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ISIS militant executes his mother for encouraging him to leave the group

An Islamic State militant executed his mother in public in the Syrian city of Raqqa because she had encouraged him to leave the group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Friday.

Muslims in US will double in a generation

The number of Muslims living in the United States will double within a generation, according to new research.

Christians in the Philippines suffering new levels of violence and intimidation

Christians in the Philippine island of Mindanao are suffering similar levels violence and intimidation as Christians in Iraq, according to a missionary priest.

Mexico: Persecution forces 30 Christians from their homes because of their faith

The Mexican government has failing to enforce laws protecting freedom of worship, campaigners say.

Two months after body found, no explanation for death of Chinese priest

The death of Catholic priest Father Pedro Yu Heping in China has still not been explained, two months after his body was found.

Libya: 47 dead after worst bomb attack since Gadaffi

At least 47 people have been killed and 118 injured in an apparent suicide bomb attack at a police training centre in Western Libya.

Iraq's valuable treasures are being looted, stolen and destroyed by Islamic State

Thousands of artefacts and treasures have been stolen from Iraq since the 2003 invasion and the start of the Iraq war.

Teachers in Iraq arrested for refusing to teach doctrine of death

More than 30 teachers working in the northern Iraqi province of Nineveh have been arrested for refusing to follow the jihadist education syllabus imposed by Islamic State.

Iranian government takes church from Chaldean Catholics to turn into Shi'ite shrine

A Christian parliamentarian in Iran has hit out at the regime's treatment of its minorities.

'Singing Vicar' performs on The Voice UK

He's got his hands clasped, smiles and sings while gazing at a point in the distance. This is indeed a Church of England vicar at prayer, but it is not a church service, Alpha meeting or Spring Harvest. Rev John Barron is petitioning the four judges to put him through to the next round of The Voice.

Former topless protester famous for kissing woman on a cross apologizes to Christians

Sara Fernanda Giromin, founder of Femen Brazil and a former topless protester famous for kissing a woman on a cross, apologizes to Christians for her actions. The activist has now renounced pro-abortion beliefs after having bad experiences with abortion pills.