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UN Security Council struggles with 'significant disagreements' over Syria agenda
The five veto-wielding council members do not yet have an agreed draft to present to the 15-nation body.
World's refugees and displaced exceed record 60 million, says UN
The increase is mainly driven by the Syrian war and other protracted conflicts.
Saudi Arabia's 34-nation military coalition plan to combat terror sparks confusion
While Western nations welcomed the new military alliance formed by Saudi Arabia, some countries and even key members of the coalition have expressed confusion and were not as enthusiastic to be part of the team that seeks to combat terrorism in the region.
ISIS' end of world vision cited at GOP debate; U.S. warned against falling into jihadists' trap
The Islamic State (ISIS) appeared to have gained a believer of its end-times vision when Republican presidential candidate and former senator from Pennsylvania Rick Santorum mentioned it during the undercard of the fifth GOP presidential debate in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
Hey, Christians. Isn't it time we stopped worrying about Harry Potter?
To ban children from reading and engaging with Harry Potter just seems lazy, says Andy Walton.
Eight Christians acquitted of forced conversion in India
Eight Christians who were accused of forcibly converting a Hindu have been acquitted by a court in India according to Asia News.
Widow of slain missionary receives Mother Teresa award
Gladys Staines has been honoured with the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice.
Bernie Sanders condemns Trump's call to close mosques
Bernie Sanders made a stand against religious intolerance on Wednesday, meeting with members of three faiths â Christianity, Islam and Judaism â in a mosque to discuss rising religious tensions in America.
Virginia students told to write 'there is no god but Allah' in Arabic calligraphy assignment
Parents protested after a teacher asked students at a Virginia school to copy a Muslim statement of faith in Arabic calligraphy assignment.
Could Bethlehem be the hottest new stag do destination?
A stag and hen party operator is offering the trip as part of a five-night visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
UK mosques could be designed to be more 'quintessentially British' says Muslim peer
Mosques in the UK could be designed without minarets to look more "quintessentially British", according to former Conservative Party chairman Baroness Warsi.
Overhaul of marriage law will put God and religion into civil ceremonies
Religious readings, hymns, meditations and poetry could be included in civil weddings for the first time under an overhaul of marriage laws recommended by a Law Commission report today.
Controversial UK report rules Muslim Brotherhood not a terrorist group
A controversial review into the Muslim Brotherhood was published today and ruled the secretive organisation had "highly ambiguous relationship with violent extremism."
The rise of ISIS, Christian persecution and an uncertain future: the Arab Spring, five years on...
What actually happened during the Arab Spring? How did it begin and spread? What has happened since its hopeful beginnings? And where might the region go from here?
India: Christmas cancelled in Chennai after floods devastate region
The floods resulted from heavy rainfall in November and December, thought to be the result of the El Nino phenomenon.
Justin Trudeau backs imprisoned pastor Hyeon Soo Lim
Hyeon Soo Lim was sentenced by North Korea's Supreme Court for what it called crimes against the state.