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VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Thursday (May 11) announced that 21 Coptic Orthodox Christians beheaded by Islamic State in Libya in 2015 are being recognised as martyrs by the Vatican. He revealed the move during a meeting with Pope…

CNN  —  An Iranian man who beheaded his 17-year-old wife in February 2022 was sentenced to just eight years and two months in prison on Wednesday, according to the country’s…

JOLO CITY, Philippines — Ben Tattoo stood at the jailhouse door, looking resentful as he stuck his arms through the bars. Handed an orange t-shirt that branded him a detainee, he covered his face with it.As a member of the Abu Sayyaf…

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A Catholic Church in Brooklyn, N.Y., fell victim to a heist last week where thieves stole a tabernacle valued at US$2 million and decapitated two marble statues of angels flanking the altar. Various heavy duty power tools were used to…

A female volleyball player has been killed by the Taliban — with photos of the Afghan posted online, her coach has revealed.An Afghan volleyball player on the girls’ national team was beheaded by the Taliban — with gruesome photos of her…

<!-- -->Samuel Paty's killing prompted an outpouring of emotion in France.Paris: France paid tribute to schoolteacher Samuel Paty on Saturday, one year after he was beheaded by an extremist after showing his class cartoons of the…

WARNING: This story contains disturbing content. Reader discretion is advisedA battle between gangs in a prison killed at least 116 people and injured 80 in what authorities are calling the worst penitentiary massacre in…