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Nepal army rescues 117 stranded in trekking villages after devastating earthquake
115 Nepalis and two Americans were evacuated on Monday from three villages where hundreds died.
Boston bomber tells Catholic nun about his remorse: 'No one deserves to suffer' like my victims
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told a Roman Catholic nun and death-penalty opponent of his remorse.
World needs stronger Christian voice - Jeb Bush
The Christian Voice is not being heard enough in the world and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is accusing the Obama administration of using its federal power to limit religious freedom in the country.
Meriam Ibrahim says unauthorised book about her life is 'a new persecution'
Meriam Ibrahim, who refused to deny her faith in a Sudanese prison, objects to books being written about her without her consent.
Church of Ireland 'might as well close' if it can't stop decline, says Archbishop
A survey shows that only a fraction of its members actually attend services.
Sex traffickers prey on vulnerable Nepali girls in aftermath of earthquake
Thousands of women and children affected by Nepal's devastating earthquake are now at risk from sex traffickers, aid workers have warned.
Boko Haram survivors now face severe food shortages
Since Nigeria's army began clearing large areas of the country's northeast from Boko Haram, some of the 1.5 million internally displaced people have started returning home.
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson says his tax plan is based on biblical tithing
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said on Sunday his proposed flat-tax plan of about 10 per cent was inspired by the biblical practice of tithing.
Afghanistan: Religious leaders nervous as civil rights protests gain momentum
Powerful religious leaders in Afghanistan are growing uneasy about the challenge to their authority posed by rare civil rights protests in Kabul.
Victorious Cameron to name new cabinet, brief party on EU
Buoyed by a surprisingly clear-cut election victory, Prime Minister David Cameron will name his new cabinet on Monday.
Widow of hacked to death atheist blogger Avijit Roy: 'It was a global act of terrorism'
Rafida Ahmed has criticised the Bangladeshi government for not responding more aggressively to her husband's killing.
People smuggling is on the rise in Bangladesh and Myanmar
Malaysia detained 1,018 Bangladeshi and Rohingya refugees after they arrived in three boats on Monday, police said, a day after Indonesian authorities rescued 600 stranded off the coast of Aceh.
Tens of thousands flee fighting in South Sudan, aid groups withdraw
Tens of thousands of people have fled fierce fighting in South Sudan's northern Unity State and humanitarian organisations have withdrawn staff from the area.
Aleppo - a city with no future? Bishop tells of life under constant bombing
Christians in Aleppo are under bombardment every day in a city that seems to have no future, according to the Chaldean bishop of the Syrian city.
Liberia is free of Ebola, World Health Organisation declares
Liberia has been declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organisation, 42 days after the last person was confirmed to have died of the virus
Five Egyptian Christian children arrested for making 'blasphemous' prayer video
Five Egyptian Christian children have been arrested by the police recently for making a prayer video, which angry Muslim mobs deemed blasphemous because they were seen making fun of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) with their Coptic teacher, who was earlier arrested.