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Thursday, 19 September 2013 17:07
Syria: Terrorists overcome ancient Christian village
According to Breitbart.com and Daily Mail reports, Syrian rebels connected to al-Qaeda have taken over the mostly Christian village of Maaloula in Syria (near Damascus), and are terrorizing the Christians there; insisting they convert to Islam…
Sunday, 15 September 2013 18:26
Millennium Development Goals have had 'little impact' on lives of leprosy sufferers
The Millennium Development Goals have had a huge influence on international development but "little impact" on the lives of leprosy sufferers, according to The Leprosy Mission. The organisation said there was "no drive to address the…
Sunday, 08 September 2013 16:36
India Church Growing Stronger Despite Hostilities
With Hindu extremists constantly perpetrating attacks against the church, Christians in the northern region of India find themselves in a very hostile environment. Persecution has also come through politics as some states have implemented laws against…
Thursday, 29 August 2013 21:01
NIGERIA: Education under threat
Boko Haram’s name means ‘Western education is sacrilege.’ They recently kidnapped three teachers at a school in Benin City, the fifth school attack since June. They killed 48 students and 7 teachers in Adamawa, Yobe and…
Thursday, 29 August 2013 20:58
Syria: Treating war casualties
Three hospitals in that area are supported by the international medical organisation ‘Doctors Without Borders’ (MSF) reported receiving approximately 3,600 patients displaying neurotoxic symptoms in less than three hours on Wednesday. Three hundred and fifty-five died.…
Thursday, 29 August 2013 20:52
Syria: Technological consequences of conflict
Media companies including the New York Times, Twitter and the Huffington Post lost control of their websites after hackers supporting the Syrian government breached the internet company managing major site addresses. The Syrian Electronic Army, a…