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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Meriam Ibrahim, the Christian woman who has escaped Sudan after her death sentence for apostasy was repealed, is to settle in the US with her extended family.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.
LA Lakers' Jeremy Lin: 'I've grown as a Christian'
It's a new season for Jeremy Lin as he gets to work with the LA Lakers following his trade from the Houston Rockets earlier this month.Â
'End could be very near' for Iraq's Christians after ISIS ultimatum
Iraq's Christians are "disappearing" and the situation is desperate for those who have remained in ISIS-controlled areas, the vicar of the country's only Anglican church has warned.
The rise of ISIS: how an unknown splinter group came to dominate Iraq
How has Islamic State has gone from a small group of extremist Sunnis to a powerful group that's taken over control of large parts of Iraq?
Crisis in Iraq - five things you can ACTUALLY do to help
If you're feeling helpless as you read/watch the news about Christians in Iraq, there are things you can do.
Giants defend hiring David Tyree as comments against homosexuality resurface
New York Giants signing David Tyree isn't winning many friends among gay advocates over his views on homosexuality and gay conversion.
Two Christian aid workers killed in Afghanistan
Two women working for International Assistance Mission were shot at by men on a motorbike.
Ceasefire agreed in Central African Republic
A ceasefire has been agreed in the Central African Republic in an effort to end more a year of spiralling sectarian violence.
ISIS demands all women in Mosul undergo FGM
The militant Islamist group calls for all women in Mosul to undergo female genital mutilation.
Algerian Flight AH5017 goes missing - fears for lives of more than 100 passengers and crew
Officials have confirmed that contact with an Air Algerie flight was lost this morning.
Meriam Ibrahim meets Pope Francis in Rome
The Sudanese Christian woman sentenced to death for apostasy met with Pope Francis for half an hour this morning.
#WeAreN: thousands unite to support persecuted Christians in Iraq
#WeAreN campaign backed by Church of England.