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Mexico: Priest shot in head after accusing notorious drugs gang of murder

A Roman Catholic priest kidnapped in Mexico on Monday was found shot dead on Christmas Day. He is the third priest to have been killed in Guerrero state, renowned for drugs crime.

China announces plan to 'root out illegal religious activities'

China is to publish online details of legal religious venues, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday, apparently in an effort to "root out illegal religious activities".

'The Interview' Sony Hack: North Korea blames the US for Internet outages

North Korea accused the United States on Saturday of being responsible for Internet outages amid the row over the hacking of Sony Pictures.

Somalia: Islamist gunmen kill four, say they deliberately targeted 'Christian enemies' at Christmas

Islamist group al Shabaab, which wants to impose its own strict version of Sharia law in Somalia, attacked the main African Union base in Mogadishu.

Two Saudi women sent to anti-terrorism court for violating ban on female drivers

Thousands of Christians flock to Bethlehem over Christmas

Thousands of Christians flock to Bethlehem for Christmas Eve

Georgia man pays strangers' electric bills for Christmas

Priests go missing as search for missing Mexican students continues

Soldier returning from Afghanistan has Christmas surprise to his family [VIDEO]

Soldier returning from Afghanistan has big surprise for his family [VIDEO]

Slain NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos to be awarded posthumous degree in religion

Man comes back to life minutes before cremation

After New York cop killings, bishop launches prayer for the police campaign

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.