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Aleppo - a city with no future? Bishop tells of life under constant bombing
Christians in Aleppo are under bombardment every day in a city that seems to have no future, according to the Chaldean bishop of the Syrian city.
Liberia is free of Ebola, World Health Organisation declares
Liberia has been declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organisation, 42 days after the last person was confirmed to have died of the virus
Five Egyptian Christian children arrested for making 'blasphemous' prayer video
Five Egyptian Christian children have been arrested by the police recently for making a prayer video, which angry Muslim mobs deemed blasphemous because they were seen making fun of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) with their Coptic teacher, who was earlier arrested.
Justin Welby: Europe must tackle the misery forcing migrants to cross the Med
The Archbishop of Canterbury has said European countries must take responsibility for the problem that drives thousands of migrants to risk their lives on the Mediterranean.
Religious Freedom in China: 'alarming increase in systematic, ongoing abuses'
The Commission on International Religious Freedom found an "alarming increase in systematic, egregious, and ongoing abuses" in China in 2014.
Andrew Chan was executed singing 10,000 Reasons, widow tells funeral congregation
The funeral of the executed Bali Nine smuggler was held at Hillsong Church in Sydney amid emotional scenes.
Freed Boko Haram hostages praise God for survival
The freed hostages of Boko Haram who were recently rescued by the Nigerian army have recounted the terrifying ordeals they suffered at the hands of the Islamic extremists, and they are thanking God for their survival.
Historic Bible college in 'white privilege' race row
Professors at Chicago's Moody Bible Institute have clashed over race relations.
German Catholics will no longer be fired for divorce or homosexuality
Lay Catholic employees who divorce and remarry or form gay civil unions will no longer automatically lose their jobs, bishops have decided.
Death penalty for killers of Afghan woman accused of burning Koran
Four men have been sentenced to death and eight others sentenced to 16 years.
Netanyahu forms Israel government after deal with ultranationalists
An deal was struck with Jewish Home, which wants to annex parts of the West Bank.
'There is great fear in the air': What's happening in Burundi?
Riots have erupted in Burundi's capital over the president's decision to stand for a third electoral term, raising fears that violence could become ethnicised.
Is this what Jesus would have looked like as a boy?
Not much is known about Jesus as a young boy, but Italian police have created a digital image of what they claim he would have looked like.
Obama seeks to reassure Gulf allies over Iran nuclear deal
The US president is expected to make a renewed push for a region-wide defence system.
Prince will play Baltimore in Freddie Gray tribute
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Prince will perform a special concert in Baltimore on Sunday.
Imprisoned pastor Saeed Abedini's 35th birthday wish is for revival in America
US citizen Pastor Saeed Abedini will celebrate his birthday, Thursday, May 7, in his Iranian jail cell.