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Chinese pastor jailed for resisting cross-removal campaign is released
A Chinese pastor jailed for resisting the government-backed cross removal campaign has been released on Monday after eight months in prison.
Baghdad: Devastating Islamic State car bomb kills at least 50 in busy marketplace
The SUV packed with explosives went off near a beauty salon in a bustling market at rush hour in Sadr City.
Bangladesh executes top Islamist leader for 1971 war crimes
An Islamist leader has been executed in Bangladesh for crimes committed during the country's war of independence from Pakistan in 1971.
Archbishop of Canterbury rebukes Cameron in front of Queen: Nigeria president is NOT corrupt
The Archbishop of Canterbury intervened to defend the President of Nigeria after the British Prime Minister told the Queen his country was "fantastically corrupt".
Syrian archbishop pleads West: You're hurting us by taking in refugees; exert more effort to end war instead
A Catholic Archbishop from the Syrian city of Aleppo is appealing to Western countries to stop taking in any more refugees and instead exert more effort into finding a resolution to the conflict.
Chinese bishop who was persecuted for his faith dies aged 90
A Chinese bishop who refused to join a government organisation set up to monitor Catholics has died aged 90.
Senior ISIS leader in Iraq killed in US air strikes
ISIS' leader in Iraq's Anbar province has been killed in a US-led strike, said a Pentagon spokesman on Monday.
UK complicit in 'moral outrage' of corruption, say Christian, Muslim and Jewish leaders
Christian, Muslim and Jewish leaders have branded corruption a "moral outrage" and said British-owned territories are "among the main enables of such corruption" in a joint letter to the Prime Minister.
'Fear and panic' among Christian refugees harassed and abused for their faith
There is "fear and panic" among non-Muslim refugees in Germany, it was said on Monday, as human rights organisations warned that up to 40,000 Christian and other religious minority refugees are being harassed for their faith in asylum centres.
Germany: 'Islamist motive' behind train stabbing that killed one, injured three
One man has been killed and three injured in a knife attack near Munich that police said appeared to have an Islamist motive.
Myanmar: No hope yet for Rohingya under Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi has faced international criticism for not speaking up for the Rohingya people and challenging their treatment.
Trump: London mayor Sadiq Khan can come to US even though he's a Muslim
The Republican presidential candidate put forth the idea of the ban after deadly attacks by Islamist militants in Paris and California last year.
Rodrigo Duterte, Catholic Church foe, on his way to winning Philippine presidency
Many Filipinos, including leaders of the Roman Catholic Church, regarded Monday's presidential election in their country as a fight between good and evil. The result speaks for itself.
U.S., North Carolina battle over transgender rights, firing off lawsuits against each other
The U.S. federal government and North Carolina are now in direct conflict after the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a civil rights lawsuit over the state's bathroom privacy law in response to the lawsuits filed by state officials earlier on Monday against the DOJ's directive to stop the implementation of the controversial legislation.
Alabama House passes 2 bills banning dismemberment abortions, restricting clinic locations
The Alabama House of Representatives approved two bills Wednesday that would restrict locations of abortion clinics and ban dismemberment abortions.
Israel accused of 'aggression and intimidation' to World Council of Churches delegates
WCC staff and partners were detained or deported at Ben Gurion airport last week in a manner general secretary Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit described as unprecedented and intolerable.