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Congo conflict: More than a hundred children killed in last month alone
Congo conflict: More than a hundred children killed in last month alone

More than a hundred children have been killed in the last month alone in the Congo with hundreds more used as human shields, devastating new figures reveal.

Indian Christians beaten and kicked out of village for refusing to recant faith
Indian Christians beaten and kicked out of village for refusing to recant faith

More than a dozen Christians have been expelled from their village in India after they refused to recant their faith.

Archbishop of Canterbury declares new Anglican province in Sudan
Archbishop of Canterbury declares new Anglican province in Sudan

The Archbishop of Canterbury has declared a new Anglican province in Sudan six years after the predominately Christian south split from the Muslim majority north.

Trump and Japan\'s PM Shinzo Abe discuss \'grave and growing\' North Korea threat
Trump and Japan's PM Shinzo Abe discuss 'grave and growing' North Korea threat

Nikki Haley, US Ambassador to the United Nations, said in a statement China must decide if it is willing to back imposing stronger UN sanctions on North Korea.

Australia foils Islamist plot aimed at aircraft in counter-terrorism coup
Australia foils Islamist plot aimed at aircraft in counter-terrorism coup

Five properties were searched on Saturday across the Sydney suburbs of Surry Hills, Lakemba, Punchbowl and Wiley Park.

North Korea missile prompts US bomber flight over Korean peninsula
North Korea missile prompts US bomber flight over Korean peninsula

North Korea said it conducted another successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Friday that proved its ability to strike America's mainland.

Video footage shows tragic moment bull commits suicide after jeering crowd sets its horns on fire
Video footage shows tragic moment bull commits suicide after jeering crowd sets its horns on fire

Horrific video footage has gone viral on Facebook capturing the moment a bull took its own life after its horns were set on fire as a jeering crowd stood by and watched.

Trump replaces chief of staff Priebus with retired General Kelly
Trump replaces chief of staff Priebus with retired General Kelly

President Donald Trump replaced his beleaguered White House chief of staff, Reince Priebus, after only six months on the job on Friday.

North Korea tests another missile, says all of US is now within range

North Korea said on Saturday it had conducted another successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that proved its ability to strike America's mainland.

Peaceful end to Friday prayers in Jerusalem ushers in hopes of calm ahead
Peaceful end to Friday prayers in Jerusalem ushers in hopes of calm ahead

Muslim and Christian leaders prayed together that peace should prevail Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque on Temple Mount as Friday prayers came to an end without any of the violence and disruption that had been feared.

Reprieve for Iranian Christian who threatened to starve himself to death
Reprieve for Iranian Christian who threatened to starve himself to death

An Iranian Christian who threatened to end his life by starving himself to death after he was sentenced to 15 years in jail has been released on bail.

God can sometimes be silent, but he is never absent: Brian Houston talks to Christian Today
God can sometimes be silent, but he is never absent: Brian Houston talks to Christian Today

'Our focus is not on "celebrity" in our services. It is on Jesus... Justin [Bieber], like many others, is in church to strengthen his faith and to worship Jesus. A young man under huge pressure desiring to build a better foundation into his life.'

Hundreds of Muslims converting to Christianity in Finland, churches say
Hundreds of Muslims converting to Christianity in Finland, churches say

Finland has reportedly seen a flood of conversions from Islam to Christianity, with hundreds of asylum seekers from the Middle East turning to the Christian faith, officials in the Evangelical Lutheran community said.

Missionary held captive with ISIS jihadis begged God to free him - until he brought cellmates to Jesus and realized his suffering had a purpose
Missionary held captive with ISIS jihadis begged God to free him - until he brought cellmates to Jesus and realized his suffering had a purpose

Missionary Petr Jasek was locked up with ISIS fighters in a Sudan prison where he was relentlessly abused by the jihadis. At first he prayed every day for freedom but that changed when he saw how God was working even in that place of hell.

Radical feminist group claims responsibility for Mexico bishops HQ bombing
Radical feminist group claims responsibility for Mexico bishops HQ bombing

A radical feminist group has claimed responsibility for the bombing of the headquarters of Mexico's Catholic Council of Bishops.

700 child refugees from South Sudan every week: 700 World Vision bears on St Paul\'s stairs
700 child refugees from South Sudan every week: 700 World Vision bears on St Paul's stairs

Seven hundred teddy bears were placed on the steps of St. Paul's Cathedral today as part of a campaign by the international children's charity World Vision (WV) to highlight the plight of child refugees, 700 of whom are crossing the border from South Sudan into Uganda every week.