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The danger of winterization for refugees in Europe
Winter is coming and so are 600,000 refugees. Many presumed the influx of refugees into Europe would subside as the winter months drew close, but in fact the opposite is proving to be the case.
How faith leaders became vital in the fight against Ebola
On Saturday 7 November, Sierra Leone was declared Ebola free after over a year of being ravaged by the virus. Carey Lodge looks at how faith leaders became integral to the end of the crisis.
Israel Boycott gains traction as EU demands settlement products are labelled
Boycotting Israeli products produced in illegal settlements will be easier as the European Commission have issued guidelines on labelling.
Earliest church in the tropics dug up on historic slave trade island
Remains of a church on Cabo Verde's Santiago Island, off the West African coast, dates back to late 15th century
End anti-Christian discrimination in education, Pakistan Catholic pleads
Leaders of Pakistan's Christians have petition the nation's Supreme Court to end discrimination against minorities in the education system.
Gao Zhisheng: Chinese Communist Party will 'collapse and die' by 2017
Human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, who recently spoke out against his alleged torture in Chinese prison, has predicted that the Communist party in China will collapse in 2017.
Vatican properties used as saunas and massage parlours
Properties in Rome that are owned by the Vatican are being run as saunas and massage parlours, sometimes used by Catholic priests, according to more explosive leaks in the Italian press.
Christians and Muslims fight to protect ancient Christian town against ISIS
As ISIS advances on Sadad, a strategic Syrian town near Homs, hundreds of Christian and Muslim fighters are battling to defend it.
Top Chinese intellectual converts to Christianity
A top Chinese intellectual, famed for his pro-democracy activism, has converted to Christianity, reports say.
Ted Cruz slammed for saying no atheist should be President
Secular groups have slammed Ted Cruz, Republican presidential candidate, who recently said that anyone who wants to be president must not be an atheist.
Two-year ISIS siege broken by Syrian army
Syrian soldiers fought their way into an air base in northern Syria on Tuesday and freed military personnel inside, state television said, after a nearly two-year siege by Islamic State insurgents at the facility.
Migrants drown off Turkey as Slovenia begins erecting a fence
Trucks carrying wire fencing arrived in the Slovenian village of Veliki Obrez close to the border with Croatia early on Wednesday, a day after the government said it would start erecting barriers to control the flow of migrants.
Pentagon's failed Syrian rebel training plan costs US taxpayers $2 million per fighter
Pentagon has spent nearly $400 million or $2 million per fighter on its failed Syrian rebel training program, according to the USA Today
U.K. lumps Russia together with ISIS and Ebola virus as major threats to its national security
The United Kingdom has reportedly tagged Russia as its biggest threat to national security alongside the Islamic State (ISIS) and the Ebola virus.
Russia sends 'most ruthless' special forces to root out ISIS, other Assad foes in Syria
The Russian government has dispatched its ''most ruthless'' special forces to war-torn Syria to track down and root out the Islamic State (ISIS) and help prop up Pres. Bashar al-Assad, it was reported.
ISIS 'Cyber Caliphate' thieves back in business, hack 54,000 Twitter accounts
The Islamic State strikes anew on cyber hacking after laying low its operation for several months following the death of its cyber expert British member in a drone attack mission in August.