PA: Worldwide
Friday, 22 September 2017 10:02
Pakistan/USA relationship
A brother in Pakistan writes, ‘Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif continues to resist being thrown out of government for corruption. He denies the accusations, and is still trying to run the party. His children are bringing…
Friday, 22 September 2017 09:59
Australia: same-sex vote
There is an expectation in Australia that once the result of the same-sex marriage postal vote is announced on 15 November the matter will be resolved once and for all. According to opinion polls a Yes…
Friday, 15 September 2017 09:39
Caribbean: recovery after Irma
Hurricane Irma only grazed Havana, but it remains largely still in the dark. It could take weeks for the power to be fully returned. The damage and loss across the Caribbean is immense. Pray for those…
Friday, 15 September 2017 09:36
Myanmar: ‘ethnic cleansing' and mission
On 11 September the UN human rights chief called the military operation targeting Rohingya Muslims ‘a textbook example of ethnic cleansing’, and urged the government to end its current cruel ‘security’ operations. High-profile individuals have publicly…
Friday, 15 September 2017 09:33
Asia: the persecuted Church
Many Christians leaving Islam in Saudi Arabia are handed over to their relatives and vanish, never to be heard from again. To leave Islam is seen as a great source of shame to families and communities…
Friday, 15 September 2017 09:30
Australia: boy ‘transitioned’ to girl at 12 changes mind
Patrick Mitchell began transgendering to become a girl when he was twelve, then changed his mind two years later and will now be undergoing surgery to remove breast tissue that grew as a result of taking…