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Firefighters lose lawsuit over gay pride parade

AirAsia Flight QZ8501: Indonesian president offers prayers as debris is found

The Indonesian president today said he was praying for strength for the families of those aboard AirAsia Flight QZ8501, debris from which has now been found.

Islamist politician sentenced to death for war crimes

A Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentenced an Islamist party leader to death on Tuesday after convicting him of atrocities committed during a 1971 war of independence from Pakistan.

China: Cross torn down from Christian nursing home

Chinese authorities dismantled a cross in a Christian nursing home a week before Christmas, an employee said on Tuesday, the latest example of a growing crackdown on Christianity.

Missing AirAsia plane: 40 bodies recovered

Indonesian rescuers searching for a missing AirAsia plane carrying 162 people pulled 40 bodies and wreckage from the sea off the coast of Borneo on Tuesday.

Woman who gave birth while in a coma returns home

Man who nearly died in the Alaskan wilderness says he 'couldn't give up' because of the thought of his family

Survivor Craig Johnson was trailed by a wolverine and nearly died from sub-zero temperatures

Family thanks God after missing AirAsia flight QZ8501

Family thanks God 'for His mercy' after missing their flight on AirAsia QZ8501

Hearse with casket inside stolen from California church

IS executed nearly 2,000 people in past six months

'Islamist groups gaining ground in Africa' warns persecution charity

There is a "pressing threat" to Christians in Kenya and Tanzania as a result of "Islamic groups determined to establish their brutal version of Sharia law," Release International said today.

Nigeria: 200 young Muslims protect Christians from attack

More than 200 Muslim youths were among those who protected Christians from attacks in the Nigerian city of Kaduna over Christmas, a local church official has confirmed.

Missing AirAsia flight: South Korean missionaries aboard

A pair of South Korean Christian missionaries and their 12-month-old daughter are among those on the missing AirAsia jet that lost contact with air traffic control on Sunday, it has emerged.

Auschwitz anniversary a 'reminder of what happens when we remain silent'

Next month's 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp is a reminder of what happens when the world stays silent about persecution, the president of the World Jewish Congress said.

Missing AirAsia plane thought to be 'on the sea floor' says official

A missing AirAsia jet carrying 162 people could be at the bottom of the sea after it was presumed to have crashed off the Indonesian coast, an official said on Monday, as countries around Asiasent ships and planes to help in the search effort.

Anti-Arab group poses political dilemma for Israel

A far-right Israeli group that campaigns against Arabs in the name of religion and national security is forcing the Jewish state into a legal and political balancing act as it tries to contain sectarian violence.