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Friday, 16 November 2018 00:11
India: Christian families persecuted
Five Christian families in eastern India were at a service in October when they received a phone call telling them to return to their homes immediately. They rushed back, but found that the villagers had been…
Friday, 16 November 2018 00:07
Uganda: Christian boy refuses to convert to Islam
Radical Muslims left a 12-year-old Christian boy unconscious recently, after threatening to strangle him unless he converted to Islam. Emmanuel Nyaiti was walking to his grandmother’s house 200 metres from his home in Moru village when…
Friday, 16 November 2018 00:04
Australia: needles in fruit
On 13 November Clare Bonser, a make-up artist with ABC News Breakfast, was driving when she casually bit into her pear. She happened to look down before taking the next bite and spotted a needle, so…
Friday, 16 November 2018 00:01
Democratic Republic of Congo: UN concern before December elections
The UN has raised the alarm over fighting in eastern DRC, warning that the violence could hamper next month's elections. Leila Zerrougui, a UN special representative, said that three provinces were most at risk. ‘There is…
Friday, 09 November 2018 07:42
Aasia Bibi out of prison but not yet safe?
Pakistani Christian mother Aasia Bibi has finally been freed from prison after spending over eight years on death row for allegedly committing ‘blasphemy’ against Islam, but she is not yet free. Government officials confirmed on 8…
Thursday, 08 November 2018 23:11
USA: Trump and midterm elections
The Democrats took control of the US House of Representatives in the midterm elections on 6 November, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump. A Democratic majority will restrict his ability to steer his programme through…