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Iraq: Ex-Blackwater guards sentenced for massacre of 14 civilians
The four guards used machine guns and grenade launchers on the Iraqis, including women and children.

Bill O'Reilly and Ann Coulter call out Christian leaders for lack of action against attacks on Christian faith
Fox News host Bill O'Reilly is less than impressed with the way Christian religious leaders in America are dealing with the "war on Christianity"

Yazidi 9-yr-old pregnant by ISIS fighters, says aid worker
A nine-year-old girl enslaved by the Islamic State (IS) is allegedly pregnant after being raped by her captors.

Quadriplegic man left in woods with only a Bible and a blanket
A woman accused of leaving her quadriplegic son in a wooded area for five days was taken into custody early Sunday morning.

Nimrud: Islamic State video shows total destruction of ancient biblical city
The ancient city of Nimrud has been totally destroyed by militants.

Defence claim pastor's wife found in bathtub 'died of heroin overdose': but brother denies she used drugs
The husband of Charmain Adusah, found dead in a Ghana hotel, has been charged with her murder.

Franklin Graham posts picture of desk where Billy Graham wrote sermons
The desk at which many of the evangelist's sermons were composed is dominated by family pictures.

Pakistan: Boy set on fire 'because he was a Christian' dies in hospital
A 14-year-old boy was set on fire in Lahore, Pakistan on Friday allegedly because he said he was a Christian.

Aleppo: At least nine dead after Syrian Army air strike 'targeted school'
A group monitoring the Syrian war said at least nine people including five children were killed in a Syrian army air strike that hit a school in a rebel-held area of the country's second city Aleppo on Sunday, though the army denied the report.

Pope calls Armenian massacre 'first genocide of the 20th century'
The deaths of up to 1.5 million Armenians under Ottoman rule constituted "the first genocide of the 20th century", Pope Francis said yesterday, in a statement that is likely to sour relations with Turkey.

Iraq's leader to seek arms to fight ISIS on US visit
Iraq's prime minister will seek President Barack Obama's help to acquire billions of dollars in drones and other US arms to fight Islamic State during a US visit next week, a senior Iraqi official said.

'ISIS' gunmen attack South Korea embassy in Tripoli, two guards killed
Unidentified gunmen fired shots at the South Korean embassy in Tripoli on Sunday killing two local security guards, a South Korean official in Seoul said.

Greece: Orthodox Church offers up property to raise funds for country's debt
The head of Greece's Orthodox Church said on Saturday it was willing to put property it owns up for development to help raise money to repay the country's debt.

Missing teen Anjelica 'AJ' Hadsell's family ask for prayer after remains positively identified
Remains found in the search for 18-year-old Anjelica "AJ" Hadsell were positively identified on Friday.

Another Catholic priest murdered in Mexico
Another Roman Catholic priest was found dead in Mexico this week, leading to increased protests over violence in the country.

Nigeria: voting begins for state governors
Nigerians have once again gone to the polls for the final stage of the country's elections, two weeks after former-president Goodluck Jonathan was unseated by Muhammadu Buhari.