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Canada must do more: #FreePastorLim petition now over 125,000
Thousands have signed a petition calling for the release of a Canadian pastor sentenced to life imprisonment in North Korea.
Resurgence of Lord's Resistance Army strikes fear across Central African Republic
A terrorist militia responsible for around 100,000 deaths before being hunted out of Northern Uganda is regaining strength in the Central African Republic.
China: Call for churches to be banned in city of Confucius' birth
A Chinese political advisor has called for a ban on churches in the city of Qufu, the birthplace of philosopher Confucius, because he believes they cause "intense controversy".
Bernie Sanders says he is 'not actively involved in organised religion'
Days before the Iowa caucus, Bernie Sanders has opened up about his faith, saying although he believes in God, he was "not actively involved with organised religion".
'Evolution is not a fact,' says Church of England head teacher
A primary school website has been taken down and its head teacher's account removed from Twitter after she was deluged with angry complaints for tweeting: "Evolution is not a fact."
Nigeria: Two pastors kidnapped and held for ransom
Two pastors have been abducted this month in Kogi state, Nigeria, Morning Star News reports.
Christian homeless charities among more than 20 in campaign to help people off the streets
Housing Justice and the West London Mission are among more than 20 charities who have called for Boris Johnson's successor after elections in May to do more to help rough sleepers.
120,000 people are starving in Syrian city besieged by ISIS
At least 120,000 people are starving in the Syrian city of Deir al-Zor, a senior Church leader has warned, as ISIS continues to lay siege on the town.
Iowa: Catholics and evangelicals unite to put payday loans on agenda
Evangelicals and Catholics have united in an effort to put payday lending on the agenda ahead of the Iowa caucus, according to the Catholic News Service.
Hundreds of Muslim clerics say religious freedom is essential
Marrakech Declaration welcomed by evangelical and Catholic observers as Islamic scholars say religious freedom must be granted to all.
ISIS mass grave discovered in Ramadi
Iraqi authorities have uncovered a mass grave in Ramadi containing at least 40 bodies, including women and children, apparently killed by Islamic State insurgents when they seized the city in May, police and provincial officials said.
Sweden may expel up to 80,000 asylum seekers
Sweden is preparing to deport up to 80,000 of last year's record number of asylum seekers, Interior Minister Anders Ygeman said in an interview with business daily Dagens Industri on Thursday.
Syria's al-Qaeda affiliate al-Nusra poses 'greater threat' to U.S. than ISIS â experts
A new report is criticizing the United States for its misguided strategy of focusing more on the Islamic State (ISIS), saying Al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, Jabhat al-Nusra is much more dangerous in the long run than the latter.
The EU and Christianity: Questions of religious identity dominate debate on the Union
The relationship between Islam and European identity clouded a robust debate tonight as audience members and panellists clashed over the future of the European Union.
3 Islamic terror groups â ISIS, al-Qaeda, Muslim Brotherhood â seek 'mega-merger' in Libya
The Libyan branches of Islamic State (ISIS), Al-Qaida and the Muslim Brothers are said to be finalising a "mega merger'' that would include the formation of a joint council of sages, according to London-based newspaper Al Sharq al Awsat.
U.S. Supreme Court ignores North Dakota's appeal to restrict killing of unborn children
The United States Supreme Court kept its hands off and simply ignored an appeal from North Dakota that would have prevented the killing of innocent unborn children in the state.