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Friday, 27 February 2015 00:00
Clampdown on cold call companies unveiled by Government
Imposing fines of up to £500,000 on the companies behind cold calls and nuisance text messages is to become easier under changes to the law being made by the Government. The move follows tens of thousands…
Friday, 27 February 2015 00:00
EU to probe Christian schools after humanist complaint
British Christian schools could face a European Commission investigation, following complaints from a humanist campaign group. The British Humanist Association (BHA) claims that faith schools breach European Union (EU) equality rules when hiring staff, because they…
Friday, 27 February 2015 00:00
Syria: Daesh (IS militants) abduct 150 Christians
Over 150 Syrian Christians, including women and elderly, were kidnapped by Daesh militants, (IS’s Arabic name is translated as ad-Dawlah leading to the acronym Daesh). The abductions began at 4.00am on 23 February on a 40km…
Friday, 27 February 2015 00:00
Iran: Nuclear programme discussions as deadline looms
The P5+1 is a group of six world powers which in 2006 initiated diplomatic efforts with Iran with regard to Iran's nuclear program. They are UN Security Council members, (United States, Russia, China, United Kingdom, and…
Friday, 27 February 2015 00:00
South Africa: Iran pursuing South African technology to beat sanctions
The South African Security Agency (SSA) spied on Iran according to an Al-Jazeera report showing South Africa monitoring Iranian agents. Apparently South African intelligence agents reported that the Iranians were interested in technology used for satellite…
Friday, 27 February 2015 00:00
Mexico: Missing students - mysterious developments
Last November rioters demanded justice for 43 missing college students allegedly abducted by the municipal police in Iguala city in October. In January this year Mexico's government said the missing students had been handed over to…