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Rio 2016: Yusra Mardini, Syrian refugee who won hearts at the Olympics, vows to keep swimming
Yusra Mardini, the 18-year-old Syrian refugee who won hearts while competing at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, says her team has helped open the world's eyes to the plight of refugees.
Victory for religious freedom campaigners in California Christian colleges struggle
The sponsor of a California Senate bill that would have removed the exemption of religious colleges from anti-discrimination laws is dropping the provision following furious opposition.
India: 15 Christian clerics donate kidneys after priest leads the way
Fifteen Christian clerics in Kerala, India have donated organs since 2009, when a Catholic priest set an example by giving his kidney to a patient in need.
Clinton blasts Trump for 'casual inciting of violence', Republicans in turmoil
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Wednesday accused Republican opponent Donald Trump of inciting violence.
Moroccan Christians face persecution over online testimonies
Moroccan Christians bravely proclaim their faith but they are under threat of government persecution.
Severe restrictions on religious freedom in the Maldives as defamation law passed
Religious freedom is further at risk in the Maldives after the Indian Ocean archipelago legalised criminal defamation on Tuesday.
Catholic charity wants to train 1,000 new priests after Fr Jacques Hamel killing
In honour of Jacques Hamel, the French priest murdered by Islamist sympathisers two weeks ago, a Catholic charity is launching a campaign to support the training of 1,000 new priests around the world.
Lebanon Church leader says Middle East needs Christians and Muslims
The cardinal was speaking at the opening of an amphitheatre dedicated to a martyr of the Armenian Genocide.
Calais authorities urged not to demolish restaurants and shops in 'Jungle' refugee camp
French authorities were on Wednesday accused of using demolitions to force out refugees living in the Calais 'Jungle' camp.
DA Carson: The Kim Davis case shows what Christians will face in standing up for the gospel
It is "increasingly difficult" to hold rational conversations about important moral and social issues in today's American society, according to prominent New Testament scholar DA Carson.
China: Christians threatened with having welfare payments cut unless they stop going to church
Christians in China will have their welfare benefits withdrawn unless they stop attending church, a local governing body has announced.
Rick Warren, Russell Moore and other evangelical leaders protest California education Bill
Evangelical leaders Rick Warren and Russell Moore are among a range of signatories from Christian, Muslim and backgrounds who have put their name to a statement denouncing a California Bill that would limit religious exemptions for private educational institutions.
Trump to meet 700 evangelical leaders at 'Pastors and Pews' gathering
Donald Trump is set to meet some 700 evangelical pastors tomorrow at a gathering in Florida hosted by the American Project (ARP).
Australia needs 'audit of its soul' after leaked reports reveal scale of refugee child abuse
Human rights campaigners have responded to revelations of the appalling abuse of children at one of Australia's offshore detention camps with calls for a radical reform of its refugee policy.
Iraq: Christians 'see no future here' as ISIS continues campaign of destruction
Iraqi Christians persecuted by ISIS are loosing hope for their future, two years since militants overran Mosul and the Nineveh Plain, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee.
Turkey: 2,500 religious staff removed in post-coup crackdown
More than 2,500 officials have been suspended from Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate in another crackdown following the failed military coup last month.