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Female Christian missionary shot dead in Haiti
Roberta Edwards, 55, director of SonLight Children's Home, was murdered in the Haiti capital of Port-au-Prince while driving to a petrol station.
Avoid conspiracies, Pope tells Synod fathers in Rome
Thirteen traditionalists have written to Pope Francis warning him that the Synod on the Family is being manipulated by "progressives".
ISIS threatens to kill 180 Assyrian Christians held hostage
Islamic State has threatened to execute 180 Assyrian Christians held hostage by the jihadist group if a multi-million dollar ransom sum is not paid.
India: Catholic charity stops all adoptions to avoid gay parents
Mother Teresa's charity, The Missionaries of Charity, has deregistered 13 orphanages from adoption services in India due to single and divorced people being allowed to adopt.
Rise in child abuse investigations linked to fears of witchcraft
Police are investigating increasing numbers of cases where children are being assaulted because of suspicions about witchcraft.
Is ISIS' leader dead? Rumours circulate after Baghdadi's convoy hit by airstrike
A convey carrying ISIS' leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been hit by Iraq's air force, a military statement read.
Christian movement supports Israel, calls for freedom of religion on Temple Mount
For the first time in 2, 000 years, a Christian movement has publicly showed support for Israel and the Jewish sovereignty over the Temple Mount, a holy site in the old city of Jerusalem, which has been off limits for praying, singing and making of 'any religious displays' since 1967.
Syrian Priest kidnapped by ISIS has been set free
Syrian priest, Fr Jacques Mourad has been freed five months after he was kidnapped by ISIS near Homs.
UN: Access to education for girls still more limited than boys
Less than half of the world's countries have equal numbers of girls and boys in school with not one sub-Saharan African nation achieving equality, according to a United Nations report released on Monday to mark International Day of the Girl Child.
Germans protest influx of Muslim refugees, warn of 'great risks' facing their nation
Thousands of human rights and anti-migrant members in Germany have recently come together to protest its government policy on asylum seekers from Syria and the Middle East, saying the influx of refugees in the country could pose greater risks to the people and the nation.
Looming Asian flashpoint: US warship set to challenge China control of disputed isles
China's claim of territorial sovereignty in the South China Sea could be challenged in days when the White House finally gives the green light to sail a Navy ship near one of its newly built artificial islands.
Expert: Russia targeting own citizens who are fighting for ISIS, other jihadist groups
Moscow is targeting Russians who may have joined various Sunni jihadi, including Islamic State militants, a Middle East expert has claimed.
Afghanistan: Five NATO members killed in helicopter crash
Five members of NATO's international support mission in Afghanistan were killed and five injured when a British military helicopter crashed in the capital, Kabul, officials said on Monday.
The Democratic Forces of Syria: YPG joins new military alliance
A Kurdish militia that has been backed by U.S.-led air strikes in Syria has joined a new military alliance that includes Arab groups, a statement released overnight said.
'Lucky' student adds details on Oregon shooter's selective killing of Christians
Two students killed during the mass shooting at a community college in Oregon were shot to death by the gunman after confessing their faith, a survivor of the horrific incident recently recounted.
Tamir Rice: Police who killed 12-year-old carrying toy gun acted 'reasonably'
Two outside experts have concluded a Cleveland police officer's fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy who was carrying a toy gun was a reasonable response to a perceived threat, according to reports released by an Ohio prosecutor's office on Saturday.