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Mother of 3-year-old kidnapped Assyrian girl appeals for help
The mother of a three-year-old Assyrian girl reported to be kidnapped by ISIS militants in Iraq has pleaded for help from the international community.
IS in Iraq: Yazidi women raped, murdered and sold as brides
Christian Aid has "utterly condemned" the rape, sex slavery and murders of Yazidi women in Iraq.
Civilians assaulted and executed by rebel forces in Ukraine
As the violence in eastern Ukraine intensifies, Human Rights Watch reports that Russian-backed rebel forces have detained, assaulted and executed civilians.
Syrian refugees face 'biggest humanitarian emergency of our era'
Traumatised and repeatedly relocated, Syrian refugees face further hardships as the pressure grows on host communities in Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq.
Judge rules polygamy ban violates religious freedom
A US judge has ruled that a section of the law banning polygamy violates religious freedom, which could lead to the practice being decriminalised.
The hardest prayer: why it's time to #prayforISIS
How do we respond to Jesus' radical call to love our enemies in the midst of a broken world?
Secularists warn against 'proselytising' through school chaplaincy programmes
Secularists have warned against 'proselytising' through chaplaincy programmes in England after new plans were implemented to fund school chaplaincies in Australia.
Beating, non-stop work and 3,000 squats at a time... the chilling reality of Christian drug rehab centres in Guatemala
Christian rehabilitation centres in Guatemala have been using barbaric techniques on their 'inmates' according to the BBC.
India: Dalits forced to clean human excrement
'Manual scavenging' â the cleaning of human waste by members of low-caste Indian communities â is a violation of human rights and must be stopped, a Human Rights Watch report says.
Ten keys to understanding the Gaza/Israel conflict
A tentative ceasefire between Gaza and Israel has been sustained for nearly a week, but will it last? David Robertson has ten keys to understanding what has happened.
US Christian convert killed fighting alongside ISIS
A formerly Christian American man has been killed while fighting for ISIS, Washington has confirmed.
Boko Haram: Terror group declares Islamic State in Nigeria
Boko Haram has claimed to have begun an Islamic caliphate in northern Nigeria, where it now controls at least three towns.
UK must lead action against ISIS says Archbishop of York
The Archbishop of York John Sentamu has issued an urgent plea for the UK Government to protect religious minorities in Iraq and offer asylum to victims of persecution.
Chinese pastor faces decade in prison for resisting church crackdown
Amid a spate of cross-removals and church demolitions, one pastor faces imprisonment for voicing his opposition to the Chinese authorities.
Death toll rises as Gaza crisis escalates
Hamas and Israel continue to trade fire, killing two more Palestinians and injuring more than two dozen others.
Men held over 'rape' and hanging of two girls in India will be released without charge
Five men held in connection with the alleged rape and murder of two teenage girls will be released without charge this week.