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Cuban president arrives in US on a mission to end decades-old trade embargo
Cuba's new president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, arrived in New York on Sunday for his first trip to the United States, where he will denounce the decades-old U.S. trade embargo on his country at the U.N. General Assembly, state-run media reported.

Last charity ship rescuing migrants off Libyan coast loses its registration
The Panama Maritime Authority has revoked the registration of search and rescue ship Aquarius 2 in a move that means there will be no charity rescue ships off the Libyan coast in the near future unless the vessel can find a new flag to sail under.
Pope accepts resignation of two more Chilean bishops following abuse scandal
The decision brings to seven the number who have stepped down since a sexual abuse scandal swept the nation's Roman Catholic Church.

Evelyn's story: 'Peace in South Sudan has to start at home'
'When I first learnt I was HIV+ I wanted to bring my dead husband out of the ground and cut him to pieces.'

Aid agencies on South Sudan: Now peace must be made in local communities
UK aid agencies including Tearfund and Christian Aid have used the International Day of Peace today to highlight the need for peace in South Sudan.

Young woman stabbed to death while jogging in Washington, DC was 'devout Christian'
Wendy K Martinez had just become engaged last week, according to her family.

Pakistani Christian killed in acid attack
Faraz Badar, a hospital assistant administration officer, died in hospital in Lahore on Saturday. He was 26.

Faith leaders urge international action for internally displaced persons
Dozens of faith leaders have urged heads of state not to turn their backs on the world's 40.5 million internally displaced people.

Hopes fade for dozens buried in chapel during landslide
Hopes are fading of finding survivors from a massive landslide that buried a chapel in the Philippines on Saturday.

Islamist militants execute two Christian bus passengers in Kenya
Islamist terrorists in Kenya boarded a bus last week and executed two Christian passengers, reports International Christian Concern.

Italian missionary priest kidnapped in Niger
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the kidnapping, which was confirmed on Tuesday by the Nigerien and Italian governments.

Central African Republic: Christians massacred in suspected Islamist attack
Dozens of people are feared dead after suspected Islamist rebels attacked civilians in the Central African Republic earlier this month.

Christian agencies bring relief to devastated Philippines
Christian relief organisations have begun responding to the disastrous storm that has devastated parts of the Philippines.

Freedom Sunday: Uniting the global church to end slavery in our lifetime
This Sunday, over 5,000 churches in 48 different countries will gather in the hope of giving these stories a different ending.

Zimbabwe's churches faced with 'special challenge' after fresh cholera outbreak
Zimbabwe's churches are being urged to take action to curb the spread of cholera after more than two dozen people died from the disease in the past two weeks.
Pope tells the Mafia to repent
Pope Francis appealed to Sicily's Mafia on Saturday to abandon a life of crime and violence, saying the island needed "men and women of love, not men and women 'of honor,'" using the term mobsters apply to themselves.