Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor's death a serious blow to Pakistani-based Taliban
Afghanistan's Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor was believed to have been killed in a U.S. airstrike in Pakistan on Saturday, May 21.
Iraq commencing operation to retake Fallujah from ISIS, some residents flee
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the launching of an offensive to retake the Islamic State stronghold of Falluja after the military told residents on Sunday to get ready to leave before fighting started.
Uganda pastor poisoned to death after challenging supernatural Islamic belief
A Baptist pastor in Uganda died last week from poison believed to have been put in his food by a Muslim villager.
UK midwives' chief supports lifting all legal restrictions on abortion; MPs call for her resignation
Members of Parliament angered over midwives chief Cathy Warwick's decision to support the lifting of all legal restrictions on abortion will call for her resignation this week through a parliamentary motion.
EgyptAir plane crash latest news: Debris recovered as it's discovered smoke-alarms set off before crash
The EgyptAir jet which crashed in the Mediterranean on Thursday sent a series of warnings indicating that smoke had been detected on board, shortly before it disappeared off radar screens, French investigators said on Saturday.
ISIS executes 25 people by throwing them in nitric acid
ISIS militants have reportedly used nitric acid in its public execution of at least 25 Mosul civilians accused of spying for Iraqi security forces.
12-year-old Christian girl burned alive by ISIS told mother as last words: 'Forgive them'
"Forgive them" are the last words spoken by a 12-year-old Iraqi Christian who died in her mother's arms after suffering from fourth degree burns caused by the Islamic State militants.
China house church leader beaten by authorities over church demolition lawsuit
The leader of a house church in Wenzhou, Zheijiang was confronted by a group of men and beaten by a village resident on May 8 because of his opposition to church demolition.
LGBT groups barred from UN AIDS summit; human rights activists stage protest
A group of 51 countries including Russia and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has blocked 22 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) and drug user groups from attending the United Nations (UN) summit for global AIDS to be held next month.
300 Muslim leaders gather to denounce extremism and curb radicalism
Three hundred Muslim leaders from 33 countries gathered in Jakarta, Indonesia recently to denouce extremism and to find a way to curb radicalism.
Girl burned alive by ISIS told mother to forgive attackers
A young girl who was burned alive by ISIS lay dying in her mother's arms and told her to forgive the attackers.
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Lambeth Palace Revokes Award to Muslim Cleric After Bin Laden Comments Resurface
The Church of England has withdrawn an interfaith award from a Pakistani Muslim cleric after past comments praising Osama bin Laden resurfaced. Lambeth Palace announced Thursday that it had rescinded the Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation presented to Maulana Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Sept. 11.
JD Vance Targets Adam Hamilton Over Church’s Pride Sponsorship, Calls Linked Drag Group “Anti-Christian”
Vice President JD Vance criticized Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and United Methodist pastor Adam Hamilton at a campaign rally in Olathe, Kansas, accusing his church of financially supporting a Pride event associated with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.Vance urged voters to back Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, who is seeking reelection against Hamilton, pastor of Resurrection, a multi-campus United Methodist congregation in Leawood.
Handel’s ‘Messiah’ performed at site associated with John the Baptist’s beheading in Jordan
A performance of Handel’s “Messiah” blending Western and Eastern music took place Sept. 12 at Mukawir, the hilltop fortress in Jordan traditionally associated with the beheading of John the Baptist. The concert was held under the patronage of HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal.
President Mahama rules out taxpayer funding for Ghana National Cathedral as Christians weigh future of project
President John Dramani Mahama has ruled out the use of taxpayers' money to finance Ghana's National Cathedral, saying the country's Christian community should raise the funds needed to complete the stalled project.
France’s Main Protestant Bodies Agree to Closer Cooperation After Historic Meeting
The leaders of France's two main Protestant umbrella organizations have agreed to create a standing forum for dialogue and cooperation, following a two-day meeting both described as unprecedented. Delegations from the executive boards of the Protestant Federation of France, known by its French initials FPF, and the National Council of Evangelicals in France, or CNEF, met Sept. 3-4 at the Domaine du Lazaret in Sète.