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Severe flooding kills dozens and destroys 10,000 homes in Mozambique
Dozens of people have already been killed and 10,000 houses destroyed because of the severe flooding in Mozambique, Christian organisation Tearfund reported.
Iraq: Kurdish forces fire rockets into Islamic State-held Mosul
Kurdish forces have fired rockets into Mosul for the first time since Islamic State militants overran the northern Iraqi city last summer, Kurdish military sources said on Saturday.
Rebel shelling kills up to ten people in east Ukrainian city
Ten people were killed in shelling by pro-Russian separatists in the east Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Saturday, the head of the Kiev-controlled Donetsk regional police said.
Japan says web clip claiming death of IS hostage 'outrageous'
Japan has strongly criticised a recording purporting to announce the execution of a Japanese citizen held by Islamic State militants and demanded the immediate release of another captive depicted as appearing on the image.
Christian teachers raped and murdered in Burma
Two Kachin teachers were gang raped then killed by Burmy Army soldiers on January 19 after an Kawng Hka Shabuk Village, Muse District, Northern Shan State.
Emergency aid on its way to flood-hit Malawi; evacuation underway
The torrential downpour of rain in the past few days has caused massive flooding in one third of Malawi, forcing its government to declare a State of Disaster and evacuate its residents.
India: Bishops urge Narendra Modi to stop Hindu mass conversions of Christians
Mass conversion programmes are a politically-motivated breach of India's secular constitution, say Catholic bishops.
Bishops suspend all Catholic masses in Niger as Charlie Hebdo protests continue
All Catholic masses and activities in Niger have been cancelled.
Oklahoma to reconsider bible classes in public schools
Oklahoma Senator Kyle Loveless plans to present a bill that would allow the state's oft-debated public school Bible classes to become a reality.
King Abdullah: The cautious social reformer who tried to curb militant Islam
King Abdullah, who died today, made efforts over nearly two decades to nudge powerful conservative clerics to reconcile Islamic tradition with the needs of a modern economy.
US and Iraq plan summer offensive to retake Mosul from Islamic State
The city in Iraq's Christian heartland could be reclaimed.
Japan hostage's mother pleads for his life as deadline passes
The fate of two Japanese men kidnapped by Islamic State is not known.
Uganda: Reports of imam beating 15-year-old daughter to death for converting to Christianity
15-year-old girl reportedly beaten to death by her imam father for converting to Christianity while her sister remains traumatised by the event
Near-fatal car crash survivor prayed for his life as tractor trailer approached
An Oregon man who survived a devastating crash said he prayed to live as he looked death in the face.
156 children buried in five days after Sierra Leone Ebola outbreak
The devastation of the Ebola virus throughout western Africa is evidenced by the high number of bodies buried at King Tom cemetery in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
New Yorker who sent $67K to Al Qaeda gets 15 years
An American citizen who sent nearly $70,000 to Al-Qaeda was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Tuesday.