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Friday, 27 May 2016 09:56
Canada: update on fire disaster
Many are calling it the worst natural disaster in Canada's history: a mammoth inferno sweeping across the northern regions. At the time of writing, 26 May, fire conditions are high to extreme, Fort McMurray remains out…
Friday, 27 May 2016 09:47
Iraq: fears for families in Fallujah
Fierce fighting has been raging around Fallujah since Iraq's military launched an offensive on Monday to reclaim the traditionally Sunni-dominated city from IS. The UN says it fears for the safety of an estimated 10,000 families…
Friday, 27 May 2016 09:45
Iran ‘can destroy Israel in less than eight minutes’
The latest of a long series of Iranian threats against Israel was spoken by Ahmad Karimpour, a senior advisor to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. ‘If the Supreme Leader’s orders are to be executed, with the abilities…
Friday, 20 May 2016 09:40
Nigeria: first missing Chibok girl found after two years
On Tuesday night, Amina Ali Nkeki wandered out of a forest, asking for help, accompanied by a baby and a man who claimed to be her husband and the father of the baby. Amina was in…
Friday, 20 May 2016 09:32
Iran: further harassment of Christians
Iranian Christians request prayer for three Christians belonging to the self-styled ‘Church of Iran’ network who were arrested on 13 May and remain in detention in Rasht. Security agents raided the home of Yousef Nadarkhani, a…
Friday, 20 May 2016 09:30
Canada: Alberta wildfire and a call to prayer
Officials are rethinking their plans to let people return to Fort McMurray after the fires gained new life this week and destroyed a 665-room oilsands work-camp north of the city. Oilsands facilities and work-camps north of…