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Suicide bombers kill more than 20 as Taliban onslaught continues in Afghanistan

Two separate suicide bombs killed more than 20 people in Afghanistan on Monday as the Taliban continued its insurgency against the Western-backed Kabul government.

Christians flee Pakistan only to find more heartache and challenges in their place of refuge

Out of the frying pan into the fire. Such a fate has befallen a Christian family who fled persecution in Pakistan only to realise later on that their situation has gone from bad to worse.

Syria: US-backed forces advance against ISIS

US-backed Syrian forces edged closer to an Islamic State stronghold on the border with Turkey on Saturday while Russia's defense minister visited President Bashar al Assad to discuss military operations.

Churches offer free funeral services for victims of Orlando mass shooting

Churches in Orlando, Florida are offering to host funeral services for the victims of the Pulse club mass shooting that left 50 people dead and dozens injured.

Atheists block Christian group from interacting with student athletes, saying act violates U.S. Constitution

An organization of atheists has blocked a Christian group from participating in athletic programs in Kentucky, saying the act violated the U.S. Constitution by promoting religion.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s niece believes Muhammad Ali went to Heaven despite his Muslim faith

Still mourning the death of Muhammad Ali, the niece of assassinated black leader Martin Luther King Jr. says she believes that the great boxer went to Heaven despite the fact that he converted to Islam when he was still a young man.

Fallujah: Iraqi PM declares victory over ISIS in city

Iraqi forces on Friday entered the centre of Fallujah, the Iraqi city longest held by Islamic State, nearly four weeks after the start of a US-backed offensive that cleared out the tens of thousands of residents still there.

Belgium: Police arrest 12 suspected of planning new attack

Twelve people suspected of planning new attacks were arrested across Belgium overnight after police carried out about 40 house searches in the country, the federal prosecutor's office said in a statement on Saturday.

Christians offer food to poor Muslims celebrating Ramadan in war-ravaged Aleppo in gesture of solidarity

In a gesture of compassion and solidarity, Christian residents struggling to survive in the war-ravaged Syrian city of Aleppo are providing food to even poorer Muslim families in their neighbourhood as they observe the Islamic month of Ramadan.

White evangelicals show only half-hearted support for Donald Trump as Hillary Clinton leads latest poll

Likely Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has the support of white evangelical Christians, but it is far less than the support the group extended to previous GOP presidential candidates, a new survey showed.

Outpouring of prayers and kindness after death of Lane Graves as GoFundMe raises over $50k

Americans shared in the grief felt by a young couple from Nebraska who lost their two-year-old son Lane Graves to a seven-foot-long alligator which snatched and killed the boy while he was playing at the edge of the water at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, on Tuesday night.

Islamic State is committing genocide against Yazidis, says UN