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Father gives 13-year-old daughter to Boko Haram, girl claims

Father gives 13-year-old daughter to Boko Haram

Libya: Egyptian Coptic Christian teen found dead

A 13-year old-Christian girl abducted by armed men in Libya has been found dead in a suspected religiously motivated attack, local media reports said on Friday.

'May God bring vengeance': 45 civilians killed in Assad's air raids

At least 45 civilians were killed and some 175 wounded when aircraft bombed a northern Syrian city controlled by Islamic State, residents and a monitoring group said on Friday.

Myanmar: Surge in Buddhist nationalism sees New Zealander charged with insulting religion

A New Zealand bar manager on Friday pleaded not guilty in a Myanmar court to charges of insulting religion after publishing a psychedelic image of Buddha wearing headphones to promote his bar in Yangon.

Islamic State 'grip is weakening' says Iraqi PM as he pledges to step up military action

Turkey and Iraq, both worried by the advance of Islamic State, pledged on Thursday to work towards greater military cooperation in their fight against the ultra radical Sunni militants.

Boxing Day tsunami: Prayers held by survivors on 10th anniversary

Survivors of Asia's 2004 tsunami and relatives of its 226,000 victims cried and prayed as they gathered along Indian Ocean shorelines on Friday for memorials to mark the 10th anniversary of the disaster.

Kitten is 'Christmas miracle' after surviving two weeks in storm drain

New Arms Trade Treaty will protect human lives and human dignity, say churches

The Arms Trade Treaty that will regulate the global trade in armaments and ammunition came into effect on December 24.

Out of tragedy, fortune for Sri Lankan tsunami village

As towering waves came crashing into the southern coast of Sri Lanka on December 26, 2004, Kushil Gunasekera gathered up his children and they ran for their lives. Today, they have a story of hope to share.

Baghdad's Christians gather defiantly for Christmas Eve mass

Baghdad's embattled Christian community worshipped together last night at Christmas Eve mass.

East Indian archbishop concerned for persecuted Christians

Archbishop of Goa and Daman and Patriarch of the East Indies Filipe Neri FerrÃ£o warns minorities are coming under pressure in parts of India to convert to Hinduism.