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Indonesia will execute 11 drugs traffickers despite mercy pleas
Indonesia will execute 11 drugs traffickers despite mercy pleas

Citizens of Australia, Brazil and France will be executed by firing squad.

Ukraine claims rebels are attacking villages in spite of ceasefire deal
Ukraine claims rebels are attacking villages in spite of ceasefire deal

Hopes of a truce are all but ended as pro-Russian forces continue attacking.

Twitter users unfazed by ISIS threat of terror in Rome

Twitter users mock ISIS threat against Rome; government on heightened alert

1 of 4 Americans believe ISIS is the face of true Islam - survey
1 of 4 Americans believe ISIS is the face of true Islam - survey

Many Americans have a grim view of Islam

Retired pastor credits healing of 6 brain tumours to faith in God
Retired pastor credits healing of 6 brain tumours to faith in God

A former California pastor who miraculously recovered from six brain tumours credits the Lord for his cancer remission.

Man survives rare 5-organ transplant
Man survives rare 5-organ transplant

A man in the Czech Republic received five organs in a successful operation two months ago.

Atheists want Christian teacher\'s memorial removed from middle school
Atheists want Christian teacher's memorial removed from middle school

A memorial for a West Virginia teacher who was killed in a car accident may be dismantled after atheist complaints.

Grand Imam calls for radical reform of Islamic teaching to stop extremism
Grand Imam calls for radical reform of Islamic teaching to stop extremism

The Grand Imam of Cairo's al-Azhar University has said that extremism has flourished because of a misreading of the Koran.

Young Iraqi girl says she hopes God will forgive ISIS
Young Iraqi girl says she hopes God will forgive ISIS

A young Christian refugee in Iraq has said she hopes God will forgive Islamic State.

Charlie Hebdo memorial in Paris vandalised 4 times in 2 weeks
Charlie Hebdo memorial in Paris vandalised 4 times in 2 weeks

A makeshift memorial for the victims of the January attacks in Paris has been vandalised four times in two weeks.

Afghanistan: Indian Catholic priest freed after eight months\' captivity
Afghanistan: Indian Catholic priest freed after eight months' captivity

Fr Alexis Prem Kumar says that India's prime minister Narendra Modi saved his life.

Kurdish forces advance against Islamic State in northeastern Syria
Kurdish forces advance against Islamic State in northeastern Syria

Towns and villages have been liberated in attacks backed by US-led airstrikes.

Ukraine terror attack stokes fears of wider rebellion
Ukraine terror attack stokes fears of wider rebellion

Two people were killed at a memorial rally in Kharkiv, miles from the war zone.

Religious violence is \'defining issue for our generation\', says Archbishop\'s representative
Religious violence is 'defining issue for our generation', says Archbishop's representative

Those promoting violence are looking in to their religious traditions to justify it, says Canon David Porter.

Mafia need to repent and open their hearts to God, says Pope Francis
Mafia need to repent and open their hearts to God, says Pope Francis

The Catholic Church will welcome them if the stop serving evil, said the Pope yesterday.

Kerry warns of Palestinian Authority collapse as Israel blocks funding
Kerry warns of Palestinian Authority collapse as Israel blocks funding

Israel has withheld funds because of Palestinian moves to join the International Criminal Court.