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ISIS burns 15 people alive for attempting to flee Iraqi city
The terror group has also arrested a woman who went on local television to describe deteriorating conditions, and begged for someone to help save residents.
ISIS sex-slave survivors reveal 'new and terrifying crisis' for women
New interviews with Yazidi and Sunni Muslim women who have escaped ISIS captivity reveal the extent of abuse women suffer living under the jihadist regime.
Pope to visit Lesbos in bid to 'shed light' on refugee crisis
Pope Francis is to visit Lesbos in Greece next week in a visit that is certain to add pressure on leaders in Europe.
Canada: Blow to religious freedom as government office closes
Canada's Office of Religious Freedom, established three years ago by the country's Conservative government, has been closed by its recently-elected Liberals.
Pakistan: Christian teenager kidnapped, raped, and forced to convert to Islam shares her testimony
Komal, 15, was abducted from her home in Pakistan, raped and forcibly converted from Christianity to Islam. She suffered unrelenting abuse and was forced to marry one of her rapists, who acted as her pimp and she fell pregnant.
Norway: Judge rules in favour of Christian couple, baby Ezekiel to be returned
Ezekiel Bodnariu was removed from their custody with his four older siblings by Norway's controversial child welfare service last November.
Charleston massacre: Dylann Roof trial delayed over death penalty decision
A judge on Tuesday granted US prosecutors' request for trial delay as it considers whether to seek the death penalty for Dylann Roof.
Oxford will no longer require theology students to study Christianity, dropping 800-year-old tradition
The University of Oxford, the oldest such institution in the English-speaking world dating back to 1096, will no longer require its undergraduate theology students to enroll in a course tackling Christianity after their first year.
Gay adoption now allowed all over U.S. as Mississippi becomes last state to lift ban
Same-sex adoption is now legal in all 50 states after a federal judge struck down Mississippi's 16-year old anti-gay adoption law.
Martyred Christian missionary's remains found in Japan
The grave of a Catholic priest who died in captivity in Japan more than 300 years ago has been identified, according to Japanese authorities.
Egalitarian prayer space at Western Wall challenged by Israeli Archaeological Council
The Archaeological Council of Israel has warned that a planned egalitarian prayer space at the Western Wall would cause major damage to the world heritage site.
A respected bishop worked for company caught up in Panama Papers row
A respected Pentecostal bishop in the Bahamas was vice-president of the controversial fund run by UK Prime Minister David Cameron's father.
Detained Chinese pastor released but placed under surveillance
A Chinese pastor who was detained after he opposed the removal of crosses from churches in Zhejiang has been released.
Nigeria: One Christian pastor killed and two released after kidnapping at church camp
Two of the three pastors captured in Kaduna state during a church-camp prayer meeting have been released, while the third died after being abandoned in the wild, according to Morning Star News.
Christians, Muslim group hail landmark court ruling in Malaysia on freedom of religion
Christians and even a Muslim group welcomed a recent landmark ruling by a High Court in Malaysia that recognised that freedom of religion is a fundamental human right. The court struck down a decades-long government policy that had made it tough for Christian converts to renounce their former Islamic faith without the consent of an Islamic court.
Latest ISIS propaganda video threatens London, Rome and 'nations of the cross'
The Islamic State terror group has issued a new propaganda video threatening London, Rome and Berlin with new terror attacks. However, experts believe the video also contains signs that IS is itself in crisis.