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USA: Don’t talk about faith, Christian student told
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…
Nigeria: Sixty more schoolgirls and women kidnapped, plus 31 boys
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
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
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…
