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Thursday, 17 July 2014 01:00
Libya: Government and army call for calm
Two years after a revolt that ousted and killed Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, Libya’s weak government is struggling to control its borders, stop the smuggling of weapons and manage regional militias that have refused to disarm. The…
Thursday, 17 July 2014 01:00
Mexico: Dangers for unaccompanied migrant children
Pope Francis called for urgent action to protect and care for the tens of thousands of unaccompanied children migrating from Central America and Mexico to the United States. In a letter read by the Vatican envoy…
Thursday, 17 July 2014 01:00
Mexico: Children at risk – a humanitarian crisis
Unaccompanied children migrants jump onto trains in Mexico to cross the border - as many as 90,000 may have entered the US from Central America this year alone. This week Aljazeera reported that 458 children, including…
Thursday, 17 July 2014 01:00
Syria: UN - Unanimous vote to deliver aid in rebel areas
Despite objections by Syria’s government, the United Nations Security Council voted 15 to 0 on Monday to authorize cross-border convoys of emergency aid for millions of deprived Syrian civilians in rebel-held areas, without prior approval by…
Thursday, 17 July 2014 01:00
South Africa: Desmond Tutu's endorsement of assisted suicide
A South African, conservative Christian political party leader, Rev. Theunis Botha, condemned Archbishop Desmond Tutu's statements last week in favour of assisted suicide, ‘To his support for abortion and same-sex-marriage Bishop Tutu now adds euthanasia (suicide)…
Thursday, 17 July 2014 01:00
Asia/Africa/Middle East: Churches affected by anti-Christian campaigns
ChinaAid reported that an anti-church campaign has resulted in the persecution of more than 160 churches. Recently, the White Crane Church in Zhejiang Province received a demolition notice and later was told by the local authorities…