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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Ukraine Refugees Still at Risk of Human Trafficking, Christian Group Warns
Christian campaigners have issued a fresh appeal for action to protect Ukrainian refugees from human trafficking.
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London School of Economics strips Christian words Lent, Easter from term calendar
The London School of Economics said it is doing away with Christian words for its semester names to provide a more international atmosphere
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Spain church attack suspect spoke about witchcraft and ‘the devil’ before attack, says …
A Moroccan man who allegedly stormed two Spanish churches in the southern port city of Algeciras on Wednesday, killed a church official and wounded a priest with a machete allegedly thought a stuffed animal was "the devil" and spoke of witchcraft in the weeks leading up to the attack, according to one of his roommates.
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Church leaders condemn radical Jewish attack on Armenian restaurant in Jerusalem’s Christian …
Christian leaders in the Holy Land have condemned an assault on an Armenian restaurant in the Christian quarter of Jerusalem by a group of radical Israelis, warning that the "radical aggression" is aimed at imposing an exclusively "Jewish character" on the city.
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Suicide Bomber Kills 20, Wounds 96 at Mosque in NW Pakistan
Pakistani police have raised the death toll from a suicide bombing at a mosque in the northwestern city of Peshawar to 20 killed. They say as many as 96 worshippers were wounded in Monday’s attack. Saddique Khan, a senior police official in Peshawar who gave the latest casualty tolls, says no one has immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing. The Pakistani Taliban have been blamed in similar suicide attacks in the past.
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Blinken Israel Visit Complicated by Jerusalem Terror Attacks, Drone Strike
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Israel today, and his visit is being overshadowed by the worst weekend of terror attacks in Israel in a decade. To complicate the visit further, Israel may have carried out a drone strike near a nuclear facility in the Iranian city of Isfahan Sunday.Over the weekend, Israel's Security Cabinet announced a series of tough new measures against Palestinian terrorists and their supporters. Just as Israelis were eating Friday evening's Sabbath meal, a Palestinian gunman open fire in Jerusalem and killed 7 people, wounding 3 others. The dead ranged in age from 14 to 68, including a couple who tried to help the victims.
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Iran Says Drone Attack Targets Defense Facility in Isfahan
Iran’s Defense Ministry says one of its factories was attacked by drones in the central city of Isfahan. A statement carried by the state-run IRNA news agency says the attack occurred late Saturday and caused minor damage to a rooftop. Iran and Israel have long been engaged in a shadow war that has included covert attacks on Iranian military and nuclear facilities. Israel did not acknowledge carrying out the assault. Meanwhile, state media also reported a fire at an oil refinery near the northern Iranian city of Tabriz, saying one person was injured. It blamed the fire on “wear and tear.” A 5.9 magnitude earthquake also struck nearby, killing three people and injuring over 800 others.
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Blinken heads to Israel to promote peace
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Jerusalem on Monday amid heightened tensions between Palestinians and Israel. Last week, Israeli soldiers killed nine Palestinians in a bloody shootou...
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Pastor, 3 other Christians killed by Islamic extremists in pre-dawn attack in Sudan
A church pastor and three other Christians were killed in Sudan on Monday when suspected Islamic extremists shot them to death
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Indian girls dedicated to Hindu goddess endure life of sexual exploitation
A women who was dedicated to a goddess in the south Indian state of Karnataka shares in a media interview that she was used as a sex slave thanks to a persistent practice, called Devadasi, which ...
