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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
ISIL jihadists 'offered teenager $25,000 to carry out bombings in Vienna'
A 14-year-old boy suspected of planning a series of bombings in Vienna was reported on Thursday to have been offered $25,000 (£16,000) by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) to carry out the…
Sunday, 09 November 2014 00:00
Ukraine to send reinforcements to key cities in case of rebel attacks
Kiev will send reinforcements to key Ukrainian cities to prevent potential attacks from Russia-backed separatists, President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday. He also called on Ukraine’s parliament to rescind a law giving special status to the…
Sunday, 09 November 2014 00:00
ISIL jihadists 'offered teenager $25,000 to carry out bombings in Vienna'
A 14-year-old boy suspected of planning a series of bombings in Vienna was reported on Thursday to have been offered $25,000 (£16,000) by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) to carry out the…
Sunday, 09 November 2014 00:00
Ukraine to send reinforcements to key cities in case of rebel attacks
Kiev will send reinforcements to key Ukrainian cities to prevent potential attacks from Russia-backed separatists, President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday. He also called on Ukraine’s parliament to rescind a law giving special status to the…