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Thursday, 03 July 2014 01:00
Iraq and Syria: ISIS rebels declare 'Islamic state'
Jihadist militant group ISIS has said it is establishing a caliphate, or Islamic state, on the territories it controls in Iraq and Syria. It also proclaimed the group's leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, as caliph and ‘leader…
Thursday, 03 July 2014 01:00
Israel: Hamas 'will pay the price' after teenagers found dead
Israel has vowed retribution against Hamas, the militant Palestinian group it says kidnapped and murdered three teenagers in the occupied West Bank. The bodies of Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Shaar and Eyal Yifrach were found on Monday…
Thursday, 03 July 2014 01:00
Nigeria: Dozens reported killed by car bomb
A truck has exploded in a huge fireball, killing at least 17 people in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the latest attack in a city repeatedly hit by Boko Haram fighters. Tuesday's bomb rocked Maiduguri's…
Thursday, 03 July 2014 01:00
Nigeria: Dozens of church-goers killed in Boko Haram attacks
Four churches have been attacked and scores of people killed in the latest bout of violence by suspected Boko Haram members. Gunmen fired at worshippers gathered in Kwada village just 6 miles from Chibok in Borno…
Thursday, 26 June 2014 01:00
Central Asia: Persecution threatens summer ministry
Preparations are under way for summer Bible camps in several nations formerly belonging to the Soviet Union. At the same time, in Central Asia persecution is on the rise. ‘For example, in Kazakhstan, one of the…
Thursday, 26 June 2014 01:00
USA: Don’t talk about faith, Christian student told
A Christian high school student was told he would be violating the US constitution if he mentioned his faith in his graduation speech. Officials from Brawley Union School District in California told Brooks Hamby, 18, that…