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Lawsuit filed against $3m strip club next to convent
A lawsuit has been filed against a $3m strip club that opened across the back fence from a convent.
550 Christian girls kidnapped and forced to convert in Egypt since 2011
Hundreds of Coptic Christian schoolgirls in Egypt have been kidnapped and forced to convert to the Muslim faith of their abductors in recent years.
Christian Aid: Iraqi crisis is 'overwhelming'
As hundreds of thousands of civilians flee Mosul in light of an Islamism insurgent takeover, international organisation Christian Aid has launched an appeal to help those in desperate need.
Christian Pakistani MP murdered by own bodyguard
Pakistani MP Handery Masih was shot and killed by his own bodyguard in an incident outside his home on Saturday
Amnesty International: 'Leaving a Bible in a hotel room should never be a criminal offence'
Amnesty International has hit out at North Korea's treatment of people of faith following reports that an American tourist was detained in the closed communist country last month.
Canon Andrew White: 'Things have moved from terrible to desperate' in Iraq
The man affectionately known as the 'vicar of Baghdad' says his beloved Iraq is in "total chaos" as a result of the insurgency
Ed Young's 90-day tithe challenge: God's blessings guaranteed or a 100% refund
The Texas pastor is promising a refund if members of his church don't experience God's blessings as a result of their tithing
Open Doors condemns 'savage' attack by militants on largely Christian town in Kenya
At least 48 people have died in Mpekitoni, northern Kenya, after gunmen opened fire during a five-hour raid last night.
Islamist takeover may be 'death knell' for Iraq's Christians
The takeover by Islamist militants is leaving Christians in Iraq and Syria "even more endangered" as they face strict sharia law and brutal penalties if they refuse to comply
Priest who survived fatal shooting feels 'no ill will' towards killer
Fr Joseph Terra has said "nothing evil" about the person who shot his young colleague, 28-year-old Father Kenneth Walker, dead
Why Christians are under pressure to exit Iraq
A population of 1.2 million in the 1990's reduced to 300,000
Joel Hunter pleads with Iranian officials to release Saeed Abedini
The spiritual advisor to Barack Obama appealed for "clemency" during a recent visit to Iran
World Cup USA goalkeeper Brad Guzan testifies Jesus: 'We all need Christ in our lives'
Internationally-recognized goalkeeper and proud Christian Brad Guzan will travel with the United States Men's National Soccer Team to Brazil in their first 2014 FIFA World Cup group match on June 16.
Israel's force-feeding bill 'a violation of human rights' says Christian Aid partner
A Christian Aid partner in Israel has condemned a proposed law that would see Palestinian hunger-strikers force-fed.
Fourth woman in three weeks found hanging in India
Another young woman has been found dead; hung from a tree in a village in northern India â the fourth to undergo such horrific treatment in the past three weeks.
Mosul Islamist take-over: Up to 1,000 Christian families have reportedly fled Iraq's second biggest city
A mass exodus is underway from Iraq's second largest city Mosul after its seizure by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, ISIS, an Iraq and Syria-based Sunni Muslim extremist group.