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Saturday, 28 September 2013 15:02
Kenya: Al-Shabab: A war of vengeance?
A gun battle inside a shopping centre in the Kenyan capital Nairobi has left at least 68 people dead and more than 150 wounded. Twenty-four hours later, an operation to secure the Westgate centre, one of…
Saturday, 28 September 2013 14:59
Philippines: The nightmare continues
A humanitarian crisis has been officially declared by the Philippine government in Zamboanga City, Mindanao, in the south of the country, after displaced civilians caught in the crossfire ballooned to 115,000 who are now housed in…
Saturday, 28 September 2013 14:56
Syria: ‘No military solution' to conflict, say church leaders
Church leaders from Syria, Russia, the United States and Europe have said that a political solution is the only way to secure peace in Syria. They are urging ‘public outcry’ against the ongoing civil war that…
Saturday, 28 September 2013 14:50
Egypt: Army storms Islamist-held town
Troops last week stormed a central Egyptian town held for over a month by hardline supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi who had launched a campaign against Christian residents, officials said. Soldiers and police entered…
Saturday, 28 September 2013 14:45
Pakistan earthquake: Hundreds dead in Balochistan
A powerful earthquake has killed at least 250 people in Pakistan's remote south-west province of Balochistan. The 7.7-magnitude quake struck on Tuesday afternoon at a depth of 20km (13 miles) north-east of Awaran. Many houses were…
Thursday, 19 September 2013 20:15
Kidnapped Archbishop Kattey freed
An Archbishop in the Church of Nigeria who was kidnapped over a week ago is ‘safe and well’ after being released, the Anglican Communion Office has said. Archbishop Ignatius Kattey was kidnapped with his wife, Beatrice,…