World

Why Israel will never get everything it wants
Israel has four main aims, writes Jeremy Moodey. The trouble is, they can't be reconciled with each other.

Sudanese Christian Meriam Ibrahim arrives in New Hampshire, granted asylum
"I am so relieved," said her husband.

Imprisoned Christian in North Korea, Kenneth Bae, feels 'abandoned' by US leaders
Bae has been in prison for over 20 months.

Dr Kent Brantly to return to US for Ebola treatment, says Samaritan's Purse
Two Americans with Ebola virus to be brought into the US

Uganda strikes out controversial anti-gay law
The law which led to a sharp rise in persecution of homosexuals has been struck out as 'null and void'.

Sudanese Christian Meriam Ibrahim to arrive in the U.S. today
Sudanese Christian Meriam Ibrahim to arrive in the U.S. Thursday

Ebola: Will it spread and where will it end?
What you need to know about the virus that's threatening West Africa with its deadliest outbreak on record.

'We believe God will deliver him' say family of US Ebola doctor
The family of the Christian doctor who has contracted Ebola in Liberia have released a statement saying they believe God will heal him.

John Kerry says US will continue to call for release of Saeed Abedini
John Kerry says US will continue to call for release of Saeed Abedini.

France ready to offer asylum to Iraqi Christians
France yesterday announced that it will offer asylum to those forced to flee Iraq as the Islamic State (IS) continues to tighten its grip across the country.

Worldwide increase in religious communities fleeing persecution
The US State Department's International Religious Freedom Report 2013 was released on Monday, showing the largest displacement of religious communities in recent memory.

ISIS in Mosul: separating fact from fiction
The claim that the militant Islamist group demanded that all women in Mosul undergo FGM proved to be untrue, but what about the other reports of violence in the caliphate?

Rape, murder and cannibalism... is there any hope for Central African Republic?
The ceasefire that was agreed in CAR last week has already been breached. What future is there for this country beset by deprivation and sectarian violence?

Meriam Ibrahim: 'I have always wanted and only wanted my faith'
Meriam Ibrahim, the Christian woman who has escaped Sudan after her death sentence for apostasy was repealed, is to settle in the US with her extended family.

Ebola crisis: Samaritan's Purse doctor tests positive for virus
Dr Kent Brantly is being treated in an isolated unit

'They just go around and shoot the odd person dead'. Vicar of Baghdad on ISIS
Canon Andrew White, the 'vicar of Baghdad', tells Ruth Gledhill about the reality for Christians in Iraq.