Russia to Refund Iran for Canceled Missile Deal

Russian officials say the country plans to reimburse Iran, after Moscow canceled the sale of an air defense missile system to Tehran. The announcement comes as the Russian president is on a one-day state visit to Cyprus.

EU Concerned About Hungary’s Deadly Toxic Flooding

The European Union says flooding in Hungary that has killed four people and injured more than 100 others could affect half a dozen nations as poisonous mud threatens to enter the Danube River, one of Europe’s main waterways. The flooding began on Monday when a dam holding back toxic waste at a metals plant burst west of the Hungarian capital.

NEWS WATCH: Son Wartime Leader Wins Bosnia’s Elections

Preliminary election results in ethnically divided Bosnia-Herzegovina suggest that its three-person presidency will remain deadlocked over the country’s future, with two leaders of the ethnically divided nation advocating unity and a third pushing for its breakup. Sunday’s vote has been closely watched by the international community.

NEWS WATCH: Bosnia Votes for Future of Divided Nation (Update)

Voters in Bosnia-Herzegovina have begun casting ballots in general elections that are seen as crucial for the future of the fractured nation where politicians seek membership in the European Union (EU) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). There are international concerns the country will fall apart along ethnic lines.

NEWS WATCH: Bosnia Ballot Amid Concerns About Its Future

Voters in Bosnia-Herzegovina will cast ballots Sunday, October 3, in general elections that are seen as crucial for the future of the fragile former Yugoslav republic which is divided between its ethnic Croats, Muslims and Serbs. The United States has expressed concern about remaining nationalist tensions, almost 15 years after a U.S. brokered peace deal ended the Bosnian war.

Imminent Islamic uprising raises fears in Nigeria

A jailbreak of militant Muslims in northern Nigeria has raised fears that Boko Haram is planning a resurgence in murder and mayhem directed against a state already under seige.

Commando-Style Terror Plot Targeted Europe

Al-Qaida allegedly has been planning a major terror attack aimed at Germany, Britain and France. Reports say the attacks were planned in Pakistan and would have seen gun-marauding insurgents on the streets of some of Europe’s largest cities.

Ahmadinejad’s UN Speech Triggers US Walkout

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad triggered a walkout of U.S. and other delegates when he suggested in a U.N. General Assembly speech Thursday that the United States government staged the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks. The Iranian leader said his country’s nuclear activities are in conformance with international accords.

Pastor Plans Koran Burning on September 11 Despite Controversy

A small evangelical Christian group in Florida on Saturday plans to burn Korans as a protest against violent Islamic extremists on September 11, the ninth anniversary of the terrorist attacks against the United States.

‘Islam Will Conquer Italy and the Entire West’

The Middle East Media Research Institute has released excerpts from a transcript of a televised sermon by Egyptian cleric Salem Abu Al-Futuh. Airing on Al-Nas TV on August 18, Al-Futuh’s predicted that Islam would conquer the entire West, starting with Italy and ending with the Americas.

Petraeus: Planned Koran Burning Endangers Troops

The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan says an American church’s plan to burn Korans on September 11 could endanger U.S. troops and damage the overall war effort in that country.

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.

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.

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.

Last Full US Combat Brigade Leaves Iraq

Two weeks ahead of a schedule set by President Barack Obama, the last large U.S. combat brigade has left Iraq. Pentagon officials stress that some American combat forces remain in the country ahead of an August 31st date to formally transition the U.S. presence to an advisory and training operation.

200,000 Christians In Pakistan Impacted By Deadly Flooding

Up to 200,000 Christians are among the millions impacted by deadly flooding in Pakistan Worthy News learned Tuesday, August 17, but the United Nations warned that only a fraction of flood victims have received any help.

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