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Boko Haram militants pledge allegiance to Islamic State
Nigerian group Boko Haram pledged allegiance on Saturday to Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
Jodi Arias escapes death penalty; victim's family says 'the real justice will be in the afterlife'
Jodi Arias has avoided the death penalty after a second jury was unable to come to a unanimous decision as to whether she should live or die.
Passengers thank God after surviving LaGuardia plane crash [VIDEO]
Passengers thank God after surviving LaGuardia plane crash [VIDEO]
India: Christian evangelists harrassed by police in Jaipur
Twenty Christian evangelists were reportedly harassed and beaten by police in India's Rajasthan state.
Two suspects held over Boris Nemtsov murder
Two suspects have been detained in relation to the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, the head of the Federal Security Service said on Saturday.
Iraqi forces take back key town from Islamic State control
Iraqi forces entered a town outside Tikrit on Friday, in a continuation of the biggest offensive yet against Islamic State militants.
Militants kill five in Mali restaurant attack
Five people were killed a shooting at a restaurant in the Malian capital.
Phyllis Sortor freed: Missionary kidnapped in central Nigeria has been released
Rev Phyllis Sortor, an American missionary who was kidnapped in central Nigeria last week, has been freed.
Swine flu claims more lives in India
The swine flu sweeping through Uttar Pradesh claimed the lives of two more people this week.
DOJ will not prosecute former Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson
The controversial investigation of former Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson ended with no charges filed this week.
Pope Francis urges affection for the elderly, says they are not 'aliens'
Pope Francis urges affection for the elderly, says they are not 'aliens'
Leading Catholic newspapers call for abolition of death penalty
Four leading Catholic newspapers in the US have united to publish an unprecedented joint editorial calling for the abolition of capital punishment.
Egypt: 1.6 million scripture leaflets distributed since ISIS beheaded 21 Christians
More than 1.6 million Scripture leaflets are being distributed across Egypt following the murder of 21 young Egyptian Christians by Islamic State in Libya last month.
At least 46,000 Twitter accounts support Islamic State
There are at least 46,000 Twitter accounts being used by supporters of Islamic state, according to a new study.
Videos showing Christians forgiving Islamic State spread through Middle East
"Resistance through forgiveness" clips have been watched by more than a million people.
Why is the destruction of Nimrud so significant?
The ancient Iraqi city of Nimrud that was looted and bulldozed by Islamic State is vital to the cultural identity of Assyrian Christians, an expert has told Christian Today.