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Thai boys found alive in cave still face rescue ordeal as heavy rain poses more challenges
Rescuers raced to pump water from a cave in northern Thailand on Tuesday as forecasted heavy rain threatened to complicate efforts to free a young soccer team found trapped for 10 days, an ordeal officials warned they may have to bear longer.
Mexico's new president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador vows zero tolerance on corruption
Mexico's new president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he would pursue friend and foe alike in a crackdown on corruption after voters handed him a powerful mandate for government with a landslide election victory on Sunday.
Malta detains charity ship for second time in a week as migrant death toll rises
For the second time in a week, Malta on Monday detained a humanitarian vessel that normally rescues boat migrants off the coast of Libya, where two shipwrecks have claimed the lives of as many as 200 people in recent days.
'Heartbreaking' Nigeria violence sees hundreds of Christians killed
Days of violence between mainly Christian farmers and Muslim Fulani herdsmen in central Nigeria have cost scores of lives and led to accusations that the government has lost control of the situation.
Iranian pastor's daughter appeals to UN for her imprisoned father
Dabrina Bet-Tamraz's parents and brother are appealing against lengthy jail sentences they have received for church-related activities.
States sue Trump over immigrant families as Congress quarrels
The family separations began because of the administration's two-month-old 'zero tolerance' policy of seeking to prosecute all adults who cross the border illegally, including those travelling with children.
No more sending Bibles across the border to North Korea in balloons, says South Korea
One consequence of the ongoing peace initiatives between South Korea and the US with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been the ban on balloon launches for Christian ministries, who used the tactic to send leaflets and Gospel messages to North Koreans.
'Simplistic' and wrong to see Christians in Middle East as victims, says Ed Miliband's former chief of staff
A 'simplistic' view that sees Christians in the Middle East as persecuted victims of terror is misleading and unhelpful.
Erdogan victory sets him up for tighter grip on power
Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan emerged victorious on Monday from his biggest electoral challenge in a decade and a half.
Richard Dawkins claims abortion is a means to end human suffering
Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins has claimed that abortion is a means to end human suffering in response to recent comments by Pope Francis likening abortion to the eugenics programme implemented by the Nazis.
Trump envoys meet Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss Israeli-Palestinian peace prospects
US President Donald Trump's senior Middle East envoys met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday to discuss Israeli-Palestinian peace prospects, the White House said, after holding separate talks with Arab leaders.
Five women working for Christian-backed anti-trafficking group gang-raped in India, say police
The attackers reportedly filmed their actions on video.
Stolen copy of Christopher Columbus letter about his discovery of New World returned to Vatican
The stolen copy of a letter written by Christopher Columbus in 1493 has been returned to the Vatican on Thursday following a joint investigation by U.S. Homeland Security agents and Holy See antiquity experts.
Scientists create 3D image of Jesus based on Turin Shroud
A team of Italian scientists have created a 3D representation of the man on the Shroud of Turin in an effort to produce what they believe to be an accurate replica of the body of Jesus Christ.
Andrew Brunson's daughter says she feels 'shock and betrayal' over his imprisonment
Jacqueline Furnari, the daughter of Pastor Andrew Brunson, has said that the family feels betrayed by the imprisonment of her father in Turkey, where he has been living for years.
Philippine government restores missionary visa of Australian nun facing deportation charges
Australian nun Sr. Patricia Fox has been allowed to stay in the Philippines after the Department of Justice (DOJ) overturned the Bureau of Immigration's (BI) order to revoke her visa for allegedly taking part in political protests.