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The United Kingdom's All-Party Parliamentary Group alleges in a new report that the North Korean regime has engaged in religious persecution, modern-day slavery, murder, torture and the abuse of women.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombia's military has applauded a new international human rights report focusing on abuses by leftist guerrillas, calling it a vindication of the charges they have been making for years.

Anti-American protests ignited by an obscure YouTube video that mocks Mohammed spread throughout the world Friday, reaching past Egypt, Libya, Lebanon, Yemen and Sudan into Afghanistan, East Jerusalem, Bahrain, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan,...

Unjustly imprisoned simply because of his Christian faith, Youcef Nadarkhani remains in prison without defense – and the Iranian government remains without excuse.

I could not believe what I was reading: People actually applauded the slaughtering of children. Was I having a dream . . . a nightmare? Was this real?

For Syrian Christians, who comprise an estimated 10 percent of the population, concerns about a possible Islamist takeover are shaping fears for the future.

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Nineteen Latin America leaders closed a summit Saturday with the host announcing support from President Bush for efforts to steady turbulent markets shaken by the Argentine crisis.

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Nineteen Latin America leaders closed a summit Saturday with the host announcing support from President Bush for efforts to steady turbulent markets shaken by the Argentine crisis.

Sentenced to death in 2010 for the crime of apostasy, Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has been illegally imprisoned for nearly three years. July 8, 2012 marked his 1,000th day in prison.

As president of Venezuela for 14 years, Chavez was well known for his socialist policies, consolidation of power, and combative relationship with the United States.

In the wake of the devastation, relief organizations raced to offer relief to storm victims.

Judges order Moscow to pay damages to U.S. families unable to bring home the children they planned to adopt.

What happens when North Korean athletes fail to bring home the gold? ABC News reported last week that North Korea offers athletes a carrot-and-stick approach -- televisions, refrigerators and cars for winners, and labor camp sentences for losers.

Saudi Arabia is one of the world’s most restrictive Islamic countries -- a place where women are forbidden from driving, not to mention participating in sports of any kind. And while around the world the women’s presence at the games was largely...

Fueled with hefty loads of cash gained by numerous ransoms throughout the Sahara and virtually unlimited weaponry thanks to Gadhafi's untouched storehouses of machine guns, rockets and anti-aircraft systems, Mali’s Islamists have launched a...

Even the secular world is worried about pornography. But without the worldview to fight it, they’re at an impasse. This is where the church can help.

When we think of religious persecution, the Middle East usually comes to mind. But things have also gotten nasty in Southeast Asia.

The more we experience God’s transforming love, the more we will be empowered and motivated to share it with every person we can. And the more we will love them as we are loved. Imagine the difference it would make in the world if Christians were...