Stock market endures worst day in 18 months
The U.S. stock market endured its worst performance in 18 months on Thursday, driven lower by another slump in Chinese shares and heavy selling by technical traders.
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World Bank sounds alarm on rising global food prices
World food prices rose in the first quarter of the year for the first time since their all-time high in August 2012, driven by rising demand in China, drought in the United States and unrest in Ukraine.
U.S. Economy Shrinks for First Time since 2011
The U.S. economy contracted in the first quarter for the first time in three years as it buckled under the weight of a severe winter, but there are signs activity has since rebounded.
Eritrea: Christians Continue to Face Persecution
Religious persecution in Eritrea is at its highest ever and getting even worse, according to World Watch Monitor, the news outlet of Open Doors, a Christian charity that ranked Eritrea 10th on its World Watch List.
Iranian-American Pastor Imprisoned in Iran
In Iran, an Iranian-born American pastor with dual citizenship remains behind bars in Evin prison for the holidays.
Live War Blog: Operation Pillar of Defense
Worthy News’ up to date blog covering Operation Pillar of Defense with detailed accounts, pictures, and videos.
9/11: Atheists and Islamists vs. Christianity
Although America is on alert against terrorists every Sept. 11, on this anniversary, the threats are now coming from domestic atheists after the Christian Cross as well as Muslim clerics in Cairo burning Bibles.
Uzbekistan: Police beatings, axe death threat, and more
Uzbekistan continues to persecute Christians exercising their religious rights. Recently a Christian in eastern Uzbekistan was beaten by police, another was threatened with death by an axe while a Baptist congregation was promised prison for failure to co-operate in a pre-trial investigation of their pastor.
Residents Return To Devastated Hungarian Village After Toxic Flood
Nearly two weeks after toxic sludge flooding in Hungary killed at least nine people and injured over 120 others, villagers are returning home. The arrivals come shortly after the government ordered the resumption of production at the MAL Zrt aluminum plant that has been linked to the disaster.
Hungary Releases Toxic Plant Director; Factory To Reopen
Hungarian authorities released on Wednesday the director of an alumina plant that flooded several towns with toxic waste, killing nine people, injuring at least 100 others. Government officials say production at the metals plant will resume by Friday, despite concerns among local residents about more flooding.
Hungary Detains Metals Plant Director in Toxic Spill Probe (Exclusive)
Hungarian police on Monday detained the managing director of a metals plant where a reservoir burst last week, flooding several towns with toxic waste – killing at least eight people and injuring more than 100 others. Before his arrest, Zoltan Bakonyi told Worthy News that his company was not guilty of negligence, as authorities contend.
NEWS ALERT: Pakistan Christian “Burnt”, Wife “Raped”, For Refusing Islam (Investigation)
A Christian man was fighting for his life in Pakistan’s Punjab province Saturday, March 20, after Muslim leaders backed by police burned him alive for refusing to convert to Islam, while his wife was raped by police officers, Christian and hospital sources familiar with the case told Worthy News and its news partner BosNewsLife.
BREAKING NEWS: Host Rush Limbaugh in Hospital After “Chest Pains”
Rush Limbaugh, America’s most listened to conservative radio talk show host, was “resting comfortably” Thursday, December 31, after being rushed to a Honolulu hospital with chest pains, his Web site said.
BREAKING NEWS: Pop King Michael Jackson Dies
Michael Jackson, who became known as ‘the king of pop’, has died of cardiac arrest at the age of 50.
BREAKING NEWS: Hungary’s Far Right Party Enters European Parliament (UPDATE)
Hungary’s main far-right party, accused by rights groups of spreading anti-Semitic views and hatred towards the country’s up to 800,000 Gypsies, known as Roma, has received three seats in the European Parliament, official results showed.
Hungary’s “Anti-Roma, Anti-Jewish” Party Marching To Europe (Special Feature)
Lawyer Krisztina Morvai is a beautiful blond mother who smiles on campaign posters of the far-right party, the Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik). However the red, lipstick smile, of Jobbik’s primary candidate for the European Union Parliament soon disappears when asked about her views on Hungary’s estimated 800.000 gypsies, who prefer to be known as the Roma, and Jewish people.
BREAKING NEWS: Future American Christian Students Uncertain As Obama Signs Stimulus Plan
Devoted Christian students across the United States faced uncertainty Tuesday, February 17, as President Barack Obama signed into law the nation’s biggest ever economic stimulus plan which bans religious worship or instruction in university and college facilities that receive state funds for renovations.
“Miracle” Landing In Hudson River; All Survive
Survivors of a spectacular crash landing into the Hudson River thanked God on Friday, January 16, that the right pilot at the right time guided a crippled US Airways jetliner safely into the Hudson River — saving all 155 people aboard.
US Airbus Crashes In New York
A US Airways Airbus A320 plane came down in the Hudson River in New York City, Thursday, January 15, and ships rushed to the scene to rescue passengers.
India: Evidence Concocted Against Christians in Murder of Hindu Leader
After police in the eastern state of Orissa confirmed this week that Maoists killed Hindu nationalist leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, a Hindu extremist group circulated allegedly forged documents in an attempt to implicate a local church in the Aug. 23 murder.