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Kurdish children detained, tortured and forced to watch beheading videos by ISIS
Islamic State militants have held hostage and tortured Kurdish children from Kobani, Human Rights Watch has confirmed.
Peshmerga, Syrian rebels battle Islamic State in besieged Kobani
The battle for the town on the Turkish border still rages.
Republicans expect gains, but many races close on election day
The US goes to the polls today for the mid-term elections.
Israel advances plan for 500 settler homes in East Jerusalem
Buildings contradict Israeli claims to want a peace agreement, says US.
UK has 'once in a generation' chance to expose child abuse - Theresa May
Home Secretary pledges to overcome setbacks and continue public inquiry.
Noah's Ark feature removed from children's playground after complaint from atheist grandparents
A Noah's ark display has been removed from a children's playground in Newark, Delaware, after atheist grandparents complained that they did not want their grandchildren to see Bible verses.
Massachusetts school re-names the 'Christmas vacation' the 'holiday break', despite objections from locals
The Marshfield school committee in Massachusetts is refusing to back down over its decision
John Piper expresses 'sadness' over Brittany Maynard's assisted suicide
Evangelical pastor John Piper was among the Christians expressing sadness at the death of Brittany Maynard over the weekend.
Hundreds of ancient Christian manuscripts saved from clutches of ISIS
Thousands of Christian documents have been saved by a Dominican priest who managed to escape ISIS militants in Iraq.
US church backs gun control to stop 'wholesale murder'
In light of recent shootings, Michigan Episcopalians have voted for tougher laws to prevent further deaths.
American freed from North Korean jail: 'I was doing what I thought God wanted me to do'
Jeffrey Fowle has spoken about what made him risk prison for persecuted believers.
Suicide bombing kills dozens on Pakistani-Indian border
At least 45 people were killed on Sunday when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the Pakistani-Indian border, police said.
Iraqi Kurds join fight against ISIS in Kobani
Deputy minister for foreign affairs says Iraqi Kurds joined the battle on Saturday night.
Prayers after 5 children from same family killed in bomb attack in Nuba Mountains
The mother was described as being "out of sense" with grief
Boko Haram says they have not agreed any ceasefire and the schoolgirls abducted from Chibok have been married off
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has denied reports of a ceasefire and insisted that the militant group will not negotiate.
Turkish public education system to offer class in Christianity for first time
But is it workable, or to distract from failure to address real 'diversity' issues?