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Can the US stop ISIS' reign of terror?
The advance of ISIS towards Kurdistan has given the US a reason to intervene. What effect will airstrikes have?

David Cameron supports US air strikes on Iraq
The UK Prime Minister supports the US president's decision to authorise air strikes against Islamic militants in Iraq.

Spanish priest is first Ebola-infected person to arrive in Europe for treatment
Spanish priest is first Ebola-infected person to arrive in Europe for treatment.

African countries seek experimental drug given to American Ebola patients
African countries seek experimental drug given to American Ebola patients.

40,000 Iraqis forced to flee IS are now dying on Sinjar mountain
An estimated 40,000 Iraqis are stranded on a mountainside in northern Iraq without food, water or sanitation, having been forced out of their homes by IS militants.

Iraq persecution: The hidden minorities targeted by IS
The Islamic State has killed Shia Muslims and Christians indiscriminately, but who are the other minorities under attack?

Nigerian pastor: 'Boko Haram are political thugs'
A Nigerian church pastor claims the militant Islamist group are exploiting religion to destroy Christianity

As fighting resumes in Gaza, 'humanitarian emergency' declared
The three-day ceasefire between Israel and Gaza has ended, with reports of 21 rockets being fired over the border from Hamas militants.

The awkward truth about evangelicals and Gaza
Four problems evangelicals face when engaging with the Israel/Gaza issue.

Largest Christian town in Iraq captured by Islamic militants
Jihadists from the Islamic State (IS) group captured the city of Qaraqosh in Iraq last night, forcing thousands to flee.

Life from death after 'dozens' saved at Braxton Caner's funeral
As heartwrenching as the memorial service for Braxton Caner was over the weekend, the testimonies shared during and after the event give rise to hope as his Baptist minister father Ergun Caner said people had even come to faith.

World Vision sponsored children killed in Gaza conflict
World Vision says the conflict in Gaza is having an "alarming" toll on children and that the more than 230 children killed by the fighting so far include several on their sponsorship programme.

Iranian pastor charged with 'enmity against God'
An Iranian pastor has been charged with waging war against God or "Moharebeh" â a crime punishable by death.

Canadian Christian couple detained in China
Chinese officials have arrested and detained a Christian couple from Canada on grounds of the suspected theft of intelligence information.

'They would not convert and it cost them their life'. Family of eight Iraqi Christians shot in the face
Bishops and Vicar of Baghdad Andrew White call on UK Government to grant asylum to Iraqi Christians.

Confessions of America's first settlers: Sex before marriage, skipping service and 'unwarily overcome with strong liquor'
The sins and slip ups that brought sorrow and shame to early American settlers have been brought to light by researchers going through old church records.Â