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Litvinenko inquiry finds Putin 'probably' approved murder of Russian spy
President Vladimir Putin probably approved a Russian intelligence operation to murder ex-KBG agent Alexander Litvinenko with radioactive polonium-210, a British inquiry into the 2006 killing in London concluded.
Central African Republic: 2.5 million people face hunger crisis, UN warns
Two and a half million people in the CAR, half the population, have too little to eat because of conflict and insecurity, the UN World Food Programme said on Wednesday.
Pope Francis tells Davos elite: 'Do not forget the poor!'
Pope Francis told members of the world's wealthy political and economic elite on Wednesday that they should not be deaf to the cry of the poor and must consider their own role in creating inequality.
Supreme Court to hear challenge to Obama immigration policies in 'landmark case on separation of powers'
The American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ) will file an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, which agreed to review the challenge to the Obama administration's immigration executive actions that have been blocked by a Texas court.
Muslim workers quit Wisconsin jobs after company limits prayers to scheduled breaks
About 53 Somali Muslims have left their jobs at a manufacturing plant in Brillion, Wisconsin after the company imposed a policy requiring them to pray during scheduled company breaks.
German leaders accused of betraying own people in attempt to hide rape jihad by Muslim migrants
Germany's current leaders, led by Chancellor Angela Merkel, stand accused of "betraying their own people to a future of bloodshed and committing national suicide" after they tacitly conspired to hide the rape jihad being waged by Muslim migrants on their womenfolk.
A homeless woman has been offered shelter by the Vatican after she gave birth outside its gates
The Vatican has invited a homeless woman to stay after she gave birth on a piece of cardboard near St Peter's Square
India: 8,000 Christians targeted by violence and persecution in 2015, report says
An Indian Christian organisation has claimed there were more than 200 major incidents of anti-Christian hate speech and persecution in the country last year.
Lord Weidenfeld, who helped save Middle Eastern Christians, dies aged 96
Tributes have been paid to Lord Weidenfeld, whose death at the age of 96 has been announced.
Gospel for Asia may be probed by UK Charity Commission following financial mismanagement claims
The charity has been hit by a string of revelations about its treatment of staff and volunteers and unanswered questions over its financial accounting.
India: 12 arrested for 'converting to Christianity'
Twelve people have been accused of converting to Christianity, arrested and put in jail in India, according to UCA news.
Afghanistan: Suicide bomb outside Russian embassy in Kabul
A suicide bomber carried out an attack on Wednesday in an area close to the Russian embassy in the west of the Afghan capital Kabul, police said.
Pope Francis ambushed over whether Israel should be recognised as Jewish state
The head of the delegation of Israeli rabbis present at Pope Francis' visit to Rome's Great Synagogue has revealed he put him on the spot over the Vatican's relationship to Israel.
Jerusalem: 16-year-old held over 'Death to Christians' graffiti at Benedictine abbey
The arrest was made yesterday after a joint operation by Israeli police and the army.
'Apocalyptic Islam' wants to annihilate Christians, bring about end of the world, best-selling author warns
For best-selling Evangelical Christian author Joel Rosenberg, the Apocalypse will be caused by a particular group of people: the so-called apocalyptic Muslims.
British SAS troops wearing burkas sneak into ISIS heartland, call in U.S. airstrike, killing top jihadist commander
An ISIS commander was taken down by female members of the Special Air Service (SAS) after they posed as wives of Islamic militant leaders and dressed up in burkas--the traditional attire of Muslim women--to carry out a daring attack in Raqqa, the jihadist organisation's de facto capital in Syria.