PA: Worldwide
Friday, 06 September 2019 10:10
Bahamas: Dorian rescue, restore, repair
As Hurricane Dorian battered the US eastern coast on 5 September, the Bahamas reported 'total devastation' in its wake, with 'apocalyptic' scenes after being hit by one of the most powerful Atlantic storms ever recorded. The…
Friday, 06 September 2019 10:07
Israel / Lebanon: ‘30 minutes from war’
On 1 September Hezbollah fired several precision-guided missiles from Lebanon towards an army base on Israel’s northern border, destroying an IDF armoured vehicle in the attack. Thankfully, there were no soldiers inside it at the time,…
Friday, 06 September 2019 09:41
Burkina Faso: killed for wearing crosses
Burkina Faso is quickly going from a peaceful farming nation to an extremist breeding ground. Attacks by IS and al-Qaeda militants have quadrupled since 2017. Over 70,000 people have fled their homes this year. Recently, gunmen…
Thursday, 05 September 2019 21:36
Cameroon: Bible translator killed
Bible translator Angus Abraham Fung, working with the Aghem Bible translation project in Cameroon, was among seven people said to have been killed in an overnight attack. His wife’s arm was cut off, according to a…
Thursday, 05 September 2019 21:32
South Africa: agitation and frustration
Cyril Ramaphosa won the May elections on a reformist ticket against ANC’s corrupt old guard. Now he is dealing with a corruption row over land reform in the countryside and xenophobia in the towns. When he…
Thursday, 05 September 2019 21:27
DR Congo: militants kidnap 200+, loot hospital
Over 200 people including women and children were abducted and a church mission hospital and shops were looted when Islamist extremists raided the town of Boga, in this majority-Christian country. Bishop William Bahemuka said the Muslim…