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Christmas tree needles Israeli rabbi
Controversy erupts over Christian symbol in town square.
Pope Francis praises Iraqi Christians for persevering under persecution
Pope Francis described Iraqi Christians as a "rod that bends but does not break" in a video message of encouragement shown in the northern city of Erbil on Saturday.
New Zealand pastor prayed for suicide of gay Christian author
A Baptist pastor says he stands by his email to a gay Christian author who he referred to as a "filthy child molesting fag".
Anti-Semitic incidents on rise in France, attacks have more than doubled
Anti-Semitic threats and incidents have more than doubled so far this year in France, said the interior minister at a rally on Sunday to protest a violent attack on a young Jewish couple.
Analysis: How students are being radicalised by Islamic State
Islamic State doesn't have a strong presence in Afghanistan but, among the student population in particular, desire to join is growing.
200 inmates released in Nigerian prison raid
Gunmen broke into a prison in the central Nigerian city of Minna, freeing around 200 inmates, a police spokesman and security sources said.
'Today we choose to forgive. We choose to love,' says wife of hostage killed in failed rescue mission
The Christian wife of a man killed during a US-led hostage rescue mission says her husband is "alive in our hearts".
Typhoon Hagupit: At least 21 reported dead
At least 21 people were reported dead, many of them drowned as flood waters rose in Borongan, the main town in Eastern Samar, where typhoon Hagupit made first landfall.
Anti-Semitic incidents on rise in France, says minister
Anti-Semitic threats and incidents have more than doubled so far this year in France, said the interior minister at a rally on Sunday to protest a violent attack on a young Jewish couple.
Arabs moving in to Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem are lured by cheaper rents and greater convenience
Little noticed amid the furor over one of Israel's most contentious policies, a small but growing number of Arabs are moving into Jewish settlements on occupied land in East Jerusalem, drawn by cheaper rent and better services.
Boat carrying illegal migrants capsizes in Red Sea; 70 Ethiopians dead
A boat carrying illegal migrants to Yemen has sunk in the Red Sea, killing at least 70 Ethiopians.
Terror alert in Canada as online video calls on country's Muslims to carry out lone wolf attacks
Canadians have been warned to be on their guard after a video surfaced online in which Muslims were being urged to carry out lone wolf attacks in Canada.Â
US still open to hostage rescue missions despite recent failures
The US has not been put off the possibility of carrying out future rescue missions to free hostages despite several failed attempts in recent months.
Pearl Harbour survivors remember the fallen on 73rd anniversary of attack
For the fifth year in a row, Lou Conter made the trip to Honolulu from his Alta Sierra, California, home to remember his USS Arizona shipmates who died in the surprise air attack on Pearl Harbour on Dec. 7, 1941.
Protesters in New York change 'O Little Town of Bethlehem' to 'O Little Town of Ferguson'
Protests continued in New York on Sunday over recent cases of police violence against African American men.
American Christian couple cleared over child's death in Qatar celebrate return to US with church service
Matthew and Grace Huang were at church on Sunday morning to celebrate their freedom after they were cleared of wrongdoing in connection with the death of their adopted daughter in Qatar.