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Friday, 08 September 2017 10:07
South Korea: US training assassins?
US Navy SEALs who purportedly killed al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden will train South Korean commandos to take out North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the event of war, according to the Times of London. ‘We…
Friday, 08 September 2017 10:02
Global: un-natural disasters
The map of disasters is immense, according to agencies tracking changes in climate and disaster events. In south Asia 45 million people have been adversely affected by floods and mudslides, with 16 million children and their…
Friday, 08 September 2017 09:56
Myanmar: Rohingya refugees flee violence
The Rohingya Muslims have lived for centuries in the majority Buddhist Myanmar. On 24 August the media reported clashes between Rohingya militants and Buddhist security forces in Rakhine state. Within two weeks the clashes escalated to…
Friday, 08 September 2017 09:52
Nigeria: UK fight Boko Haram, neglect Fulani
On 30 August, foreign secretary Boris Johnson and international development secretary Priti Patel visited Nigeria to assess British assistance in the fight against the Islamic terror group Boko Haram. A Nigerian special adviser on religious affairs,…
Friday, 08 September 2017 09:48
Australia: prayer for prisons
Each year a week of prayer is held for the ministry of Prison Fellowship Australia; this year it is from 10 to 17 September. The week gives an opportunity for Prison Fellowship to communicate and connect…
Friday, 08 September 2017 09:37
Sudan: church challenges government interference
The Sudanese Church of Christ (SCOC) is challenging a government decision to impose an unelected leadership committee on the church. On 23 August the Ministry of Guidance and Religious Endowments, which oversees religious affairs in Sudan,…