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Rare identical triplets born in Montana

A family of three quickly grew into a family of six after welcoming a rare set of identical triplets last month.

TD Jakes: Racial tensions in US are 'a tremendous opportunity for the church to be the light'

Amid racial tensions in the US, renowned pastor and bestselling author Bishop TD Jakes is leading the "Healing the Racial Divide" summit on January 15, the birthday of humanitarian and activist Dr Martin Luther King Jr.

Austria: Teenagers who planned to marry IS jihadists walk free

Two Austrian teenage girls intercepted on their way to marry fighters of the insurgent group Islamic State walked free from custody on Tuesday when a judge issued a preliminary ruling that they had committed no crime.

Nigerian church leader tells international community: 'Do not forget that we are here'

Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama wants there to be the same level of international support when a terrorist attack happens in Africa as there is when one happens in Europe

Islamic State claims to hold 21 Coptic Christians in Libya

The extremist group says it was responsible for capturing Egyptian workers earlier this month.

New Charlie Hebdo cover depicts Muhammad

The front cover of the first issue of Charlie Hebdo since last week's attack on the magazine features a caricature of the Muslim prophet Muhammad.

Islamic State release photographs of teenage suicide bomber

Photos of a Syrian boy blowing himself up in a suicide attack in Iraq have been released by Islamic State militants.

Islamic State must be wiped out - French defence minister

Islamic State fighters must be wiped out, France's defence minister said on Tuesday, indicating that Paris would not pull back from military operations overseas.