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US list of countries that repress religious freedom

China tops the list of countries which America says repress religious freedom

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Italian cardinal's anti-Islamic remarks

Giacomo Biffi attracted criticism after he called Islamic culture "fundamentalist".

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Should one conjoined twin be sacrificed to save the other?

A British court rules against the wishes of children's devout Catholic parents

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Clashes in Jerusalem

Violence returns to Jerusalem's most contested holy site

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Reaction to a week of bloodshed in Israel

The anger and frustration of Muslims and Jews across the world to the bloodshed in Israel

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Tension in the Holy Land spills over into Europe

As synagogues are razed in France, Jews feel that public opinion has turned against them

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Queen Elizabeth II visits the Vatican

The Supreme Governor of the Church of England Queen, Elizabeth II, visits the Pope

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Who are the Mungiki in Kenya?

Police in Kenya have arrested hundreds of people belonging to the illegal Mungiki sect

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Shahar Levy killed by a Jerusalem car bomb

The impact of the killing of the daughter of a prominent Israeli politician.

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Islamic Conference summit

55 countries attend the gathering which will discuss the crisis in the Middle East

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Syria criticised by Lebanon's Maronite Patriarch

Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir once again demands the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon

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Hamas' anti-Israel protests during Ramadan

Are they limiting the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's room for manoeuvre?

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Dutch legalisation of euthanasia

The Roman Catholic Church condemns the Dutch government's decision

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Release of Anwar Haddam from US jail

The former Algerian lawmaker talks about his release after four years

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Turkish courts attempt to shut down Islamic party

Is the Islamic-leaning party Virtue in Turkey such a threat to the secular state?

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The Taliban remains defiant in the face of sanctions

The UN have given the Taliban 30 days to shut down Islamist training camps

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Religious issues in search for peace in the Middle East

麻豆约拍's World Affairs correspondent Nick Childs reports on the prospects for peace

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Kumbh Mela festival in India

The Hindu festival, held every 12 years, is billed as the largest gathering on earth

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Americans' views on religion in public life

Programme remembering infamous religious historical events, and asks whether they should be taught in schools.

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Putin hands out state decorations to clerics

The Russian President handed out medals and spoke without irony of the merits of religion

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Nigeria condemned for flogging 17-year-old pregnant girl 听

The United Nations Children's Funds condemned the punishment under Sharia law

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Pakistani journalists face blasphemy charges

The journalists' paper published a letter critical of the Prophet Muhammad

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Ariel Sharon becomes Israel's Prime Minister

How the Jewish world has reacted to the choice of Ariel Sharon as Israel's Prime Minister

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The Pope creates 44 new cardinals

How the new group of cardinals is an international one, with 11 from Latin America

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Sudanese leader Hassan al Turabi arrested

The veteran Islamic leader was arrested after his party signed a deal with southern rebels

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The Taliban will require Hindus to wear yellow badges

The UN Secretary General and India, Germany, Russia and the US have condemned the plan

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Taliban plan to destroy Buddhist statues

British Muslims won't be slaughtering goats at this years Eid festival as the country battles foot and mouth disease; China battles with the UN over Beijing's treatment of the Falun Gong spiritual movement.

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Safety during the Hajj

The death of 35 people during a stampede has once again thrown the spotlight on safety

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Taliban destroy two giant Buddhas

The UN described the action as a crime against culture

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Leaked reports of sexual abuse in Roman Catholic Church

The reports detail abuse of nuns by priests in 23 countries across several countries

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