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A Christian high school student was told he would be violating the US constitution if he mentioned his faith in his graduation speech. Officials from Brawley Union School District in California told Brooks Hamby, 18, that…
At least 91 people – including 60 schoolgirls and young women, plus 31 schoolboys – were kidnapped last week by Boko Haram extremists, two months after the same group kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls in northeastern…
India: Christian couple hacked to death
26 Jun 2014
Police in eastern India were investigating Saturday, June 21, why a Tibetan couple was hacked to death after converting to Christianity. The investigation came while a funeral was under way for Dominic Bhutia, 45, and his…
Iran: Happiness in short supply
19 Jun 2014
Iranians report highest negative emotions, second only to Iraq. The media storm that erupted after police arrested six young Iranians for dancing to the Pharrell Williams song ‘Happy’ in an online video prompted Iranian President Hassan…
Syria: Aid urgently needed for Aleppo
19 Jun 2014
Last Friday a 15-truck convoy delivered to Syrian Arab Red Crescent warehouses desperately-needed food aid for 30,000 people, medicine for 15,000 people and essential household items for 10,000 people. This aid is part of a plan…
Lebanon: Father kills 18-year-old daughter
19 Jun 2014
On Wednesday 4 June, a father opened fire on his 18-year-old daughter in Lebanon's northern region of Akkar, killing her immediately, a source close to the family said. The father, Mustafa Soufan, hails from the Akkar…