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Ebola: Will it spread and where will it end?
Ebola: Will it spread and where will it end?

What you need to know about the virus that's threatening West Africa with its deadliest outbreak on record.

\'We believe God will deliver him\' say family of US Ebola doctor
'We believe God will deliver him' say family of US Ebola doctor

The family of the Christian doctor who has contracted Ebola in Liberia have released a statement saying they believe God will heal him.

John Kerry says US will continue to call for release of Saeed Abedini
John Kerry says US will continue to call for release of Saeed Abedini

John Kerry says US will continue to call for release of Saeed Abedini.

France ready to offer asylum to Iraqi Christians
France ready to offer asylum to Iraqi Christians

France yesterday announced that it will offer asylum to those forced to flee Iraq as the Islamic State (IS) continues to tighten its grip across the country.

Worldwide increase in religious communities fleeing persecution
Worldwide increase in religious communities fleeing persecution

The US State Department's International Religious Freedom Report 2013 was released on Monday, showing the largest displacement of religious communities in recent memory.

ISIS in Mosul: separating fact from fiction
ISIS in Mosul: separating fact from fiction

The claim that the militant Islamist group demanded that all women in Mosul undergo FGM proved to be untrue, but what about the other reports of violence in the caliphate?

Rape, murder and cannibalism... is there any hope for Central African Republic?
Rape, murder and cannibalism... is there any hope for Central African Republic?

The ceasefire that was agreed in CAR last week has already been breached. What future is there for this country beset by deprivation and sectarian violence?

Meriam Ibrahim: \'I have always wanted and only wanted my faith\'
Meriam Ibrahim: 'I have always wanted and only wanted my faith'

Meriam Ibrahim, the Christian woman who has escaped Sudan after her death sentence for apostasy was repealed, is to settle in the US with her extended family.

Ebola crisis: Samaritan\'s Purse doctor tests positive for virus
Ebola crisis: Samaritan's Purse doctor tests positive for virus

Dr Kent Brantly is being treated in an isolated unit

\'They just go around and shoot the odd person dead\'. Vicar of Baghdad on ISIS
'They just go around and shoot the odd person dead'. Vicar of Baghdad on ISIS

Canon Andrew White, the 'vicar of Baghdad', tells Ruth Gledhill about the reality for Christians in Iraq.

LA Lakers' Jeremy Lin: 'I've grown as a Christian'

It's a new season for Jeremy Lin as he gets to work with the LA Lakers following his trade from the Houston Rockets earlier this month. 

\'End could be very near\' for Iraq\'s Christians after ISIS ultimatum
'End could be very near' for Iraq's Christians after ISIS ultimatum

Iraq's Christians are "disappearing" and the situation is desperate for those who have remained in ISIS-controlled areas, the vicar of the country's only Anglican church has warned.

The rise of ISIS: how an unknown splinter group came to dominate Iraq
The rise of ISIS: how an unknown splinter group came to dominate Iraq

How has Islamic State has gone from a small group of extremist Sunnis to a powerful group that's taken over control of large parts of Iraq?

Crisis in Iraq - five things you can ACTUALLY do to help
Crisis in Iraq - five things you can ACTUALLY do to help

If you're feeling helpless as you read/watch the news about Christians in Iraq, there are things you can do.

Giants defend hiring David Tyree as comments against homosexuality resurface
Giants defend hiring David Tyree as comments against homosexuality resurface

New York Giants signing David Tyree isn't winning many friends among gay advocates over his views on homosexuality and gay conversion.

Two Christian aid workers killed in Afghanistan
Two Christian aid workers killed in Afghanistan

Two women working for International Assistance Mission were shot at by men on a motorbike.