BREAKING NEWS: Turkish Man Charged In Murder Bishop
Posted on: Friday, June 4, 2010
A Turkish court on Friday, June 4, charged a Turkish man with murdering a Roman Catholic bishop -- the latest in a series of violent attacks against the country's tiny Christian minority.
NEWS ALERT: Somalia Christians Observe Pentecost Amid Gunfire, 14 Killed
Posted on: Monday, May 24, 2010
Somalia's minority Christians observed Pentecost amid gunfire Sunday, May 23, as witnesses reported that at least 14 people died in clashes between pro-government troops and Muslim militants who have killed Christians and pledged to turn Somalia into a strict Islamic…
NEWS ALERT: Morocco Expels 100 Christian Foreigners
Posted on: Saturday, May 22, 2010
Morocco has expelled 100 foreign Christians since March because they allegedly tried to convert Muslims, the harshest crackdown in decades, Worthy News learned Saturday, May 22.
NEWS ALERT: Thailand Missionaries Prepare For Upheaval
Posted on: Thursday, May 20, 2010
A U.S. based mission group said Thursday, May 20, that its employees in Thailand have taken "increased precautions" as anti-government violence in Bangkok has spread to areas where missionaries work.
BREAKING NEWS: Saudi Forces Free Kidnapped Christian Girls In Yemen
Posted on: Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Saudi Arabia's security forces freed two German Christian girls kidnapped nearly a year ago in neighboring Yemen but the fate of their abducted parents, their infant brother and a British engineer remained unknown, officials and Christians said Tuesday, May 18.
Iraq Bombings On Christian Students Kill Four
Posted on: Friday, May 7, 2010
The leader of the Syrian Catholic Church in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul condemned Friday, May 7, a deadly bombings targeting Christian students that killed four and reportedly injured up to 180 others.
NEWS WATCH: Smaller New Government To Tackle Hungary’s Economic Crisis
Posted on: Tuesday, May 4, 2010
The incoming prime minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, has introduced ministers of what observers say will be the smallest Cabinet since the country's communist regime collapsed in 1989. His incoming center right government will have to lift the European Union…
Somalia Militants Kill Christian As Attacks Spread
Posted on: Monday, May 3, 2010
Fighters of Somalia's feared Islamic militant group al-Shabab have killed another Somali Christian as part of an apparent crackdown on "non-Islamic culture," rights activists said.
Trial Postponed Of Alleged Killer Of Christians
Posted on: Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Christian rights activists have condemned a decision to again postpone the trial of Mohammed al-Kammuni, who has been charged with killing six Christians in Upper Egypt. The trial was adjourned for the third consecutive time "without any reason being issued"…
Pakistan Christian Entrepreneur Dies After Bank Raid
Posted on: Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Police have arrested a local branch manager of Pakistan's Khushali Bank Limited (KBL) in Punjab province for allegedly using force to recover a bank loan from a Christian entrepreneur, who later died of a heart attack, leaving behind a wife…
NEWS WATCH: Hungary’s Right Wins, Socialists Lose Elections
Posted on: Monday, April 12, 2010
Thousands of Hungarians celebrated in downtown Budapest late Sunday, March 11, as official election results showed that the center right Fidesz party had won Hungary's parliamentary elections with at least 206 of the 386 seats in parliament -- ousting the…
Raped India Nun To Testify In Different Court
Posted on: Thursday, April 8, 2010
An Indian nun who was raped during India's worst anti-Christian violence in recent memory will testify about her ordeal in another court after complaining about intimidation, Worthy News established Thursday, April 8.
Pakistan Court Fines Police For Detaining Christian
Posted on: Sunday, April 4, 2010
A Pakistani court has fined police for "illegally" detaining and "torturing" a Christian young man in a case that rights activists hope will encourage "persecuted" Christian families to continue seeking justice and prosecute abusers.
