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Britain and France urge UN Security Council action on Palestine solution
Britain and France urge UN Security Council action on Palestine solution

A draft resolution is being prepared by New Zealand.

Christians living in fear in wake of Agra church attack in India
Christians living in fear in wake of Agra church attack in India

Christians living in fear in wake of Agra church attack in India; ask authorities to act fast in resolving the case and restoring peace

US should enforce Syria safe zones, say US senators
US should enforce Syria safe zones, say US senators

Republican and Democratic US senators have called on Barack Obama to create humanitarian safe zones.

ISIS recruits 20-year-old woman from Alabama, leaving Muslim parents distraught
ISIS recruits 20-year-old woman from Alabama, leaving Muslim parents distraught

An Alabama family is devastated after their 20-year-old daughter was recruited to join the Islamic State (IS) in November.

Tennessee swingers club to open as church
Tennessee swingers club to open as church

A Tennessee swingers club was turned into a church in a matter of weeks after citizens in the city of Madison protested their original plans for the building.

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi wounded in air strike
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi wounded in air strike

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of Islamic State was wounded in an air strike and is no longer in command of the group, it has been reported.

Woman set on fire by her husband and father-in-law in latest Pakistani \'honour killing\'
Woman set on fire by her husband and father-in-law in latest Pakistani 'honour killing'

A woman was murdered in Pakistan on Friday after reportedly going to her sister's house without permission from her husband.

\'Success meme\'  kid launches GoFundMe campaign for ailing dad; thanks netizens for support
'Success meme' kid launches GoFundMe campaign for ailing dad; thanks netizens for support

'Success meme' kid launches GoFundMe campaign for ailing dad; family overshoots target and thanks netizens for support

Pastor wants to start \'Black Men Matter\' movement across the US
Pastor wants to start 'Black Men Matter' movement across the US

Local pastor holds 'Black Men Matter' conference in Indianapolis; plans to start national movement

Lawyers warn of \'God\'s judgment\' if Supreme Court allows same-sex marriages
Lawyers warn of 'God's judgment' if Supreme Court allows same-sex marriages

As the US Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments on cases from various states questioning the constitutionality of same-sex marriages, a group of lawyers is warning of "God's judgment" should the Supreme Court give the unions its backing.

Egypt\'s former president Mohamed Morsi jailed for 20 years
Egypt's former president Mohamed Morsi jailed for 20 years

Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Morsi was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday, nearly three years after he became Egypt's first freely elected president.

Prosecutors blame captain for causing deaths in migrant shipwreck
Prosecutors blame captain for causing deaths in migrant shipwreck

The Tunisian captain of a fishing boat has been blamed for the deaths of hundreds of migrants who were locked below decks when the vessel capsized on Saturday.

Yemen's Christians forced to worship underground amid ongoing conflict, bishop says

Christians in war-torn Yemen are being forced to worship in hiding in order to stay safe, a church official in the region revealed.

Leading authority on Islam calls Pope Francis \'immoral\'
Leading authority on Islam calls Pope Francis 'immoral'

The leading authority on Islam in Turkey has condemned the Pope as "immoral" for describing the killing of 1.5 Armenians in 1915 as genocide.

\'Our country is burning\' says South African Church leader as migrants are driven out
'Our country is burning' says South African Church leader as migrants are driven out

Churches have led protest marches against attacks on migrants from other African countries.

Kristen Lindsey News Update: Facebook \'Dead Cat\' Photo Sparks Anger, Calls for Arrest
Kristen Lindsey News Update: Facebook 'Dead Cat' Photo Sparks Anger, Calls for Arrest

Dr. Kristen Lindsey, a vet in Texas, has been fired after posting a photo on Facebook showing herself with a dead cat, which had been shot through the head with an arrow.