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Dying dad raises money to save cancer-stricken stepdaughter
Dying dad raises money to save cancer-stricken stepdaughter

Kidnapped Yazidi teen commits suicide to avoid rape, IS torture
Kidnapped Yazidi teen commits suicide to avoid rape, IS torture
Turkish President encourages three-child minimum, says 'God will take care of the rest'
Turkish president encourages three-child minimum, says 'God will take care of the rest'

Advertiser defends 'Nobody is born gay' billboard
Advertiser defends 'Nobody is born gay' billboard

Senator moves to protect Christmas celebrations in public schools
Indiana senator to introduce 'Merry Christmas bill'

Indonesian Islamists issue stern warning to Muslims not to participate in Christmas celebrations
While Indonesia's Christian community is preparing to celebrate the birth of Jesus, Islamic fundamentalists are forbidding Muslims not to wear Christmas symbols or even exchange Christmas greetings with friends or colleagues.

Nigerian child bride admits to rat poison killing of husband and three others
Nigerian child bride admits to rat poison killing of husband, three others

Medical practitioner faces murder charges after infecting over 100 Cambodian villagers with HIV
'Doctor' faces murder charges after infecting over 100 Cambodian villagers with HIV

10 years after the Boxing Day tsunami, hundreds of victims remain unnamed and personal possessions uncollected
With the bodies of almost 400 victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami still unidentified a decade on, Thai police were holding out little hope of gleaning any new information from opening a cargo container packed with unclaimed personal items.

Syria's ancient cultural treasures are being destroyed by ongoing war
Satellite imagery indicate that 290 cultural heritage sites in Syria, whose history stretches back to the dawn of civilisation, have been damaged by its ongoing civil war, the United Nations' training and research arm (UNITAR) said on Tuesday.

Over 1,000 Islamist militants killed in US strikes in Syria: monitor
Three months of US-led strikes in Syria have so far killed at least 1,171 people, mostly Islamic State militants, a British-based Syrian monitoring group said on Tuesday.

Middle East is the deadliest area for journalists with dozens killed this year
At least 60 journalists were killed globally this year in work-related violence, with the Middle East the deadliest region, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said in a year-end report on Tuesday.

Arrests made in Pakistani school massacre
Arrests made in Pakistani school massacre

Muslim woman forced to go to church while in jail sues state of Ohio
Muslim woman forced to go to church while in jail sues state of Ohio

Pope says he will not be around in 10 years
Pope says he will not be around in 10 years

Indian MPs protest forced conversions of Muslims and Christians
Opposition MPs accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of failing to stop a campaign to convert Muslims and Christians to Hinduism.