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More ISIS atrocities surface: 250 women executed for refusing \'sexual jihad\'; organs of wounded fighters taken out and sold
More ISIS atrocities surface: 250 women executed for refusing 'sexual jihad'; organs of wounded fighters taken out and sold

As far as the Islamic State (ISIS) is concerned, when it comes to the atrocities it's committing, it seems sky's the limit.

China: Xi Jinping warns against foreign infiltration through religion
China: Xi Jinping warns against foreign infiltration through religion

China must be on guard against foreign infiltration through religion and stop "extremists" spreading their ideology, President Xi Jinping told a top-level meeting on managing religion, state media reported on Sunday.

Trump turns fire on Clinton, promises not to become \'boring\'
Trump turns fire on Clinton, promises not to become 'boring'

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump attacked his top Democratic rival Hillary Clinton on Friday, calling her "crooked".

US will buy Iran\'s surplus heavy water for its nuclear programme
US will buy Iran's surplus heavy water for its nuclear programme

The US Department of Energy will buy 32 metric tonnes of heavy water from Iran worth $8.6 million.

Syrian peace talks falter, but limp on to next week with opposition absent
Syrian peace talks falter, but limp on to next week with opposition absent

The opposition declared a "pause" in the talks this week because of a surge in fighting.

Burundi: Tensions rise as Catholic Church accused of sponsoring terrorism
Burundi: Tensions rise as Catholic Church accused of sponsoring terrorism

Burundi's government has accused the Catholic Church of sponsoring terrorism in the latest spat between supporters and opponents of the controversial President Pierre Nkurunziza.

Austrian bishop forbids government from building anti migrant fence on church land
Austrian bishop forbids government from building anti migrant fence on church land

The Bishop of Eisenstadt, Aegidius Zsifkokvics, is refusing permission for an anti-migrant fence on Church land.

Top abortion advocate Cecile Richards gets standing ovation at Georgetown, oldest U.S. Catholic university
Top abortion advocate Cecile Richards gets standing ovation at Georgetown, oldest U.S. Catholic university

Planned Parenthood Federation President and CEO Cecile Richards was recently lauded at the nation's oldest Catholic school where she delivered a lecture to a packed auditorium, advocating abortion and defending her organisation's stance on respecting women's reproductive decisions despite protests from pro-life students and the archbishop of Washington.

Hundreds of Hindus embracing Jesus Christ amid miracles, healing even as persecution intensifies in India
Hundreds of Hindus embracing Jesus Christ amid miracles, healing even as persecution intensifies in India

Despite mounting persecution, Christianity is thriving in India as hundreds of Hindus and tribal animists are embracing Jesus Christ, the Gospel Herald reports.

French defence minister: ISIS can be eradicated
French defence minister: ISIS can be eradicated

ISIS can be eradicated in Syria and Iraq, hopefully by the end of the year, according to French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Drian.

Philippines: Christian leaders condemn presidential hopeful over rape comments
Philippines: Christian leaders condemn presidential hopeful over rape comments

Top evangelical leaders in the Philippines have condemned presidential hopeful Rodrigo Duterte's recent comments about a Christian missionary who was raped and murdered in the country in 1989.

\'Mosque tax\' proposed for Muslims in Germany
'Mosque tax' proposed for Muslims in Germany

A tax on mosques in Germany has been suggested by politicians as a means to cut-off foreign funding.

Atheist Bill Maher calls for tax on religion; blames religion for evils in society
Atheist Bill Maher calls for tax on religion; blames religion for evils in society

Television host Bill Maher is calling for taxes for religion, equating it to alcohol and cigarettes.

Trump\'s popularity among Catholics has risen since Pope Francis suggested he\'s \'not Christian\'
Trump's popularity among Catholics has risen since Pope Francis suggested he's 'not Christian'

The popularity of Donald Trump among church-going Catholic Republicans has risen since Pope Francis called into question his faith.

U.S. faith-based groups extend emergency assistance to people of Ecuador following 7.8-magnitude quake
U.S. faith-based groups extend emergency assistance to people of Ecuador following 7.8-magnitude quake

Various U.S faith-based groups have come together to provide relief assistance on the ground in northwest Ecuador following the 7.8 magnitide earthquaÄ·e that took the lives of more that 500 people.

ISIS plotting attacks on tourists at beach resorts across Europe this summer, intel sources warn
ISIS plotting attacks on tourists at beach resorts across Europe this summer, intel sources warn

Intelligence agencies have warned that the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists are plotting to carry out attacks on tourists at beach resorts across Europe this summer, Fox News reports.