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Friday, 19 September 2014 01:00
Australia: Prayer needed for the G20 agenda
Australia’s G20 presidency runs from 1st December 2013 to 30th November 2014. Hosting the G20 gives Australia a valuable opportunity to influence the global economic agenda and strengthen engagement with the world’s major economies. During the…
Friday, 19 September 2014 01:00
UN evacuates all troops from Golan as Syria fighting worsens
UN peacekeepers withdrew from all of their posts in the Syrian Golan Heights on Monday as regime forces and rebel factions battled for control of the areas adjacent to the Syrian-Israeli border. The UN has called…
Friday, 19 September 2014 01:00
Saudi Arabia: Christian prayer group arrested
28 Christians holding a prayer meeting were arrested by Saudi Arabian police last week. They were abducted from the home of an Indian Christian in Khafji, near the Kuwaiti border. They have not been heard from…
Friday, 19 September 2014 01:00
USA: Ready to take the lead in Ebola fight
Ebola could become a major humanitarian crisis if it is not stopped soon enough. Political systems and infrastructures are fragile after years of civil wars. Hospitals and clinics in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone are overwhelmed…
Thursday, 18 September 2014 01:00
Six EU countries join group to 'destroy' Islamic State (IS)
Six EU countries have joined a US-led coalition to ‘degrade and destroy’ the IS in Iraq and Syria. The ‘Core Group’ came together at the NATO summit in Wales last Thursday and Friday (5-6 September). On…
Thursday, 18 September 2014 01:00
UK offers NATO security fence to help Calais tackle migrants
The UK is to offer France the security fences used at the NATO summit in Wales to help tackle migrants trying to get into the country illegally from Calais. James Brokenshire the Immigration Minister, said the…