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ISIS fighter gets only $50 a month but can get more if he has more wives, children and sex slaves
Contrary to claims that Islamic State (ISIS) fighters are given attractive pay for rendering dangerous services, new documents released by a scholarly journal reveals they only get a pittance monthly salary of $50 but could be given subsidies if they have more wives, children and even sex slaves.
Donald Trump says ISIS will be 'gone very quickly' once he takes White House as he outlines his foreign policy
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump vowed to launch a "new American foreign policy" which will see the Islamic State (ISIS) "gone quickly, very quickly" once he is elected president.
Threatened with throat-slitting and slaughter: Christian persecution in Swedish asylum centres
Christians and other religious minorities are being persecuted in Swedish refugee camps, and provisions must be made for their safety, campaigners say.
Philippines' Aquino vows to crush Abu Sayyaf, bares foiled plot to bomb Manila, kidnap Manny Pacquiao, sister Kris
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III vowed to crush a band of well-armed Muslim militants hiding in the jungles of the southern Philippine island of Mindanao even as he revealed the militants' foiled plots to launch terrorist bomb attacks in the capital Manila.
Vietnam: Wife of detained pastor 'beaten and tortured' by local authorities
The Vietnamese government must investigate allegations that a Christian human rights campaigner has been tortured by local authorities, campaigners have said.
Three children among more than 27 dead as hospital hit by strikes in Aleppo
At least three children are among more than 27 dead after an air strike hit a hospital in the Syrian city of Aleppo.
Persecuted Christians in Eritrea: 'The guards offered to let us go if we renounced Jesus. We said no'
Hangings, torture and concentration camps: the brutal reality for Christians in Eritrea.
Politician slammed over 'more Muslims than Christians in Europe' comments
Belgian Justice Minister Koen Geens told the EU Parliament the reason was not, "because there are too many Muslims" but because Christians practise their faith less.
Church wins land dispute after pastor's wife bulldozed during church demolition protest
Chinese authorities have ruled that a church in Henan province does own the right to its own land, less than two weeks after the pastor's wife was killed while protesting the church's demolition.
90 continuous hours of Scripture reading begins May 1 at the 27th U.S. Capitol Bible Reading Marathon
"Come to read. Come to listen. Come to pray." Christians in the U.S. will gather again for the 27th Capitol Bible Reading Marathon that will take place starting on May 1 up to May 5 at the U.S. Capitol West Front.
Christian groups launch online petition to stop Islamic indoctrination in U.S. schools
The U.S Department of Education has been accused of Islamization of American schools after it posted a blog entry urging educators to protect Muslim children from bullying.
Woman convicted of fraud for faking cancer to get free abortion in Arizona
A jury has convicted on Monday a woman of fraud for faking cancer to get state funds for her abortion.
Catholic bishop opposes Austria's plans to deny refugee entry by building fence, says it's not the answer to crisis
A Catholic Bishop has challenged Austria's plans to build a border fence to deny refugee entry by refusing to cooperate with authorities and arguing it is against the pope's wishes and not the answer to Europe's refugee crisis.
Nigeria: Dozens slaughtered and church burned down in latest Fulani massacre
Up 40 people or more have been slaughtered in a new atrocity by an armed force of Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria's Enugu State, according to local reports.
Rwandan refugees hide in church after violence erupts in Zambia
Rwandan refugees in Zambia have hidden in a Catholic church after days of violence targeted Rwandan immigrants left five dead.
Turkey: New constitution will guarantee religious freedom, PM says
Turkey's constitution will retain the principle of secularism, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Wednesday, following public uproar after a top politician called for a Muslim constitution.