after being born is thriving, survives up to this day.
Cheers! Benedictine monks from Italy pray while producing Belgian-style beers
At the Monastery of Saint Benedict at the Italian town of Norcia--the birthplace of the revered Christian Saint Benedict--monks are using the production of Belgian-style beers called "Birra Nursia," as a form of prayer.
Criminal or hero? New York City resident beats his wife's alleged rapist to death
Is there ever a time when God's Commandment that "Thou shall not kill" is acceptable to be violated? A New York City resident has triggered a debate on this question after he killed another man who allegedly tried to rape his wife inside their own home.
'Something is wrong with her brain': 3rd baby with deformities related to Zika virus born in the U.S.
The third baby in the US with deformities related to the mosquito-borne virus currently affecting thousands in Latin America was recently born in a hospital in New Jersey.
Utah judge finds company with ties to FLDS Church guilty of contempt of court in child labour case
A Utah federal judge has found a company with ties to the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS Church) guilty of contempt of court for using nearly 200 children to work long hours to harvest pecans in a child labour case filed by the U.S. Department of Labor.