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Baghdad: 'At least 17 dead' in suicide bombing
A suicide bomber driving a car killed at least 17 people and wounded more than 40 others on Saturday
Chaldean Patriarchate says ISIS attack on iconic Clock Church meant 'to erase Iraq's Christian memory'
Islamic State (ISIS) militants have destroyed what's left of the reputable Latin church -- the "Clock Church", one of the most recognisable clock tower in the center of Iraq's Mosul, according to reports.
Campaigners warn UN of 'extinction' of Christian communities in Middle East
The crisis in the Middle East is the "greatest humanitarian crisis since World War II", and the massacre of Christians, Yazidis and other religious minorities demands international action, it was said at a UN meeting yesterday.
Christian pastor arrested and detained in China after legally defending churches
A Chinese pastor who has defended churches facing demolition has been arrested and detained along with his wife and son, campaigners say.
8 beautiful pictures of Orthodox Christians celebrating Holy Week in Jerusalem
This week, Orthodox Christians celebrate Holy Week, leading up to Easter on Sunday.
Christian students sue North Carolina State University for requiring permit for religious speech
An unprecedented ban in religious speech inside a public educational institution has prompted Grace Christian Life, a registered student group at university, to file a suit against school officials.
Justin Bieber says he was NOT comparing himself to God
Justin Bieber has said he was not comparing himself to God when he posted a picture of himself on Instagram asleep in bed with the caption: "And on the 7th day."
Manny Pacquiao stunned by Abu Sayyaf plot to kidnap him, says he's not afraid because God is with him
Filipino boxing champ Manny Pacquiao was shocked when outgoing Philippine president Benigno Aquino III announced that local terrorists were planning to kidnap him. However, the retired Christian athlete expressed confidence that there was no such plot because he is in good terms with his Muslim brothers.
Pennsylvania church shooting: Father forgives killer but wants him to pay
Robert Braxton died when he was shot by Mark Storms after an altercation at Keystone Fellowship Church in Montgomeryville last Sunday morning.
Ted Cruz is the devil, says former speaker John Boehner
Top US politician John Boehner has described Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz as 'Lucifer in the flesh'.
US military punishes 16 over deadly Afghan hospital bombing
The strike last October destroyed a hospital run by the international medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres.
Adopted son charged with murder after Christian pastor and wife shot dead
A much-loved Christian pastor and his wife have been shot dead in Alabama in the US.
Practising Muslims will surpass Christians in Europe very soon, says Belgian minister
Belgian Minister Koen Geens has said that the number of practising Muslims in Europe will "very soon" surpass those of practising Christians.
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.