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Calais: 3,500 refugees fear sickness and death as temperatures drop
Refugees camped on France's north coast continued their bids to reach Britain on Thursday as the first autumn winds blew into their sprawl of tents and shanties and EU leaders arrived in Brussels.
UN Security Council to meet on Israeli-Palestinian violence
The United Nations Security Council will hold a special meeting on Friday to discuss the recent spate of violence between Israeland the Palestinians in which 39 people have been killed over the past two weeks.
Palestinians set fire to Joseph's tomb in West Bank
Palestinians set fire to a Jewish shrine in the West Bank on Friday as the Islamist group Hamas called for a day of rage against Israel, and two weeks of turmoil in the region showed little signs of abating.
More Christians killed, persecuted in Asia, Mideast and Africa in 2014 â US report
The killing and persecution of Christians increased in the Middle East, Africa and Asia last year, with the Islamic State leading the campaign of attacks, the US State Department said in this year's International Religious Freedom Report.
Pakistan: More than 1,400 cases of blasphemy last year
More than 1,400 cases of blasphemy were registered in Pakistan last year, a senior lawyer has claimed, and it is becoming increasingly dangerous for lawyers to defend the accused.
More than a third of Christians have suffered mental health problems
Over 35 per cent of Christians have experienced some form of mental health issue and more than 80 per cent knew a close friend or relative with similar experiences.
Myanmar: Why the world's longest-running conflict might be ending
A peace deal with insurgents in Myanmar is being welcomed by observers.
Many of the kidnapped Chibok girls are still alive, reveals escapee
More than a quarter of the 200 girls abducted from their school in Chibok by Boko Haram are still alive and being kept prisoner in the Lake Chad region of north-eastern Nigeria.
Religious freedom under threat worldwide as abuses increase, US says
Last year saw some of the most "egregious abuses of religious freedom and other human rights," the US State Department concluded in a report released yesterday.
Israeli blockades in East Jerusalem will fuel anger and revenge - Catholic leader
Israeli blockades and checkpoints in Palestinian areas of Jerusalem will not ensure safety, the director general of Caritas Jerusalem has said.
Earliest draft of King James Bible found in forgotten notebook
The earliest known draft of the King James Bible appears to have been discovered inside an old notebook at a Cambridge College.
Campaigners seek Nobel nomination for Charleston AME church
A campaign has been mounted for the Charleston Church where nine black worshipers were killed by a racist to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for its peaceful response to the act of violence, according to Chicago Sun Times.
Squatter hid in church attic for three years
A man had been living in the attic of a church for three years, before being found by an airconditioning repairman on Tuesday.
Mother of Saudi man facing beheading and crucifixion appeals to Obama
In her first interview with international media, the mother of a man sentenced to a brutal death in Saudi Arabia has urged President Obama to call for her son's release.
Polygamy a more serious problem than marriage after divorce warns African cardinal
Cardinal admits that in Europe, divorce and remarriage is a real concern but in Africa, polygamy is a much more pressing problem.
Catholic divide deepens as traditionalists call for Synod walkout
The Catholic Church moved closer to a split over homosexuality and marriage after divorce today after traditionalists called for a walk out by "faithful" bishops at the Synod on the Family in Rome.