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Syria: deadly airstrike on Aleppo hospital
29 Apr 2016
At least fourteen patients and three doctors were killed on Thursday in an airstrike on a hospital in Aleppo, the charity Medecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says. Among those killed in the al-Quds hospital was one of…
Egypt: Coptic teenager kidnapped for ransom
29 Apr 2016
Earlier this month 13-year-old Anthonius Farag, a young Christian boy, was kidnapped in Upper Egypt. He was released twelve days later after a hefty ransom payment. This is not an isolated case. According to the Coalition…
Pakistan: suspects in 'blasphemy' killing bailed
29 Apr 2016
The four main culprits accused of the murder of Christian couple Shahzad Masih and Shama Bibi, who were tortured and thrown into a burning brick kiln last November, have been set free on bail. This decision…
‘God’s Not Dead 2’ film première this weekend
22 Apr 2016
This weekend is the launch of the US hit movie God’s Not Dead 2, the sequel to the 2014 international box office hit God’s Not Dead. The storyline follows a school history teacher coming under fire…
UK to take thousands more child refugees
22 Apr 2016
The UK is to take in up to 3,000 more refugees - most of them vulnerable children - from the war-torn Syria region. Several hundred are expected to be resettled by April 2017, and the rest…
Greece: sun's rays spark Olympic Games flame
22 Apr 2016
Yesterday, in southern Greece, the flame for the Olympic Games in Brazil was lit, using the sun's rays, by an actor performing the role of a high priestess. The torch will be taken by various runners…