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Friday, 12 February 2016 10:48
Israel: mother apologises to guard stabbed by her daughter
The mother of a thirteen-year-old Israeli Arab girl who stabbed a security guard issued an impassioned apology, praising the guard for not opening fire on her and said she hoped all Israel would soon find peace.…
Friday, 12 February 2016 10:39
Turkey: Christians’ challenges last year
The Association of Turkish Protestant Churches released its annual report summarising human rights violations and the challenges faced by Christians in 2015. The numerous cases of threats made to pastors and churches by radical Islamists make…
Friday, 05 February 2016 11:26
Global: many harvest workers needed to serve across cultures
Across the nations, people are crossing barriers to proclaim the crucified and risen Christ and are expressing His love and compassion among those who live and die without Him. SIM is just one of many mission…
Friday, 05 February 2016 11:23
Global: steps taken to eradicate Zika-carrying mosquitoes
The Zika virus, already common in parts of Africa and Asia and linked with hundreds of severe birth defects, is now spreading with alarming speed in the Americas. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has now declared…
Friday, 05 February 2016 11:07
India: steps taken to develop vaccine for Zika virus
Amid the scare over the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which has been declared an international public health emergency by WHO, scientists in Hyderabad say they have developed not one but two vaccines, using a live Zika virus…
Friday, 05 February 2016 11:05
China: conflicting signals
Legally registered churches are under attack while illegal house churches are being invited into official dialogue. Is China heading for another Mao-era persecution or opening up to religious freedom? With conflicting signals across a range of…