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Australian priest raped victims weekly, abuse enquiry hears
A Catholic priest repeatedly raped and abused victims in south Australia, a royal commission into responses to abuse heard.
Pope Francis in Africa: What are the key issues he will face?
Religious tensions, homosexuality, clergy marriage and gender violence are all live issues on his tour.
Pastor's 'miracle' condoms lead to church stampede
Paul Sanyangore's gesture led to a number of women rushing to take some of the condoms for themselves.
One Russian pilot has been rescued, says Syrian broadcaster
Russian and Syrian special forces rescued one of the pilots of a Russian warplane shot down by Turkey, Syrian state media have reported.
Tehran court sentences Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian â but no details
The spokesman for Iran's judiciary disclosed that a verdict has already been issued in the espionage trial of jailed Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, but that these are not yet known.
U.S. policies will endanger 'thousands' of American lives while giving refugees 'paid vacation'â Alabama legislator
President Barack Obama's immigration and refugee policies will put the lives of "tens of thousands" of Americans in danger and provide additional burden to struggling American families while giving refugees a "paid vacation" to the U.S., a Republican lawmaker from Alabama charged.
Obama's 'illegal' policy on Syria is arming radical Islam and pushing U.S. into World War III vs. Russia, says Dem lawmaker
A Democrat in the U.S. Congress has not only turned her back on President Barack Obama but accused him of undertaking an "illegal" and "counter-productive" policy in the Middle East that could lead to a military conflict with Russia leading to World War III.
Beginning of World War III? Analysts see dark days ahead after Turkey shoots down Russian warplane
The world appeared to have moved closer to the much feared and prophesied Armageddon on Tuesday as people all over the planet await Russia's response to the shooting down of one its warplanes by Turkey, a NATO-member country.
Russia warns Turkey of 'serious consequences' after its jet was downed
Putin said the plane had been attacked when it was 1 km (0.62 mile) inside Syria
Word of Life church beating case: Seven indicted for murder
The grand jury's indictment charged the brothers' father, Bruce Leonard, 65, with 13 criminal counts.
Terrorists can infiltrate U.S. airport security crew: 'Number of people who could do us harm is shocking'â expert
A risk management expert warned that even the airport security crew can be infiltrated by terrorists, and can cause harm to a huge number of passengers.
Worse than Islamic State? Why Boko Haram is top of the terror league table
The 2015 Global Terrorism Index has just been released with some fascinating statistics about terror worldwide.
Russian air strikes 'kill more civilians than ISIS fighters'
Russian airstrikes killed more civilians than Islamist fighters over the last month of raids, a monitoring group has said.
Tim Farron demands report on Muslim Brotherhood before vote on Syria
Tim Farron has insisted a delayed report into the Muslim Brotherhood must be published before the eight Liberal Democrat MPs would support a vote for British military action in Syria.
Pope's personal preacher sings praises of the Reformation at Synod
The Pope's personal preacher has spoken out in praise of the Reformation, calling for a renewed teaching by the whole church of the Protestant doctrine of "justification by faith".
Nuns dressed as prostitutes are tackling human trafficking worldwide
Nuns dressed as prostitutes are tackling human trafficking across 140 countries, according to the Thomson Reuters Foundation.