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Friday, 19 February 2016 13:11
India: Racial tensions escalate after recent attack
Police face criticism for allegedly failing to stop Wednesday's mob attack on an African student in Bangalore. A young Tanzanian woman was pulled from her car, stripped, beaten, paraded naked and sexually assaulted by young Indian…
Friday, 19 February 2016 13:10
Mexico: Pope targets Trump in visit to US/Mexico border
The pontiff showed solidarity with migrants in a rebuttal to the GOP (Grand Old Party – Republican) front-runner. Without naming him, Pope Francis rebuked Donald Trump and GOP immigration hardliners during a visit to the US/Mexico…
Friday, 19 February 2016 13:09
Russia: Denies bombing Syrian hospitals and school
An estimated 50 people were killed in missile attacks on at least four hospitals and a school in rebel-held northern Syria on Monday. Russia has been accused of being responsible for the attacks. The UN said…
Friday, 19 February 2016 13:08
Israel: Turning Jerusalem into a Christian Mecca
Christian pilgrimages to Jerusalem have increased greatly within the last decade as Christians trace the footsteps of Jesus, meditate and pray for their families and churches. It is a potential life-transforming event. There is also a…
Friday, 19 February 2016 13:07
Global prayer for stability
Syria, Iraq, Libya and Yemen are no longer viable nation-states. A number of nations are supporting fighters who have ruthlessly taken many innocent lives. Refugees are streaming into Western nations, with all the resulting challenges and…
Friday, 12 February 2016 11:00
DR Congo: suffering but awaiting a new beginning
At least fifteen people were killed in clashes between armed groups as ethnic tensions broke out in the village of Mukeberwa in North Kivu province. Clashes then erupted between the assailants and the Hutu rebels of…