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Thursday, 27 June 2013 14:43
Congo: Women and children at risk
Tearfund says mothers and children in the Democratic Republic of Congo are in need of vital help. Fighting has worsened in the last year and 2.7 million people were forced to leave their homes. ‘Again and…
Thursday, 27 June 2013 14:41
South Africa: Learn to let Mandela go
The Archbishop of Cape Town said he is glad people are offering heartfelt prayers for the recovery of Nelson Mandela but he also welcomes the growing acceptance that the former South African President, aged 94, in…
Thursday, 27 June 2013 14:38
Pakistan: The Turi tribe
The Turi tribe inhabit Kurram Valley, Pakistan with a smaller number in Afghanistan. They are known for their resistance to Taliban, Al Qaeda and Haqqani supporters who seek to launch attacks against Kabul which is only…
Thursday, 27 June 2013 14:36
Pakistan: Militants threaten to kill Christian lawyer
The chief lawyer defending Christian women who were reportedly sexually abused by activists of Pakistan's ruling party said that Muslim militants have threatened to kill him if he and his legal team continue with this case…
Thursday, 27 June 2013 14:34
USA: Texas - Late-Term Abortion
Members of the Texas House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a 20-week late-term abortion ban during the wee hours of Monday morning authorising a Senate Bill which will now be sent to the Texas Senate for consideration…
Thursday, 20 June 2013 12:45
NIGERIA: Islamists drive farmers from their land
Islamic militants have driven 19,000 rice farmers from their land in northeast Nigeria while a military crackdown is preventing thousands more from working their fields, raising fears of imminent food shortages adding to the misery in…