Month: August 2010

Man Dies in Vietnam Crackdown On Christian Villagers

Eight arrested Christians remained in Vietnamese police custody Sunday, August 29, after a violent government crackdown on Christian villagers in which one person was killed and several others injured, including a pregnant woman who lost her child, rights activists said.

Christian Rights Groups Supports UN Inquiry

Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is urging all European Union (EU) foreign ministers to call for the formation of a United Nations (UN) Commission of Inquiry to investigate claims of crimes against humanity in North Korea, Worthy News has learned.

12 Believers Attacked and Arrested in India

After an attack on an Indian believers home in Karnataka, India, 12 believers, including the pastor and an evangelist were arrested by police Worthy news has learned.

Three U.S. Christian Aid Workers Killed in Pakistan, source

Suspected Islamic militants have killed three American Christian aid workers who were helping victims of Pakistan’s worst floods in recent memory, a well-informed source in the Pakistani military told Worthy News Saturday, August 28.

North Korea Releases American Christian

North Korea released an American Christian Friday, August 27, seven months after he was detained for illegally entering the reclusive state to protest reported human rights abuses.

Pastor Attacked in Delhi

A pastor and his church in India were attacked by a mob Sunday, Worthy News has learned.

Muslims Kidnap Pakistan Christian House Maid

The parents of a Christian Pakistani girl were still searching for their daughter Thursday, August 26, nearly half a year after she was reportedly kidnapped, forced to marry a Muslim men, and pressured into embracing Islam.

Ex-President Carter in North Korea to Release Christian

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrived in North Korea Wednesday, August 25, to try to win the release of a devoted American Christian who has been jailed for illegally entering the isolated state earlier this year. Aijalon Mahli Gomes, aged 30 from Boston, Massachusetts, entered North Korea on January 25 to protest human rights abuses in the communist nation, fellow rights activists said.

Iran Unveils its ‘Ambassador of Death’

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveiled Iran’s first domestically built unmanned bomber on Sunday, calling it an “ambassador of death” to Iran’s enemies.

“Emergency Contraceptive” Ella Receives FDA Approval

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ‘Ella’, a new morning-after contraceptive pill effective up to five days after unprotected sex or contraceptive failure, despite the lack of adequate clinical trials, critics say.

Iran Begins Fueling First Nuclear Reactor

Russia helped Iran cross a major threshold on Saturday as it loaded its first nuclear reactor with fuel, seen by many as a significant symbol of its rejection of international sanctions designed to prevent it from building a nuclear bomb.

Jewish Artist to Draw “The Ultimate Portrait of Jesus”

David Ilan, a Jewish artist renowned for producing artworks comprised completely of dots, is to invite one million people to participate by sending a dot with the answer to the question “Why Jesus?” to him, Worthy news has learned. Starting with a blank canvas he then intends to draw a portrait of Jesus using the one million dots.

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