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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Report: Gunman kills 6 near Jerusalem synagogue | Baptist Press
JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian gunman opened fire outside an east Jerusalem synagogue Friday night, killing six people and wounding four others in one of the deadliest attacks on Israelis in years, medical officials said. The attack was halted when the gunman was shot by police.
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9 Palestinians Killed in Shootout with Israeli Forces
The Israeli Defense Force said its troops entered the Jenin refugee camp on the West Bank Thursday to capture three suspected Islamic extremists. It said two suspects were killed in the raid, and the ...
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Israel Military Says ‘Ticking Time-Bomb’ Defused in Terror Raid that Killed 9
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted a raid on an Islamic Jihad terror cell in the northern Israeli city of Jenin Thursday. Nine Palestinians were killed during fierce firefight, and a senior officer said the military defused a "ticking time bomb," as the terrorists were planning a series of attacks on Israeli targets. At least one civilian was reported to be among the dead, and Palestinian officials say 20 people were wounded.
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At Least One Dead in Machete Attack at Two Spain Churches
Spanish authorities Wednesday night arrested a man who is suspected of using a machete to attack several people at two churches in the southern port city of Algeciras. The suspect seriously injured a ...
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Bill in Pakistan Would Expand Misused Blasphemy Law – Morningstar News
Pakistan’s parliament has passed legislation to make the country’s blasphemy laws stricter even as their blatant misuse again came to light in a threat to falsely charge a Christian woman.
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Palestinian-Bedouin Settlement Outside Jerusalem Stirs Controversy for Netanyahu Government
Knesset members in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's own Likud Party are pushing the government to evacuate a Palestinian-Bedouin settlement from Israeli-controlled territory in Judea (part of the West Bank). The move is seen as a test case with international implications.
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‘Death to Christians’: 2 Churches Attacked in Spain; 1 Dead, 4 Injured
At least one person was killed and four injured after a man entered two churches in Spain and attacked the congregations with a machete, an act authorities are investigating as terrorism
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Jerusalem Archaeologists Find Moat, Mysterious Handprint Outside Old City Walls
The Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) has uncovered a moat outside the walls of Jerusalem's Old City dating back at least 1,000 years. The moat was dug out of the rock surrounding the city. At one place on the moat's wall was an unusual carved imprint of a hand.
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1 Dead, 1 Severely Wounded in Attack with Bladed Weapon at Church in Spain
One person was killed and another severely injured in an attack carried out by a person with a bladed weapon at a church in the southern city of Algeciras on Wednesday, Spain's interior ministry said.
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At Least 17 Christians Killed in 2 Days across Nigeria, Sources Say
Suspected Fulani herdsmen killed five Christians early Sunday morning in northeast Nigeria following the slaughter of 12 Christians last Friday in the country s Middle Belt, sources said
