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President Obama's policy shift on keeping troops in Afghanistan gets mixed reaction
President Obama's plan to let US military troops stay in Afghanistan through the end of 2016 has received mixed responses from Republicans and citizens alike.
Tens of thousands of migrants living in German tents face woes as winter nears
The situation of refugees in Germany appears gloomy in the coming months as winter approaches and there are no fixed accommodation to house the thousands of asylum seekers particularly those living in tents.
Archbishop of Erbil: Iraqi Christian refugees are losing hope of returning home
Although the humanitarian situation for displaced Christians in Iraq has improved, thousands of Iraqi Christians are still fleeing, Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil told Aid to the Church in Need.
Obama urged to hold Indonesia to account over religious persecution
Religious intolerance should be high on the agenda in President Obama's meetings with Indonesia's President Joko Widodo, a religious freedom charity has said.
Christian woman gang raped by three Muslim men in Pakistan
A Christian woman has been gang raped by three Muslim men in her home in Kasur, Pakistan.
Pope Francis calls for prayerful and practical response to refugees: 'The Church does not abandon them'
Pope Francis drew the attention of the Bishops at the synod to the refugees once more, speaking in St. Peter's Square to call for a continued response in prayer and practical work to the refugee crisis during Angelus prayer.
Australian bishop says he was abused by bishop and senior clergyman
Bishop Greg Thompson spoke out after his diocese apologised for its "shameful" treatment of abuse survivors.
Fight over 'religious differences' erupts in German refugee camp
A fight between over one hundred refugees over "religious differences" had to be stopped by German police over the weekend.
Major earthquake kills at least 53 in Pakistan and Afghanistan
A powerful earthquake struck a remote area of northeastern Afghanistan on Monday, shaking the capital Kabul and killing at least 17 people while 36 were killed in neighboring Pakistan, officials said.
Anti-Semitism in France: Rabbi and two Jews stabbed in Marseille
A rabbi and two other Jews were stabbed by a "drunk mental patient with far-right tendencies" yesterday in an anti-Semitic attack in Marseilles, France.
Parents of murdered ISIS hostage Kayla Mueller share moving letter on Syria: 'I do believe this is my struggle'
Kayla Mueller said the deaths of hundreds of thousands in Syria is not due to a lack of compassion from the international community, but because people are "under the illusion that this is not their struggle."
Kong Hee's first appearance at City Harvest after fraud verdict: 'Pastor is sorry'
City Harvest Church's pastor Kong Hee apologised to his congregation yesterday.
ISIS executes 19-year-old Syrian by running him over with a tank
A 19-year-old Syrian was brutally executed by ISIS militants who crushed him to death with a tank, according to a new video released by the jihadist group.
'God is not to be seen as male' says top woman bishop
Bishop of Gloucester Rachel Treweek, who will be inaugurated as one of 26 bishops in the Lords later today, said: "God is not to be seen as male. God is God."
Mike Huckabee tells gun dealers to ignore Obama's planned gun control order
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said gun dealers in the US should ignore any executive order from President Barack Obama that would require new background checks on gun buyers.
Ted Cruz says allowing thousands of Syrian refugees into US an 'absolute lunacy' amid fears of ISIS infiltration
Republican presidential candidate and Senator Ted Cruz slammed the plan to allow the entry of thousands of Syrian refugees into the United States, calling it an "absolute lunacy."