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'We will defeat this extremism': Cameron won't rule out military action in Iraq
David Cameron has warned that the UK could begin military action against Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq.
New evidence of 'ethnic cleansing' by IS in Iraq
A report by Amnesty International describes the Islamic State's 'systematic' targeting of religious minorities in northern Iraq.
Three American prisoners held in North Korea call on the White House for help
American prisoners held in North Korea call on the White House for help
British woman who joined ISIS calls for beheading of Christians
A middle-aged British woman married to one of the ISIS fighters suspected of killing James Foley has incited violence against Christians.
Former Muslim UK school director funding Islamic State
A well-known Muslim cleric, who was director of a British school, is thought to be financing Islamic State.
Mother of 3-year-old kidnapped Assyrian girl appeals for help
The mother of a three-year-old Assyrian girl reported to be kidnapped by ISIS militants in Iraq has pleaded for help from the international community.
IS in Iraq: Yazidi women raped, murdered and sold as brides
Christian Aid has "utterly condemned" the rape, sex slavery and murders of Yazidi women in Iraq.
Civilians assaulted and executed by rebel forces in Ukraine
As the violence in eastern Ukraine intensifies, Human Rights Watch reports that Russian-backed rebel forces have detained, assaulted and executed civilians.
Syrian refugees face 'biggest humanitarian emergency of our era'
Traumatised and repeatedly relocated, Syrian refugees face further hardships as the pressure grows on host communities in Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq.
Judge rules polygamy ban violates religious freedom
A US judge has ruled that a section of the law banning polygamy violates religious freedom, which could lead to the practice being decriminalised.
The hardest prayer: why it's time to #prayforISIS
How do we respond to Jesus' radical call to love our enemies in the midst of a broken world?
Secularists warn against 'proselytising' through school chaplaincy programmes
Secularists have warned against 'proselytising' through chaplaincy programmes in England after new plans were implemented to fund school chaplaincies in Australia.
Beating, non-stop work and 3,000 squats at a time... the chilling reality of Christian drug rehab centres in Guatemala
Christian rehabilitation centres in Guatemala have been using barbaric techniques on their 'inmates' according to the BBC.
India: Dalits forced to clean human excrement
'Manual scavenging' â the cleaning of human waste by members of low-caste Indian communities â is a violation of human rights and must be stopped, a Human Rights Watch report says.
Ten keys to understanding the Gaza/Israel conflict
A tentative ceasefire between Gaza and Israel has been sustained for nearly a week, but will it last? David Robertson has ten keys to understanding what has happened.
US Christian convert killed fighting alongside ISIS
A formerly Christian American man has been killed while fighting for ISIS, Washington has confirmed.