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Christian Pakistani MP murdered by own bodyguard
Christian Pakistani MP murdered by own bodyguard

Pakistani MP Handery Masih was shot and killed by his own bodyguard in an incident outside his home on Saturday

Amnesty International: \'Leaving a Bible in a hotel room should never be a criminal offence\'
Amnesty International: 'Leaving a Bible in a hotel room should never be a criminal offence'

Amnesty International has hit out at North Korea's treatment of people of faith following reports that an American tourist was detained in the closed communist country last month.

Canon Andrew White: \'Things have moved from terrible to desperate\' in Iraq
Canon Andrew White: 'Things have moved from terrible to desperate' in Iraq

The man affectionately known as the 'vicar of Baghdad' says his beloved Iraq is in "total chaos" as a result of the insurgency

Ed Young\'s 90-day tithe challenge: God\'s blessings guaranteed or a 100% refund
Ed Young's 90-day tithe challenge: God's blessings guaranteed or a 100% refund

The Texas pastor is promising a refund if members of his church don't experience God's blessings as a result of their tithing

Open Doors condemns \'savage\' attack by militants on largely Christian town in Kenya
Open Doors condemns 'savage' attack by militants on largely Christian town in Kenya

At least 48 people have died in Mpekitoni, northern Kenya, after gunmen opened fire during a five-hour raid last night.

Islamist takeover may be \'death knell\' for Iraq\'s Christians
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
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
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
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\'
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
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
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 – 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
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
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
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
'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