Dozens Drown as Large Ferry Sinks Off Philippines
Loading the Audio Player... A passenger ship carrying 359 people sank just off the coast of Baluk-Baluk Island in the southern Philippines, Philippine Coast Guard. Rescuers pulled...
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Russian missile hits pizza restaurant, killing at least 11 Ukrainians
Ukrainian authorities on Wednesday arrested a man they said helped to orchestrate a Russian missile strike on a popular pizza restaurant in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk on Tuesday. The att...
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Disappointment as MPs pass regulations on teaching about abortion in Northern Ireland schools
MPs have voted overwhelmingly in support of regulations forcing Northern Ireland schools to teach schoolchildren aged 11 to 16 about abortion.
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Man who vandalized Last Supper site in Jerusalem banned from Old City for 30 days
A man suspected of being drunk vandalized a site believed to be where the Last Supper took place in what police are calling an attack of persecution against Christians in Israel
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Pakistan aims to try blasphemy cases under anti-terror law
A government concession to demands by a Muslim extremist political party to allow blasphemy charges under Pakistan's anti-terrorism laws has raised fears of more injustice for those accused under the harsh statutes, sources said.
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‘Christians are living in constant fear’: UK report highlights ‘religious dimensions’ of …
The June 21 report analyzes the reasons behind the violence that began on May 3 in the northeast Indian state, leading to over 100 deaths and forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes.
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Pakistan Aims to Try Blasphemy Cases under Anti-Terror Law – Morningstar News
A government concession to demands by a Muslim extremist political party to allow blasphemy charges under Pakistan’s anti-terrorism laws has raised fears of more injustice for those accused under the harsh statutes, sources said.
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Christian family narrowly escape death as home is torched amid ethnic violence in India
On the evening of May 3, an ethnic Christian in northern India s Manipur state received a call from a relative advising her to pack up and leave home with her children immediately Little did she know ...
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Barclays Bank Settles with Christian Counselling Charity after Closing Its Account
Barclays Bank has agreed to pay £20,000 in compensation and legal costs after closing the bank account of a Christian ministry that offers counselling to people struggling with unwanted same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria.
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7 Dismembered Bodies Found Outside Church in Mexico
Authorities in Chilpancingo, the capital of Mexico s Guerrero state, have reportedly found seven dismembered bodies in an SUV parked outside the San Mateo Catholic Church this past weekend, according ...
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Thousands of Trafficked Southeast Asians Rescued from Online Scams Operation
The Philippine National Police and its anti-cybercrime group on Tuesday raided seven buildings in Las Pinas city. Workers were lured from 18 countries—almost half of the 2,700 workers rescued were f...
