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Pakistan jails Malala Yousafzai's attackers
A Pakistani court jailed 10 men for 25 years each on Thursday for involvement in the 2012 shooting of teenage activist Malala Yousafzai.
Egypt jails 69 Islamists for church attack
Sixty-nine suspected Muslim Brotherhood supporters were each sentenced to 25 years in prison in Egypt on Wednesday for attacking and burning a church in a village near Cairo in 2013.
Most Republicans would attend a same-sex marriage - poll
Most Republicans in the US would be willing to attend a same-sex marriage of someone they knew, according to a survey.
Islamic State kills two journalists kidnapped in Libya
Islamic State militants in Libya have killed two Tunisian journalists kidnapped last year, Libyan officials said on Wednesday.
Nepal earthquake: bad weather hampers rescue efforts
Rescue teams toiled in pouring rain on Thursday in the debris left by last week's devastating earthquake in Nepal.
Iraqi archbishop and UK pop band release song condemning ISIS
UK pop band Ooberfuse joined forces with Iraqi Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil for a song that gives hope to displaced Iraqis.
California man who stayed off Mount Everest because of a cold thanks God
A California man thanked God after narrowly avoiding possible death on Mount Everest last weekend.
Boko Haram women and girls rescued from forest
A group of women and children were rescued in Nigeria this week, although officials have not said where the captives were taken from.
Guam becomes first US territory to allow gay marriage
A challenge to Guam's same-sex marriage ban received support earlier this month when the country's attorney general found that gay couples should be allowed to get married.
Nepal earthquake deals a blow to Christians looking for improvement to country's religious freedom situation
Nepal earthquake deals huge blow to Christians with possible delay of Constitution
Christian critics enraged by Clinton's 'pro-gay' campaign
Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign has been taking a hit from religious conservatives for promoting the "H-agenda" above what they consider to be more important matters.
Ukrainian Church leaders: The West must wake up to the threat of Russia
The Western Church must recognise the seriousness of the conflict in Ukraine, a group of Ukrainian religious leaders said at Lambeth Palace in London yesterday.
Indonesia executions: Convicts praised God, sang Christian hymns before death by firing squad
The eight men executed in Indonesia overnight recited the Lord's Prayer and worshipped God in the moments before their deaths, witnesses say.
Vatican summit highlights moral importance of action on climate change
The world could be on the verge of eviction from another "Garden of Eden" because of catastrophic neglect of the environment, a Vatican summit has been told.
Syria: Islamic State has killed more than 2,000 people since June
Ultra-radical Islamic State insurgents have killed at least 2,154 people off the battlefield in Syria since the end of June when the group declared a caliphate in territory it controls
Nigerian army rescues hundreds of girls from Boko Haram
Nigeria's army has rescued 200 girls and 93 women during a military operation to wrest back the Sambisa Forest from the Boko Haram Islamist militant group, it said on Tuesday.