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Thursday, 26 January 2012 20:17
Kenya: Faith leaders urge calm after court indicts politicians
Faith leaders in Kenya called for calm after the International Criminal Court in The Hague committed to trial high-ranking politicians for crimes against humanity in connection with violence following elections in 2007. Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta,…
Thursday, 26 January 2012 20:15
Nigeria: Boko Haram declares war
Police in Nigeria discovered ten more car bombs on Tuesday in Kano, an area already reeling from multiple bombings on Friday. Spokesman for Voice of the Martyrs USA, Todd Nettleton, says the level of sophistication is…
Thursday, 26 January 2012 20:13
Pakistan: Asia Bibi’s accuser admits to phony charges?
The case of Asia Bibi, the Pakistan Christian mother-of-five who was sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy, has taken an extraordinary turn. According to a story monitored by the ASSIST News Service, Qari Salam, who accused…
Thursday, 26 January 2012 20:12
Niger: Thousands of villages hit by severe food shortages
Nearly half Niger’s population does not have enough to eat and the government says it is facing a grain shortfall of 692,501 tons, following another severe drought across the Sahel. The government says it needs 3.8…
Thursday, 26 January 2012 20:09
Indonesia: Church wants more Chinese participation
Divine Word Bishop Hilarius Moa Nurak of Pangkalpinang has urged Chinese Indonesians in Bangka-Belitung province to free up some of their ‘busy time’ and play a more active part in Church life. Many Catholic Chinese Indonesians…
Thursday, 26 January 2012 20:07
South Sudan: Christian Aid calls for end to violence
Christian Aid is providing relief to some of the tens of thousands of civilians displaced by fighting in South Sudan. It has called for a ‘swift end’ to the escalating inter-trible violence in the Pipor area…