Second day of air strikes. Fears that bombings may not be targeting Daesh (IS), but opositors of Assad's regime.

The country chairs a consultative panel in the UN Council on Human Rights. Today, Ali Mohammed Al-Nimhr, 21 years old, was to be beheaded and crucified.

Members of one of the burnt churches have been meeting under a temporary roof. “We hope to rebuild so that we can continue to show the love of Christ”, the pastor says.

The Rada parliament voted by a sound majority to give more autonomy to the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, currently under control of pro-Russian groups.

Although terrorism has increased worldwide, this is the safest time in history.

The boys, believed to be under the age of 18, were killed in Syria and their bodies displayed with placards hung around their necks announcing their “crime".

What do Christians think? Is there a biblical position to be defended?

“The suspect has been identified and arrested”, Charleston police chief Greg Mullen confirmed. Church is one of the historic black Christian communities in the South East.

Daesh has repeatedly threatened to launch attacks within the USA but this is the first time it has actually claimed responsibility for any kind of attempted strike.

Police arrest officials after a criminal camp with 28 bodies was found in deep jungle on Friday. “There are other camps with graves like this one,” the only survivor said.

A 13-year-old boy armed with a crossbow and a machete killed a teacher in Barcelona. Christian educators and psychologists: it is a mistake to look for quick answers.

In 2014, the world asked #SaveOurGirls after waking up to the brutality of Boko Haram. Amnesty International now shares the stories of hundreds of other victims in the last 12 months.

The Salvation Army is gaining worldwide attention for sending up a viral meme about a black and blue (or gold and white!) dress in its new public awareness campaign about violence against women.

U.N. rapporteur Heiner Bielefeldt suggests preventing violence in the name of religion through trust building and a political agenda based on freedom of conscience

Strong reactions from world leaders asking Russia for an “impartial investigation”. Nemtsov was assassinated hours before an anti-Putin rally in Moscow.

Since the New Year, 118 civilians (7 of them children) have died in Ukraine. Pro-Russian rebels try to build an army of 100,000. Obama is considering sending defensive arms to help Ukrainian forces.

Updated: Attack killed 13 people. A few hours before, Foreign ministers of Ukraine and Russia had agreed to pull back artillery from front lines. So far, 5,000 have lost their lives in this conflict.