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Friday, 24 October 2014 01:00
Israel: Hamas is rebuilding tunnel network
The leader of Al-Qassam Brigades (part of Hamas), said Hamas is rebuilding its terror tunnel network. The Gaza-based newspaper Al-Resalah was invited to send a reporter to a tunnel site where he was shown diggers hard…
Friday, 24 October 2014 01:00
Australia/Global: Aggressive secularism v religious education in schools
Humanist- inspired ‘aggressive secularism’ is becoming a concern for Christians in all democratic countries. Nations that once functioned on the Judeo-Christian worldview are now functioning on Secularism/Atheism. A National Education Coalition was formed as part of…
Friday, 24 October 2014 01:00
South Africa: Cape Town Christians called to unite this Saturday
Christians in the Cape Town area are being invited to a ‘Call to Unity’ on Saturday, 25 October. Speakers will include Dr Desmond Rose, author of Write The Vision; Rev Barry Isaacs, Director of Transformation Africa…
Friday, 24 October 2014 01:00
Afghanistan: Opium poppy cultivation hits record-high
According to the latest data from the United Nations' Office on Drugs and Crime, Afghan farmers grew a record 209,000 hectares of opium poppy in 2013. Even worse, these figures are projected to climb as security…
Friday, 24 October 2014 01:00
Nigeria: Schoolgirls' release - deal no deal?
During a visit to Berlin, Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Aminu Wali, said that the 200+ schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram will be released ‘in the very near future’ although he did not mention a specific date. The…
Friday, 24 October 2014 01:00
Laos: Converts forced to leave their homes
Laos is one of the world's few remaining communist states and one of East Asia's poorest countries. Two Hmong Christian men, Tou Ly and Fai Cho, were recently forced by relatives to leave their homes after…