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Monday, 18 June 2012 09:17
Iraq: Wave of bomb attacks 'kills 84'
A wave of bombings across Iraq including 10 locations in Baghdad has killed 83 people and wounded nearly 300, Iraqi police say. Many of the dead in the Iraqi capital were Shia pilgrims gathering for a…
Monday, 18 June 2012 09:16
Falkland Islands: Referendum
The Falkland Islands has announced a referendum to be held next year on its status as a British territory in an effort to fend off aggressive Argentinian claims over the South Atlantic islands. The Islands' legislative…
Monday, 18 June 2012 09:15
Fiji: Methodist Church conference
Last September we prayed for the Fiji Methodist Church to be granted permission to hold their annual conference this year after it was cancelled for the fourth year running. In 2012 the government granted permission to…
Monday, 18 June 2012 09:14
Nigeria: Suicide bombing hits another church
An extremist ran a car full of explosives at Christ’s Chosen Church of God in Jos on Sunday morning, killing at least two and injuring 40+. The attack was the second suicide bombing of a church…
Monday, 18 June 2012 09:13
Syria: UN calling conflict a civil war
UN peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous says the conflict in Syria is now a full-scale civil war. The comments come after reports that the Syrian government has lost ‘large chunks of territory’ in some cities. The UN…
Monday, 18 June 2012 09:12
Belgium heightens terror alert level
The body that keeps tabs on the terrorist threat in Belgium, the OCAD, has just heightened the country's terror alert level from 2 to 3 across Brussels. The OCAD that analyses the security situation believes that…