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Saudi Arabia and Iran fail to agree on Hajj deal
The great Sunni and Shia powers were trying to agree a deal on Iranian citizens visiting Mecca
Islamic State advances near Turkish border, civilians trapped
Islamic State fighters captured territory from Syrian rebels near the Turkish border on Friday and inched closer to a town on a supply route for foreign-backed insurgents fighting the jihadists, a monitoring group said.
Bathroom lawsuit could send transgender rights to Supreme Court
A lawsuit brought by Texas and other states against the Obama administration's policy on bathroom access may move the United States closer to a resolution on transgender rights by putting the issue on a trajectory for the Supreme Court.
EU Referendum: Is it as simple as Catholic vs Protestant?
While discussions about economics and immigration are important, they don't get to the heart of the issue as to whether the UK should remain in the EU. They don'tspeak fully about the key to the whole question â identity.
Deathbed conversions: What the case of atheist Christopher Hitchens can teach us
Excitable reports on social media spread like wildfire this week. One of the world's most famous and strident non-believers may have had a deathbed conversion. It seemed incredible.
20 million out-of-school Arab kids easy targets for recruitment by ISIS, Christian TV station warns
As many as 20 million Arab children are either out of school or are very much at risk of losing their schooling due to various reasons, according to Christian satellite television station SAT-7 which has a ministry in the Middle East and North Africa.
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.