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Islamist takeover may be 'death knell' for Iraq's Christians
The takeover by Islamist militants is leaving Christians in Iraq and Syria "even more endangered" as they face strict sharia law and brutal penalties if they refuse to comply
Priest who survived fatal shooting feels 'no ill will' towards killer
Fr Joseph Terra has said "nothing evil" about the person who shot his young colleague, 28-year-old Father Kenneth Walker, dead
Why Christians are under pressure to exit Iraq
A population of 1.2 million in the 1990's reduced to 300,000
Joel Hunter pleads with Iranian officials to release Saeed Abedini
The spiritual advisor to Barack Obama appealed for "clemency" during a recent visit to Iran
World Cup USA goalkeeper Brad Guzan testifies Jesus: 'We all need Christ in our lives'
Internationally-recognized goalkeeper and proud Christian Brad Guzan will travel with the United States Men's National Soccer Team to Brazil in their first 2014 FIFA World Cup group match on June 16.
Israel's force-feeding bill 'a violation of human rights' says Christian Aid partner
A Christian Aid partner in Israel has condemned a proposed law that would see Palestinian hunger-strikers force-fed.
Fourth woman in three weeks found hanging in India
Another young woman has been found dead; hung from a tree in a village in northern India â the fourth to undergo such horrific treatment in the past three weeks.
Mosul Islamist take-over: Up to 1,000 Christian families have reportedly fled Iraq's second biggest city
A mass exodus is underway from Iraq's second largest city Mosul after its seizure by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, ISIS, an Iraq and Syria-based Sunni Muslim extremist group.
Melbourne churches feel let down by inflatable Jesus
Australians were met with an unusual sight this morning in Melbourne as a 46m tall inflatable Jesus - wearing the Australian football team's official kit emblazoned with #keepthefaith - floated serenely across the skies.
Angelina Jolie co-hosting Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in War
Actor and philanthropist Angelina Jolie is co-hosting a four-day summit in London this week which is to focus on combating the use of sexual violence and rape in war.
'They kept going until I lost consciousness'. The reality of rape as a weapon of war
Katie Harrison reports from Uganda and CAR about the impact of violence on communities
India: police say gang rape may have been honour killing
New evidence suggests that two girls raped and hanged in India may have been murdered by their family in a so-called honour killing.
Nepal politicians called to ban religious conversions by India's BJP
Concerns about India's new power-holders, the BJP, have been compounded by reports that its vice chairman has described religious conversion as a criminal offense and urged Nepal's political leaders to outlaw it immediately
Atheist's application to be US Navy's first humanist chaplain gets turned down
Jason Heap, an atheist, was unsuccessful in his bid to become the first 'nontheist' chaplain in the US Navy
Pope Francis condemns 'contempt' towards Gypsies
Pope Francis has denounced the way that Gypsies are treated in Italy, underlining once again the importance of reaching out to those 'at the margins of society'.
Seattle Pacific University shooting leaves one dead and three injured
One student was killed and several more injured in a shooting at Seattle Pacific University (SPU) yesterday.