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Thursday, 11 August 2011 10:33
USA & Middle East: Debt fears
Congress is divided amid warnings of dangers to the world economy. The financial crisis deepened after President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner accused one another of failing to negotiate to avert an unprecedented debt…
Thursday, 21 July 2011 13:53
West Eurasia: Armenia evangelicals under pressure
Rights activists and religious groups in Armenia say new legislation will increase intolerance towards the country's evangelical Christians and other minorities, some of whom already face prosecution for their church activities. In statements obtained by BosNewsLife…
Thursday, 21 July 2011 13:52
World: Ramadan Aug 1-30th
Ramadan is a holy time for Muslims; their day is spent fasting from sun-up to sun-down. During this time they seek to purify their souls, practice self sacrifice and desire that God be more attentive to…
Thursday, 21 July 2011 13:51
Iran: US spy plane shot down over nuclear site
Iran has shot down an unmanned U.S. spy plane over its Fordu nuclear site by the Revolutionary Guards’ air defence units, a state-run website reported Wednesday, a day after it confirmed it was installing a new…
Thursday, 21 July 2011 13:50
Pakistan: Eight aid workers missing
Pakistani employees of a US based aid organization are missing and feared kidnapped in Pakistan's volatile southwes,t bordering Afghanistan, a senior Pakistani government official said on Tuesday. The American Refugee Committee (ARC) employees were returning from…
Thursday, 21 July 2011 13:49
North Korea: Uprising?
'North Korea is grappling with an unfavourable situation but the regime’s tight grip on its people will prevent any Arab-style uprising’, South Korea’s defence minister said Wednesday. ‘The state of affairs in the North is indeed…