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Bangladesh retains Islam as state religion
Bangladesh retains Islam as state religion

Bangladesh has rejected an attempt to drop Islam as its state religion.

Lahore attacks: How should Christians respond?
Lahore attacks: How should Christians respond?

More than 70 people dead. At least 300 injured. Thousands of friends' and families' lives altered for ever. How can we respond?

Lahore attacks: \'Christians will not lose hope\'
Lahore attacks: 'Christians will not lose hope'

Christians in Pakistan will not lose hope in the wake of the bloodiest attack in several years, Christian Today was told on Monday.

Stabbed and left for dead by Islamist radicals: The cost of being a Christian in Pakistan
Stabbed and left for dead by Islamist radicals: The cost of being a Christian in Pakistan

At just 17 years old, Ali Husnain was stabbed and left for dead by Islamic fundamentalists in Lahore because he converted to Christianity. Seven years later, he plans to return and preach the gospel in Pakistan.

Lahore attack: \'The target was Christians\' says Taliban
Lahore attack: 'The target was Christians' says Taliban

The Taliban faction who killed at least 70 in Lahore on Sunday have said their target was Christians.

Michigan lawmaker moves to limit number of Syrian refugees being resettled in state by federal U.S. government
Michigan lawmaker moves to limit number of Syrian refugees being resettled in state by federal U.S. government

Two bills have been introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives that are aimed at giving more powers to the state in the resettlement of refugees.

Dozens of Christian men, women and children slaughtered in Pakistan bomb blast
Dozens of Christian men, women and children slaughtered in Pakistan bomb blast

More than 65 people have been murdered and about 300 more injured in a bomb blast in a public park in Pakistan.

Sanders defeats Clinton in 3 states, sees more victories ahead as Democratic race heads to northeast
Sanders defeats Clinton in 3 states, sees more victories ahead as Democratic race heads to northeast

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders defeated front-runner Hillary Clinton in caucuses in three Western states—Washington, Alaska and Hawaii—on Saturday, boosting his campaign as the race moves to the more liberal northeastern states, including Clinton's home state of New York, where the senator from Vermont expects even better results.

Trump vows to destroy oil fields under ISIS control as he lays out his worldview as U.S. president
Trump vows to destroy oil fields under ISIS control as he lays out his worldview as U.S. president

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump revealed that as President of the U.S. he would destroy the oil fields in the Middle East currently under the control of the Islamic State (ISIS), thus depriving the terrorist group its primary source of income.

North Korea propaganda video shows nuke attack on Washington D.C.; expert warns U.S. not to underestimate Kim Jong-un
North Korea propaganda video shows nuke attack on Washington D.C.; expert warns U.S. not to underestimate Kim Jong-un

Intensifying its campaign to terrorise the U.S. with its bellicose threats, North Korea on Saturday released a dramatic propaganda video called "Last Chance" depicting a nuclear strike on Washington D.C., complete with animation of a ballistic missile slamming near the Lincoln Memorial.

Islamic State driven out of Syria\'s ancient Palmyra city
Islamic State driven out of Syria's ancient Palmyra city

Syrian government forces drove Islamic State fighters out of Palmyra on Sunday, the army said, inflicting a major defeat on the militants who seized the desert city last year and dynamited its ancient temples.

Nuns tell U.S. Supreme Court: Government shouldn\'t force religious groups to provide birth control
Nuns tell U.S. Supreme Court: Government shouldn't force religious groups to provide birth control

The government has a lot of other venues to provide contraceptives and other forms of birth control to its constituents, so it should not force religious groups to do so, nuns from the Little Sisters of the Poor told the Supreme Court through their lawyers.

Kansas governor signs law restricting membership in faith groups to protect religious freedom
Kansas governor signs law restricting membership in faith groups to protect religious freedom

Now, Christian college students in Kansas can exercise their religious freedom inside their own campuses without fear of being punished for exercising their faith, thanks to a law recently approved by the state's governor, Sam Brownback.

Ken Ham promises Noah\'s Ark theme park will be one of the \'greatest Christian outreaches of our era\'
Ken Ham promises Noah's Ark theme park will be one of the 'greatest Christian outreaches of our era'

In the Book of Genesis chapters 6 to 9 of the Holy Bible, Christians can read how God saved Noah, his family and all types of animals from the Great Flood thanks to a giant Ark. Soon, Christians will not just be able to read this amazing story of salvation; they will also be able to experience it themselves.

Obama on Brussels: We must fight ISIS, not stigmatise Muslims
Obama on Brussels: We must fight ISIS, not stigmatise Muslims

The United States has ramped up intelligence cooperation and will review international efforts to combat Islamic State militants after the Brussels attacks during a nuclear summit with world leaders next week, President Barack Obama said.

Syrian army battles to take back Palmyra from Islamic State
Syrian army battles to take back Palmyra from Islamic State

Syrian government forces fought Islamic State fighters around Palmyra on Saturday as they pressed their offensive to recapture the desert city from Islamic State militants, state media and a monitoring group said.