Live updates on faith, culture, politics, and humanitarian issues impacting Christians across the globe.
Gen. McInerney: “We Helped Build ISIS” (Video)
Posted on Thursday, September 4, 2014
General Thomas McInerney acknowledged that the United States “helped build ISIS” as a result of the group obtaining weapons from the Benghazi consulate in Libya which was attacked by jihadists in September 2012 in an interview with Fox…
Missing Libyan Jetliners Raise Fears of Suicide Airliner Attacks
Posted on Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Islamist militias in Libya took control of nearly a dozen commercial jetliners last month, and western intelligence agencies recently issued a warning that the jets could be used in terrorist attacks across North Africa.
Saudis Consider Plans to Move Tomb of Muhammad
Posted on Tuesday, September 2, 2014
One of Islam's most revered holy sites – the tomb of the Prophet Muhammad – could be destroyed and his body removed to an anonymous grave under plans which threaten to spark discord across the Muslim world.
Russian Military Captures Key Towns in Ukraine
Posted on Friday, August 29, 2014
Russian soldiers, tanks and heavy artillery began rolling into southeastern Ukraine in earnest Thursday, the Ukrainian government said, as well-armed detachments captured key towns, burned buildings and sent the underequipped Ukrainian forces into full retreat -- a show…
Iran Provided Weapons to Kurds; Bombs Explode in Baghdad
Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2014
Iran has supplied weapons and ammunition to Iraqi Kurdish forces, Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani said on Tuesday at a joint press conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Arbil, capital of Iraq's Kurdish region.
NATO Plans East European Bases to Counter Russia
Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2014
NATO is to deploy its forces at new bases in eastern Europe for the first time, in response to the Ukraine crisis and in an attempt to deter Vladimir Putin from causing trouble in the former Soviet Baltic…
Ukraine Says It Has Captured Russian Soldiers
Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Ukrainian security services on Monday released video footage purporting to show Russian servicemen who were captured by Ukrainian government forces while fighting alongside pro-Moscow rebels in Ukraine.
Islamic State Building Caliphate Through Brutality
Posted on Monday, August 25, 2014
The Islamic State terrorist army's brutality and threats against America on Aug. 19 are signs it's focusing on entrenching its so-called Muslim caliphate -- without interference.
U.S. Steps Up Military Action Against the Islamic State
Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2014
President Obama, reacting to the brutal execution of an American journalist by Islamic State terrorists, called for a "common effort" across the Middle East to "extract this cancer so it does not spread" as U.S. fighter jets and…
Iran Stalls With West As Its Nuclear Program Develops
Posted on Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani told the visiting head of the UN nuclear watchdog said Tehran's long-range missile program will not be discussed as part of talks aimed at resolving a decade-long nuclear dispute. Meanwhile, Iran's foreign minister did…
Ukraine Crisis: Separatists Trained in Russia
Posted on Monday, August 18, 2014
One of the top rebel leaders in eastern Ukraine claims that his forces have recently received 1,200 fighters who had undergone training in Russia. The claim came during a speech to leading rebels, apparently recorded on Friday and…
