Stoyan Zaimov

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  Jul 21, 2014

  Gaza: Women and Children Among 100 Killed in Bloodiest Day of Conflict; Netanyahu Blames Hamas

  Over 100 people, including women and children, were killed on Sunday in the bloodiest day since the conflict between Israel and militant group Hamas began two weeks ago. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Hamas for putting Palestinian civilians in the crossfire and using them as human shields, with the overall death toll reaching close to 500.

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  Jul 21, 2014

  NY Pastor Meets Meriam Ibrahim in Sudan, Offers to Help Bring and Take Care of Her Family in US

  New York City pastor William Devlin has traveled to Khartoum in Sudan where he has met Christian mother Meriam Ibrahim and offered to help bring and take care of her and her family in the United States.

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  Jul 21, 2014

  Thousands of Christians Fleeing Northern Iraq Following ISIS' 'Convert or Die' Ultimatum

  Thousands of Christians are fleeing northern Iraq and communities they have lived in for almost 2,000 years following militant group ISIS' ultimatum last week that they convert to Islam, pay a tax, or be killed for their faith.

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  Jul 18, 2014

  Iraq May Break Into Three Separate States in Response to Islamic Attacks, Kurdish Official Predicts

  Iraq could break apart into three separate states in response to the extremist Islamic group ISIS, which declared an "Islamic state" in Iraq and Syria, a Kurdish government official predicts.

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  Jul 18, 2014

  Israeli Ground Forces Invade Gaza, Netanyahu Prepares 'Significant Expansion' of Operations

  Israeli ground forces have moved in on the Gaza strip with a mission to take down terrorist tunnels and other targets, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announcing on Friday that the military is preparing for a "significant expansion" of its ground operation against militant group Hamas.

• Jul 18, 2014

  Malaysia Airlines Crash: Pro-Russian Rebels to Grant Access to International Investigators, as Malaysia Decries 'Outrage Against Human Decency'

  Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have said that they will grant access to an international team of investigators to look into the crash of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17, carrying 298 people on board, which is suspected to have been shot down by a missile on Thursday.

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  Jul 17, 2014

  Meriam Ibrahim's Islamic Relatives Drop Lawsuit Against Christian Mother; Could Allow Family to Leave for US

  The lawsuit brought by Christian mother Meriam Ibrahim's Islamic relatives in Sudan has been dropped, a lawyer working on the case said, which could open the way for Ibrahim and her family to soon travel to the United States.

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  Jul 17, 2014

  Catholic Leaders Criticize Church of England's Acceptance of Women Bishops, Call It 'Obstacle' to Christian Unity

  Roman Catholic Church leaders have criticized the Church of England's historic vote to allow women to serve as bishops earlier this week, arguing that such a move is an "obstacle" to Christian unity.

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  Jul 17, 2014

  Sudan Bans Construction of All New Christian Churches

  The government of Sudan has reaffirmed that it is banning the construction of all new Christian churches in the Muslim-dominated country, prompting "deep concern" from a persecution watchdog group.

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  Jul 17, 2014

  Ebola Virus Death Toll Reaches Over 600 in Deadliest Outbreak in History; Doctors Fighting Rumors, Hostility

  As the death toll from the deadliest outbreak of Ebola outbreak in history reached 603 earlier this week in West Africa, the World Health Organization said that workers are also fighting rumors and hostility, which is making it difficult to access threatened communities.