Live updates on faith, culture, politics, and humanitarian issues impacting Christians across the globe.
Assad Uses Chem Weapons as Syria Battles Spread
Posted on Thursday, June 18, 2015
Syrian President Bashar Assad's army has used chemical weapons at least 29 times in the past year, according to testimony delivered Wednesday before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
U.S. Allies in Syria Cut ISIS Supply Line
Posted on Wednesday, June 17, 2015
A quick and successful offensive by Kurdish fighters and allied rebels in a northern Syrian town has boosted a U.S.-backed effort to choke off Islamic State's supply routes and offered a template for regaining territory from the extremist…
North Korea says hit by worst drought in 100 years
Posted on Wednesday, June 17, 2015
North Korea has been hit by what it describes as its worst drought in a century, which could worsen chronic food shortages in a country where the United Nations says almost a third of children under five are…
Pope Calls for a ‘New Global Political Authority’
Posted on Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Pope Francis will this week call for changes in lifestyles and energy consumption to avert the "unprecedented destruction of the ecosystem" before the end of this century, according to a leaked draft of a papal encyclical. In a…
Putin, Erdogan meet, discuss gas pipeline
Posted on Monday, June 15, 2015
The presidents of Russia and Turkey have met and discussed a proposal for a pipeline that would carry natural gas from Russia to Turkey.
US Ready To Move Heavy Weapons into E. Europe
Posted on Monday, June 15, 2015
The Pentagon is "poised" to station heavy weapons for up to 5,000 American troops in several Eastern European and Baltic countries to deter Russian aggression.
UN, Iran head for clash over nuclear inspections
Posted on Thursday, June 11, 2015
The chief UN nuclear inspector said Monday that Iran has already committed to letting his experts see Iranian military sites and Iranian atomic scientists despite an alleged ban by Tehran, deepening a confrontation over how much openness Iran…
After Six Years, Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations reaches “End Game”
Posted on Wednesday, June 10, 2015
President Obama's GOP salesmen are telling fellow House members that fast-track trade promotion authority (TPA) will "constrain the president" to do what Congress wants when he negotiates the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Sounds reassuring, but there's one problem: It's just…
ISIS Stages Attacks in Iraq and Libya, Despite U.S. Airstrikes
Posted on Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Islamic State militants staged attacks near Baghdad and the Libyan city of Surt on Tuesday, underscoring the group's persistent strength on both fronts despite a monthslong American-led air campaign against it in Syria and Iraq.
U.S., NATO launch mega exercise on Russia’s doorstep
Posted on Tuesday, June 9, 2015
U.S. and NATO partners are escalating their presence of military aircraft, people and ships in Europe for the next two weeks in military exercises that have taken on greater symbolic significance due to the continued Russian advances in…
US might deploy missiles in Europe to counter Russia
Posted on Thursday, June 4, 2015
The Obama administration is weighing a range of aggressive responses to Russia's alleged violation of a Cold War-era nuclear treaty, including deploying land-based missiles in Europe that could pre-emptively destroy the Russian weapons.
Pentagon: Iran Continuing Work on Nuclear Systems
Posted on Thursday, June 4, 2015
Iran is continuing to develop missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons despite an interim agreement on its nuclear programs, according to a Pentagon report.
