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Indian Christians sentenced to life terms will appeal
Lawyer says murder convictions are based on 'circumstantial' evidence
More than 500,000 homeless in India after Cyclone Phailin
Gospel for Asia relief teams find destroyed homes and livelihoods after Cyclone Phailin
Bajrang Dal pressure villagers to leave Christianity
Nationalist Hindu group destroys church, threatens believers
Persecution of Christians getting worse
The situation of Christians has sharply deteriorated in many countries according to a new report due to be launched later today.
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[Photo] Philippines: Earthquake topples oldest church's bell tower
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake toppled the bell tower of the Philippines' oldest church, the Basilica of the Holy Child, on Tuesday 15 October 2013.
Gospel for Asia relief teams in action after Cyclone Phailin
Gospel for Asia distributing medical supplies, clean water, food and clothing in the aftermath of Cyclone Phailin
Christian Aid launches appeal after Cyclone Phailin
Christian Aid has launched an appeal after Cyclone Phailin left a trail of destruction in eastern India.
Call for prayer as massive cyclone approaches India's east coast
Tearfund and Gospel for Asia are calling for prayer as India's east coast braces itself for a cyclone that may be as big as Hurricane Katrina.
Authorities failing to protect Egypt's Christians from violence - Amnesty International
Authorities in Egypt are failing to prevent "deeply disturbing" attacks against the Coptic Christian minority, says Amnesty International.
Ruthless clampdown on shack dwellers in Durban
Christian Aid partner the Church Land Programme has strongly condemned the heavy-handed put down of peaceful protests in Durban, South Africa.
From the occupied Palestinian territories to the European Union
Jenny Derbyshire, a volunteer for the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI), previously based in Bethlehem, was part of a team that travelled to Brussels recently to bring to light stories of Palestinians living under siege. Derbyshire, from Ireland, used her eye witness accounts from the occupied territory to urge the European Union to support the two-state solution for peace and stability in the region.
Kenya: Salvation Army church in Mombasa razed after cleric's murder
Murder causes riots in days after siege of Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi
Billboards in New York's Times Square reach out to atheists
Billboards inviting atheists to explore the case for God are going up in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
African migrants risk lives to flee war and persecution
Freedom to choose faith one factor driving them into smugglers' boats
Leaving home: Christians who remain in Syria face a grim future
Fears that Islamic extremism is gaining ground in Syria
India: Violence against Christians on the rise in Karnataka
Incidents of violence against Christians in India's Karnataka state have spiked since June, including hospitalisation of a school helper this month after Hindu extremists beat her and marched her through the streets.