Live updates on faith, culture, politics, and humanitarian issues impacting Christians across the globe.
UK Plans Government Registration of Faith Leaders
Posted on Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Imams, priests, rabbis and other religious figures will have to enroll in a "national register of faith leaders" and be subject to government-specified training and security checks in the Home Office’s latest action on extremism.
Russia positioning tanks at Syria airfield: U.S. officials
Posted on Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Russia has positioned about a half dozen tanks at an airfield at the center of a military buildup in Syria, two U.S. officials said on Monday, adding that the intentions of Moscow's latest deployment of heavy military equipment…
Border-free Europe unravels as migrant crisis hits record day
Posted on Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Two decades of frontier-free travel across Europe unraveled on Monday as countries re-established border controls in the face of an unprecedented influx of migrants, which broke the record for the most arrivals by land in a single day.
At least 107 dead in crane collapse in Mecca’s Grand Mosque
Posted on Monday, September 14, 2015
A huge construction crane buffeted by strong winds collapsed and crashed onto the Grand Mosque in Mecca on Friday, killing as many as 107 worshipers only days before the start of the annual Muslim pilgrimage, the Saudi Arabia…
Interest Rise Could Spark Global Debt Crisis
Posted on Monday, September 14, 2015
Debt ratios have reached extreme levels across all major regions of the global economy, leaving the financial system acutely vulnerable to monetary tightening by the US Federal Reserve, the world's top financial watchdog has warned.
Al Qaeda leader urges U.S. attacks
Posted on Monday, September 14, 2015
A top al Qaeda leader urged young Muslim men in Western countries to launch attacks on their own, in an audio message released Sunday.
Russia building major military base near Ukrainian border
Posted on Friday, September 11, 2015
Russia has started to build a huge military base housing ammunition depots and barracks for several thousand soldiers near the Ukrainian border, a project that suggests the Kremlin is digging in for a prolonged stand-off with Kiev.
Russian troops join combat in Syria
Posted on Thursday, September 10, 2015
Russian forces have begun participating in military operations in Syria in support of government troops, three Lebanese sources familiar with the political and military situation there said on Wednesday.
Russia Building Nuclear-Armed Drone Submarine
Posted on Thursday, September 10, 2015
Russia is building a drone submarine to deliver large-scale nuclear weapons against U.S. harbors and coastal cities, according to Pentagon officials.
Pope Francis to address refugee crisis in UN speech
Posted on Thursday, September 10, 2015
Pope Francis is expected to focus on the need for peace in a conflict-torn world facing the biggest refugee crisis since World War II when he addresses the United Nations later this month, the Holy See said Wednesday.
China forex reserves in record fall as Beijing tries to calm markets
Posted on Wednesday, September 9, 2015
China's foreign exchange reserves posted their biggest monthly fall on record in August, reflecting Beijing's attempts to halt a slide in the yuan and stabilize financial markets following its surprise move to devalue the currency last month.
Father of the euro fears EU superstate by the back door
Posted on Monday, September 7, 2015
The euro's founding father has warned that Europe's latest plan for an EMU-wide finance ministry is a dangerous attempt to smuggle through political union, and breaches the basic tenets of modern democracy.
Iran announces Air Force war games, with focus on combat
Posted on Monday, September 7, 2015
Iran will launch war games Saturday involving a range of aircraft, in which the primary functions are air combat and destroying targets in the air and on the ground, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Friday.
Tehran brags at superpowers’ ‘surrender’ in nuclear deal
Posted on Monday, September 7, 2015
Iran's defense minister hailed the nuclear accord struck with world powers as a 'surrender' by 'the superpowers' to 'the majesty' of Iran, a watchdog group said. The website of Iran's leader, meanwhile, published a poster hailing Iran as…
