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Saturday, 06 October 2012 16:12
Colombia: Pastors being assassinated
20-30 Church leaders are assassinated each year in Columbia. The most recent murder was of pastor Henry Rodriguez, 44, who was shot dead as he left United Pentecostal Church in Bogota’s afternoon service on September 16th…
Saturday, 06 October 2012 16:11
Middle East: Terrorism and criminality
The political turmoil which has swept the Arab world has benefited terrorism and criminality, the Council of Arab Interior Ministers head, Mohamed Ben Ali Koumane, said on Wednesday. ‘The preachers of terrorism have profited from the…
Saturday, 06 October 2012 16:10
USA: Human trafficking
On Oct. 19, a conference in Des Moines hopes to recruit an army of Christians to combat the abduction of thousands of children each year. The Preventing Abuse Conference will inform, equip and organize people to…
Saturday, 06 October 2012 16:09
Uzbekistan: Pastor urgently needs prayer
Protestant churches in Karakalpakstan are illegal. Pastor Makhset is a housechurch leader and has been to court six times, his family’s apartment was raided in 2007 and they fled to Kazakhstan where they initiated the process…
Saturday, 06 October 2012 16:07
Sudan/South Sudan: Buffer zone
Last week Sudan and South Sudan signed nine agreements settling some disputed issues and established security cooperation between the two governments to stop rebel attacks from both sides through a number of measures including a 14…
Saturday, 06 October 2012 16:06
Nigeria: Gunmen kill Mubi students
At least 20 people, mostly students, were killed by unknown gunmen in north-eastern Nigeria at a student hostel. One Mubi resident said more than 40 students had been killed but there is no official death toll.…