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33,000 children severely malnourished in Zimbabwe: 'It's like losing an entire generation'
Thousands of Zimbabwean children are in desperate need of treatment for malnutrition and more than four million people now require food aid, it emerged this week, as the country continues to struggle with its worst drought in 20 years.
US declares ISIS atrocities against Christians, Yazidis and Shia Muslims 'genocide'
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday declared that violence by Islamic State against religious minorities was genocide, saying the United States would do everything it could to hold the militant group accountable.
Catholic priest who rescued 1,500 Muslims from brutal massacre in line for $1m peace prize
A Catholic priest who sheltered 1,500 Muslims fleeing almost certain death in is in the running to receive a $1 million peace prize.
ISIS parents are telling their children bedtime stories about martyrdom
The Islamic State (ISIS) has taken their use of children to a whole new level by requiring parents to read them bedtime stories about the martyrdom of Islamic jihadists.
State Department delays decision to label ISIS atrocities 'genocide'
The US State Department has delayed the decision to call the suffering of Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East genocide.
Kurdish militant group TAK claims Ankara bombing that killed 37
The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) militant group on Thursday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in the Turkish capital Ankara that killed 37 people, and vowed to continue its strikes against security forces.
Utah Senate passes bill that requires unborn babies to receive anaesthesia before they are killed through abortion
Voting 19-5, senators from the state of Utah approved a bill would require abortionists to administer anesthesia to unborn babies so they cannot feel pain while they are being killed.
Satanists kill restaurant worker in ritual to turn him into a vampire in Mexico
A 24-year-old restaurant worker was tortured and killed by three Satanists during a ritual to turn him into a vampire in Chihuahua, Mexico.
Iraqi Christians desperate for the US to declare ISIS atrocities a genocide
Iraqi Christians are hoping that the US will declare the atrocities committed by the Islamic State (ISIS) a genocide before Christianity is completely wiped out in the country.
US Congress declares ISIS acts in Syria and Iraq 'genocide' but will Obama?
Following calls for the US to finally declare the acts committed by the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq as genocide, the United States Congress has unanimously made the declaration, putting pressure on the Obama administration to do the same.
Trump scores major wins in 5 primaries, but Kasich takes Ohio; Rubio suspends campaign after Florida debacle
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump defeated his rivals in five of six primaries held on Tuesday as he moved closer to securing his party's nomination, having officially scooped more than half of the required delegates.
Is ISIS a truly Islamic State? According to Mohammed's covenants with Christians, no.
ISIS is violating the teaching of Mohammed in persecuting Christians, according to a new study on previously untranslated writings of the Prophet.
Church could broker peace in 'water wars' between Egypt and Ethiopia
Christians could play an important role in easing tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia, according to an Egyptian Coptic bishop.
Marco Rubio: 'It wasn't God's plan for me to be President'
Senator Marco Rubio has announced his capitulation saying it was "not God's plan" for him to be President in 2016.
North Korea court sentences US student to 15 years hard labour
North Korea's supreme court sentenced American student Otto Warmbier to 15 years of hard labour for crimes against the state.
Is the end near? U.S. intel authorities warn of coming conflicts, outbreaks of new diseases, extremist threats
In its Global Trends Report compiled every four years to guide both policymakers and intelligence officials, the council warned that the ongoing competition among major international powers, such as the US, China and Russia, will "sharpen" in the coming years.