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How is rape used as a weapon of war?
Islamic State has institutionalised sexual violence and is using it systematically to advance its "key strategic objectives," the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Bangura, said last week.
Losing faith in America: Study shows decline in religion, rise in atheism
Christianity in America is declining and the country is becoming more secular, according to a new report from the respected Pew Research Center.
Death toll rises in second Nepal earthquake: 'The ground looked like it was rippling'
A strong earthquake shook Nepal on Tuesday, sending people in the capital Kathmandu rushing out on to the streets.
Nepal army rescues 117 stranded in trekking villages after devastating earthquake
115 Nepalis and two Americans were evacuated on Monday from three villages where hundreds died.
Boston bomber tells Catholic nun about his remorse: 'No one deserves to suffer' like my victims
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told a Roman Catholic nun and death-penalty opponent of his remorse.
World needs stronger Christian voice - Jeb Bush
The Christian Voice is not being heard enough in the world and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is accusing the Obama administration of using its federal power to limit religious freedom in the country.
Meriam Ibrahim says unauthorised book about her life is 'a new persecution'
Meriam Ibrahim, who refused to deny her faith in a Sudanese prison, objects to books being written about her without her consent.
Church of Ireland 'might as well close' if it can't stop decline, says Archbishop
A survey shows that only a fraction of its members actually attend services.
Sex traffickers prey on vulnerable Nepali girls in aftermath of earthquake
Thousands of women and children affected by Nepal's devastating earthquake are now at risk from sex traffickers, aid workers have warned.
Boko Haram survivors now face severe food shortages
Since Nigeria's army began clearing large areas of the country's northeast from Boko Haram, some of the 1.5 million internally displaced people have started returning home.
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson says his tax plan is based on biblical tithing
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said on Sunday his proposed flat-tax plan of about 10 per cent was inspired by the biblical practice of tithing.
Afghanistan: Religious leaders nervous as civil rights protests gain momentum
Powerful religious leaders in Afghanistan are growing uneasy about the challenge to their authority posed by rare civil rights protests in Kabul.
Victorious Cameron to name new cabinet, brief party on EU
Buoyed by a surprisingly clear-cut election victory, Prime Minister David Cameron will name his new cabinet on Monday.
Widow of hacked to death atheist blogger Avijit Roy: 'It was a global act of terrorism'
Rafida Ahmed has criticised the Bangladeshi government for not responding more aggressively to her husband's killing.
People smuggling is on the rise in Bangladesh and Myanmar
Malaysia detained 1,018 Bangladeshi and Rohingya refugees after they arrived in three boats on Monday, police said, a day after Indonesian authorities rescued 600 stranded off the coast of Aceh.
Tens of thousands flee fighting in South Sudan, aid groups withdraw
Tens of thousands of people have fled fierce fighting in South Sudan's northern Unity State and humanitarian organisations have withdrawn staff from the area.