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'Outrageous injustice': Washington Post denounces Iran conviction of its reporter
Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian has reportedly been convicted in an Iranian court, but the paper blasted Iran's proceeding as "outrageous injustice.''
Catholic hospital denies lifesaving surgery to pregnant woman on 'religious grounds'
A woman has been denied a potentially life-saving medical procedure on religious grounds by her Catholic hospital, weeks before she gives birth.
Pakistan: Why are we sending £400 million to a country that kills Christians?
So why are we paying so much to prop up a system which is fundamentally rotten?
Work begins on church to honour Coptic Christians martyred by ISIS
A church dedicated to the lives of the 21 Coptic Christians martyred by Islamic State earlier this year is being built in Egypt.
'Virgin Barbie' and 'Crucifixion Ken' outrage Catholics in Argentina
Virgin Barbie and Crucifixion Ken have caused outrage amongst Roman Catholics in Argentina.
81-year-old granddad commits suicide after falling victim to lottery phone scammers
Perhaps distraught or confused over a constant call from an unknown caller from the 876 area code and for shelling out some money to unknown people, an 81-year old man has reportedly committed suicide by shooting himself on a Sunday morning in Tennessee.
Netanyahu warns Israelis: 'Arm yourself, flames of radical Islam have reached us'
As violence continues throughout Israel, authorities are urging citizens to remain vigilant at all times and to carry weapons, if they have the license, for their own safety.
Pastor shot dead in move 'to terrorise Christians' in east India
A pastor has been shot dead in eastern India as part of an increasing trend of attacks against Christians in India.
Asia Bibi put in solitary confinement over fears she could be murdered in prison
Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi, who is on death row for blasphemy, has been put in solitary confinement over fears that she may be attacked by vigilantes.
Ben Carson reveals Vladimir Putin's Islamic ties: Khamenei, Abbas were his classmates
Russian President Vladimir Putin has deep Islamic connections which he developed way back when he was a college student in Moscow, Republican presidential aspirant Ben Carson recently revealed.
Prayers urged for elderly Christian woman stabbed on bus in Jerusalem
Friends of a woman stabbed in a bus terror attack in Jerusalem are calling for prayers as she recovers from multiple wounds and a punctured lung in hospital.
Top Pakistan court makes landmark ruling: Criticising blasphemy law is not illegal
In what can be considered as a landmark decision, Pakistan's highest court recently ruled that criticizing the country's highly controversial blasphemy law is not in itself illegal.
Calais: 3,500 refugees fear sickness and death as temperatures drop
Refugees camped on France's north coast continued their bids to reach Britain on Thursday as the first autumn winds blew into their sprawl of tents and shanties and EU leaders arrived in Brussels.
UN Security Council to meet on Israeli-Palestinian violence
The United Nations Security Council will hold a special meeting on Friday to discuss the recent spate of violence between Israeland the Palestinians in which 39 people have been killed over the past two weeks.
Palestinians set fire to Joseph's tomb in West Bank
Palestinians set fire to a Jewish shrine in the West Bank on Friday as the Islamist group Hamas called for a day of rage against Israel, and two weeks of turmoil in the region showed little signs of abating.
More Christians killed, persecuted in Asia, Mideast and Africa in 2014 â US report
The killing and persecution of Christians increased in the Middle East, Africa and Asia last year, with the Islamic State leading the campaign of attacks, the US State Department said in this year's International Religious Freedom Report.