Christian Man Tortured to Death by Police in Pakistan, Family Alleges
Police in Pakistan tortured and killed a Catholic father of four within hours of taking him into custody on false kidnapping charges, his family has claimed
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Death Toll at 1,900 and Climbing in Turkey, Syria after Disastrous 7.8 Magnitude Quake
A deadly magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday morning. The death toll stands at more than 1,900, but that is expected to continue to rise.The earthquake was felt as far away as Egypt and Israel. Thousands of buildings either toppled or collapsed in ruins throughout cities and towns on both sides of the Turkish-Syrian border.
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Powerful Quake Rocks Turkey and Syria, Killing More Than 600
A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake has rocked southeastern Turkey and northern Syria. It toppled hundreds of buildings and killed more than 600 people. Hundreds are still believed to be trapped under rubble, and the toll is expected to rise as rescue workers search mounds of wreckage in cities and towns across the area. On both sides of the border, residents jolted out of sleep by the pre-dawn quake rushed outside on a cold, rainy and snowy winter night. Buildings were flattened and strong aftershocks continued.
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Leadership of Hillsong interim pastors made permanent
Phil and Lucinda Dooley, who have been interim lead pastors of Hillsong since the resignation of its founder Brian Houston last year, are to take permanent charge of the Sydney-based denomination.
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World Vision mobilising response after earthquake in Turkey and Syria kills hundreds
World Vision is on the ground in Turkey and Syria mobilising its response to a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that has killed at least 640 people.
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Most Scots palliative care doctors would refuse to take part in assisted suicide
Three quarters of Scottish doctors who provide end-of-life care would refuse to take part in assisted suicide if it became legal, a survey has found.
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Biden criticized for spy balloon response
Republican lawmakers on Sunday accused China of surveilling U.S. military sites and argued that President Joe Biden should have destroyed a spy balloon sooner. A U.S. fighter jet shot down the balloon...
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Pope Francis calls on South Sudanese churches not to stay neutral when witness to acts of injustice
Pope Francis, who is on a three-day peace mission in South Sudan, met with the Catholic leadership, urging churches in the war-torn country not to remain neutral but to speak out against injustice ...
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China responds to US shooting down ‘Red Zeppelin’ as tensions rise
Tensions between the U S and China escalated further this weekend with the Chinese foreign ministry expressing extreme displeasure after the U S military shot down a suspected Chinese surveillance ...
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12 Christians killed by radical Fulani herdsmen as Nigeria rises among ranks of worst persecutors
After authorities in Nigeria ignored warnings that thousands of cattlemen were arriving in Benue state, suspected herdsmen last Saturday attacked two villages there and killed 12 Christians
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Tribal Christians recount horrors of devastating spate of attacks carried out by Hindu nationalist mobs
Tribal Christians in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh continue to suffer the aftermath of a series of brutal attacks carried out by Hindu nationalists in recent months, resulting in more than 2,500 ...
