Live updates on faith, culture, politics, and humanitarian issues impacting Christians across the globe.
Obama and Putin to meet; Syria and Ukraine vie for attention
Posted on Friday, September 25, 2015
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in New York next week at a time of high tension in Europe and the Middle East, but the Kremlin and the White House disagreed on Thursday…
EU leaders claim unity regained, pledge aid for Syrians
Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2015
EU leaders pledged at least 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) for Syrian refugees in the Middle East and closer cooperation to stem migrant flows into Europe at a summit described as less tense than feared after weeks of…
Iran on Israel: ‘We Are Going to Destroy Them’
Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2015
The commander of Iran's army said on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic would destroy Israel at all costs despite the recent nuclear deal aimed at reining in the country’s rogue behavior, according to comments by these officials.
Russia starts Syria drone surveillance missions: U.S. officials
Posted on Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Russia has started flying drone aircraft on surveillance missions in Syria, U.S. officials said on Monday, in what appeared to be Moscow's first military air operations there since staging a rapid buildup at a Syrian air base.
IAEA Chief Granted Access to Covert Iran Military Site
Posted on Monday, September 21, 2015
The head of the UN atomic watchdog was granted access Sunday to a controversial Iranian military site where it is alleged covert research to build a nuclear bomb took place, AFP reported.
US starts carrying out Iran nuke deal, appoints coordinator
Posted on Friday, September 18, 2015
The Obama administration began carrying out the Iran nuclear deal Thursday as time expired on Republican efforts to derail it, appointing a senior diplomat to ensure that Tehran moves further away from bomb-making capability and outlining a months-long…
Syrian army starts using new weapons from Russia
Posted on Friday, September 18, 2015
The Syrian military has recently started using new types of air and ground weapons supplied by Russia, a Syrian military source told Reuters on Thursday, underlining growing Russian support for Damascus that is alarming the United States.
Big quake rattles north Chile, sets off small tsunami waves
Posted on Thursday, September 17, 2015
A major earthquake just offshore rattled Chileans, killing five people and shaking the Earth so strongly the tremor was felt in places across South America. Authorities worked into the early hours Thursday assessing damage in several coastal towns…
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.
