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Ebola One Year On: Sierra Leone\'s Children Are Still Suffering
Ebola One Year On: Sierra Leone's Children Are Still Suffering

A year ago today, Sierra Leone was declared Ebola free, but thousands of children orphaned by the virus are still suffering immense difficulties.

These Heartbreaking Photos Of Syrian Refugees Reveal The Human Impact Of War
These Heartbreaking Photos Of Syrian Refugees Reveal The Human Impact Of War

A new series of portraits hopes to reveal the emotional impact of the Syrian conflict on the hundreds of thousands of people who have been forced to flee their homes since the war began in 2011.

Christians Packing Churches in India as Christianity Sees Surprising Growth Despite Rising Persecution Cases
Christians Packing Churches in India as Christianity Sees Surprising Growth Despite Rising Persecution Cases

Although India is a predominantly Hindu nation, Christians are reportedly packing churches by the thousands.

Campaign Launched To Retake ISIS Capital Of Raqqa
Campaign Launched To Retake ISIS Capital Of Raqqa

A campaign to retake ISIS' de facto capital will begin within hours, according to a US-backed military group.

Trump Rushed Off Stage By Security In Last Campaign Frenzy
Trump Rushed Off Stage By Security In Last Campaign Frenzy

Donald Trump was rushed off stage by security agents at a rally in Reno, Nevada, on Saturday night after a false alarm as someone in the crowd shouted "gun" during scuffles with a man who held up a 'Republicans against Trump' sign.

Christians Shed Tears of Joy as Cross, Symbol of Christ\'s Victory Over Evil, Is Back in Iraq
Christians Shed Tears of Joy as Cross, Symbol of Christ's Victory Over Evil, Is Back in Iraq

The returning priests and other Christians could not help but shed tears of joy. After fleeing from invading Islamic State (ISIS) barbarians in 2014, they returned early this week to their village in Iraq, one of several villages in the Nineveh Plain that were liberated by Iraqi and Kurdish forces from ISIS, according to World Watch Monitor.

Iraqi Troops Battle For Last Town Before Mosul
Iraqi Troops Battle For Last Town Before Mosul

Iraqi troops advancing towards Mosul battled on Saturday for the last town left between them and the Islamic State stronghold to the north, which is already under assault from special forces fighting inside the city's eastern districts.

Chibok Schoolgirl Kidnapped By Boko Haram Is Found In Nigeria
Chibok Schoolgirl Kidnapped By Boko Haram Is Found In Nigeria

One of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militant group Boko Haram from their school in north-east Nigeria's Chibok in 2014 has been found by soldiers, a Nigerian army spokesman said on Saturday.

Muslims And Christians In Pakistan Are Working Together To Defeat False Blasphemy Accusations
Muslims And Christians In Pakistan Are Working Together To Defeat False Blasphemy Accusations

Two blasphemy cases against Pakistani Christians accused of desecrating Islamic scriptures have been dropped in the past week, according to the persecution charity World Watch Monitor.

19-Year-Old Girl Thinks She\'s Pregnant With Baby Jesus, Despite Six Pregnancy Tests Coming Back Negative
19-Year-Old Girl Thinks She's Pregnant With Baby Jesus, Despite Six Pregnancy Tests Coming Back Negative

A 19-year-old girl only is insisting she is pregnant with baby Jesus, despite all six of the pregnancy tests she's taken coming back negative.

Why Are We Standing By While Yemen Burns?
Why Are We Standing By While Yemen Burns?

Evangelical NGO Tearfund says the situation in Yemen is so dire that it should be ranked alongside the devastating crisis in Iraq and Syria.

God Gave Me A Vision That Trump Will Be President, Says Pastor Saeed Abedini
God Gave Me A Vision That Trump Will Be President, Says Pastor Saeed Abedini

Christian Pastor Saeed Abedini has explained that he is backing Donald Trump for President because of a vision he had four years ago while in prison in Iran.

The Christians In Iraq Who Are Praying For ISIS To Encounter The Love Of Jesus

As ISIS militants and Iraqi troops battled just miles away, Christians in Iraq gathered to pray for the salvation of the jihadis who have so brutally persecuted them.

Turkey\'s Crackdown Continues: Christian Groups Protest Detention Of US Pastor
Turkey's Crackdown Continues: Christian Groups Protest Detention Of US Pastor

An American pastor has been detained in Turkey for nearly a month, accused by authorities of posing a "national security threat". Christian groups have been criticising the detention.

Pope Francis\' Deal With China Risks \'Destroying The Church\' Says Former Bishop
Pope Francis' Deal With China Risks 'Destroying The Church' Says Former Bishop

Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, the retired bishop of Hong Kong, told the Wall Street Journal that if the Vatican agrees to let Beijing appoint bishops, the Catholic Church would become "totally subservient to an atheist government".