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Rohingya insurgents ambush Myanmar military truck, five wounded
Rohingya Muslim insurgents ambushed a military vehicle in Myanmar's Rakhine State, wounding five members of the security forces, state media and officials said, and the rebels claimed responsibility for the rare attack.
Iran protests are not our business, UN states tell US
Demonstrations erupted in Iran over a week ago after the government announced plans to raise fuel prices and cut monthly cash handouts to lower-income Iranians.
'Fire and Fury' revelations will bring down Trump presidency, author says
The author of a book that is highly critical of Donald Trump's first year as US President said his revelations were likely to bring an end to Trump's time in the White House.
President Donald Trump approval ratings news: Slight improvement at the end of 2017
A report on the improvement of President Donald Trump's approval ratings
Another Chibok schoolgirl released from Boko Haram captivity
Another one of the Chibok schoolgirls taken in a mass kidnapping in 2014 has been released from captivity, according to the Nigerian military.
Author of Trump book contradicts President, says he interviewed him
The author of a deeply critical book about Donald Trump's first year in office said on Friday he had spoken with the President while working on it.
Egypt's Coptic Christians to consecrate huge new cathedral
Egypt's Coptic Christians, under pressure from repeated attacks by Islamist extremists, are to celebrate the opening of a new cathedral tomorrow â but fear it too may become a target.
Philippines military personnel charged with murder of Italian Catholic priest
The Philippines' Department of Justice has brought criminal charges against several military members for the murder of an Italian Catholic priest in Mindanao, in the Philippines.
Harmless art or satanic figure? Greek statue provokes outrage among Christians
A controversial new sculpture of a naked, red male figure with wings in Greece has provoked protests from Christians who claim it is satanic and even an agent of black magic.
Catholic civil war over Communion for the divorced escalates as Pope Francis is attacked by 5 bishops
The battle between Pope Francis and conservative Catholics over Communion for the divorced and remarried has escalated after five bishops reaffirmed traditional Church teaching on the issue and the Pope was reported to have said they will 'regret it bitterly'.
Indian Christians suffer 23 attacks over Christmas period
Indian Christians suffered at least 23 religiously motivated attacks over the Christmas period, according to research by a persecution lobby group.
Muslims helped Mosul's Christians re-open church for Midnight Mass
A group of Muslims helped make it possible to reopen a church for Christmas midnight Mass in Mosul, Iraq's second city, which was only recently liberated from Islamic State, it has emerged.
As police invade churches and fire tear gas during Mass, what's going on in Congo?
Police invaded Catholic churches and fired tear gas during Mass in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, it has emerged, as protests organised by lay Catholic activists against the rule of president Joseph Kabila intensified and at least eight were killed.
Australian seaplane crash pilot was devout Christian who 'committed every flight' to Jesus
The experienced Canadian pilot in the Australian sea-plane crash on New Year's Eve in which five Britons were also killed was a devout Christian who read the Bible daily and 'committed every flight to the Lord' in prayer.
Trump lashes out at Palestinian Authority, threatens to cut aid
Donald Trump has dramatically further alienated the Palestinians by threatening to cut funding for the Palestinian Authority on the grounds that Palestinians are allegedly 'no longer willing to talk peace'.
Coptic Christian mother sacrificed her life for her daughters in church terror attack
A Coptic mother sacrificed her life to save her two daughters during the December 29 terrorist attack targeting Christians at a church in Cairo, it has emerged.