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Saturday, 15 November 2014 00:00
USA: The Ferguson Response
Following protests and civil disorder when Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson, Christians erected a tent where 8-10 hours of praise, worship, intercession, and evangelism occurred daily. Believers of every hue united to provide opportunities for…
Saturday, 15 November 2014 00:00
Global: Obama and Putin warily circle each other at APEC
APEC is a 21-nation Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation forum that met this week to move towards a new free trade zone and agree as a climate deal. America and Russia are part of APEC. President Barack Obama…
Saturday, 15 November 2014 00:00
Israel: Palestinian President talks of global religious war
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned that Palestinians will not allow Israeli extremists to ‘contaminate’ the Temple Mount, saying that allowing Jewish prayer at the site would risk a global religious war. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
Saturday, 15 November 2014 00:00
Australia: Trafficking, slavery and forced marriage
Federal police are investigating a record number of human trafficking cases involving sex slavery, forced marriages and child brides. The number of active investigations into human trafficking has doubled in the past two years to 60.…
Saturday, 15 November 2014 00:00
North Korea: After Kenneth Bae's release; missionaries continue
Christian groups in North Korea are vowing to carry on their missionary work despite mounting risks since Korean-American activist Kenneth Bae was imprisoned two years ago. (see news of his release) ‘We are getting more nervous,’…
Sunday, 09 November 2014 00:00
Middle East: Displaced people
As unrest tears through the land over one million people, many of them Christians in predominantly Muslim lands, have been displaced. Most have fled with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Winter is approaching. Refugees…