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Egypt: President Sisi promises justice after 70-year-old Christian woman stripped and beaten
The President of Egypt has promised justice after Christians homes were torched and an elderly Coptic woman was stripped naked and beaten in the streets of an Egyptian village.

'Celebrate suffragettes not serial killers', church tells Londoners
A church in east London has joined with campaigners for women's rights to host a pop-up exhibition about the history of women's achievements in the area

To End Modern Slavery, Society Must Change
To genuinely want to see the end of slavery means an up-ending of the current inequalities that have brought them about in the first place and a willingness to see and live differently.

Up-close and personal with Mars: Space enthusiasts to get best view of Red Planet on May 30
Mars will be at its closest to the Earth in 11 years, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently announced, giving space enthusiasts to have a great view of the fourth planet in the solar system.

World's largest Muslim organisation admits extremism problem springs from Islamic teachings
The largest Muslim organization in the world recently admitted that bad elements of Islam are indeed part of the extremism problem.

U.S. election news: Donald Trump catches up with Hillary Clinton in latest poll after trailing for months
In an apparent indication that he is gaining more new supporters, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is now neck-and-neck with likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in the latest survey after trailing her for months.

Donald Trump wins enough delegates to secure Republican nomination
The controversial billionaire has now reached 1,238 delegates, one more than needed, according to Associated Press.

Assyrian leaders hit back at Patriarch's call for Christian militias not to be armed
Assyrian leaders have hit back at the Chaldean patriarch who last week urged the US not to arm Christian forces fighting ISIS in the Middle East.

Vicar catches burglar stealing late wife's jewellery, tweets picture, then prays for him
Rev Simon Harvey took to Twitter to report the theft and even post a picture of a man he'd disturbed in his house. The man managed to take sentimentally valuable jewelry with him â including several rings given to Mrs Harvey by her husband over their 30-year marriage.

New York bishop defends undocumented workers, decries mass deportation plan
The bishop of Brooklyn in New York is defending undocumented workers in the US and decried any plan of mass deportation, which is being proposed by Republican presidential bet Donald Trump.

Texas pastor and three sons killed in tragic crash
A Texas pastor and his three young sons were killed in a tragic road accident that left his wife and daughter in critical condition.
300 Muslims attack and torch Christian homes in Egypt
Christian homes were attacked and set on fire in Egypt after rumours circulated that a Christian man had an affair with a Muslim woman, according to the Orthodox Coptic Church.

Why it's high time to #ReclaimTheInternet from the trolls
Social media is swimming in a sea of abuse, ranging from mild name calling, through to threats of violence and even worse. Trolling can impact not only the person being abused, but also the person handing out the abuse.

Pope Francis prays for God to 'convert the hearts' of ISIS terrorists
Pope Francis has urged Christians to pray for God to reach the hearts of terrorists and stop them from sowing "death and destruction".

Christian refugees rescued from ISIS...in a private jet
Christian refugees fleeing ISIS were offered a dramatic escape route when a private jet rescued them from Iraq.

Five dead as Christian villages in Turkey attacked by suicide bomber
Five people were killed when a suicide bomber attacked a checkpoint between two Syriac Orthodox villages in south-eastern Turkey on Wednesday.