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9-yr-old twins left alone for months while parents travelled abroad
Twin boys were left home alone for months in New Hampshire while their parents travelled to Nigeria with three of their siblings.

Couple finds $2k in Burger King bag but returns it because 'Jehovah sees everything'
A couple ordered a Burger King Drive-Thru and were shocked to discover the money in the bag instead of their food, but decided to hand it back out of conscience

ISIS hacks Westminster Presbyterian Church's website
"I love Islam and Jihadist," a gruesome video, and some very disturbing language appeared on the website of Westminster Presbyterian Church

Religious freedom worsening in Cuba: 'There is a crackdown happening'
Violations of religious freedom are increasing in Cuba, according to a new report released by Christian Solidarity Worldwide today.

CAR: Government minister kidnapped by gunmen on way home from church
Central African Republic's minister for youth and sport was kidnapped by gunmen on his way home from church on Sunday.

Global call for release of Eritrean Orthodox church head, under house arrest for 8 years
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom has called for the release of the Eritrean Orthodox Patriarch.

Greece rejects austerity in victory for Syriza
Crushing bailout terms have been rejected as the left-wing party triumphs.

Give up a day's income for Syrian refugees - World Vision challenge
Americans are being challenged to donate a day's worth of their income to help Syrian refugees

Doomsday Clock now reads three minutes to 'midnight'
Due to unchecked climate change and global nuclear weapons modernizations, we are now just three minutes away from the end of the world.

Suspected Boko Haram militants attack major Nigerian city
Suspected Boko Haram militants began attacking Nigeria's major northeastern city of Maiduguri just after midnight on Sunday.

British tributes to Saudi King spark criticism over human rights record
Several British politicians criticised the deference shown to the leader of a country accused of having a poor human rights record.

Boko Haram release 190 captives in northern Nigeria
The militants released about 190 captives, who returned home to Yobe state this weekend, while others were still being held, local and state officials said.

India's Hindu nationalists claim to have converted 27 Christians
Amid the growing issue on religious conversion in India, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad announced that 27 Christians have re-converted to Hindu.

Japan condemns apparent IS execution, demands hostage release
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday called for the immediate release of the second Japanese journalist held by Islamic State.

Calls for prayer as people of the Holy Land continue to suffer
The worst winter in the Middle East threatens refugees who lack basic supplies to combat the freezing temperature

Catholic priest banned from preaching for speaking at anti-Islam protest
German Catholic priest Father Paul Spaetling has been forbidden from preaching or speak on behalf of the Church after participating in a rally organised by a group associated with the Patriotic Europeans against the Islamisation of the West (PEGIDA).