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Thursday, 16 June 2011 14:20
Syria: Envoy expected in Turkey for crisis talks
A Syrian envoy arrived in Turkey on Wednesday for crisis talks with Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, days after the Turkish leader described the Syrian government's repression of protests as ‘savagery.’ The once-close relationship between the neighbours…
Thursday, 16 June 2011 14:16
Pakistan: Police torture sister of Christian who eloped
Sheikhupura police this month tortured a young Christian woman into revealing the whereabouts of the legal team helping her family after an influential Muslim family kidnapped her and her sister. Police also helped the Muslim family…
Thursday, 09 June 2011 15:22
Syria: Violence
Situations needing prayer: Many Syrian refugees are fleeing to Turkey from the violent Assad-regime. Tanks and troops are under orders to advance on and attack Jisr al-Shugour after the government accused armed bands there of killing…
Thursday, 09 June 2011 15:19
Libya: Praying into the crisis
The following statements are posted to aid informed prayer for Libya. 1.The West’s military campaign and attendant instability present strategic threats to Libya’s neighbours. 2. There is a large-scale refugee crisis. 3. The risk of infiltration…
Thursday, 09 June 2011 15:18
Nepal: New law planned forbidding evangelism
Five years after abolishing Hinduism as the state religion, Nepal is working on a new criminal code forbidding a person from one faith to ‘convert a person or abet him to change his religion.’ The proposed…
Thursday, 09 June 2011 15:16
Nigeria: Blasts rock Nigeria's northeast
A state police chief, said on Tuesday that members of a Muslim group locally known as Boko Haram detonated bombs at two police stations and at St Patrick's Church in the city of Maiduguri killing up…