Live updates on faith, culture, politics, and humanitarian issues impacting Christians across the globe.
Ireland Backs Gay Marriage in Landslide Vote
Posted on Monday, May 25, 2015
Ireland's referendum saw 62.1 percent of Irish voters say "yes" to changing the nation's constitution to define marriage as a union between two people regardless of their sex. With the move, Ireland became the first country in the…
ISIS Now Controls 50 Percent of Syria
Posted on Friday, May 22, 2015
After seizing Palmyra on May 20, the Islamic State (ISIS) now controls 50 percent of Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Thousands from Around the World Join ISIS
Posted on Thursday, May 21, 2015
Between 16,000 and 17,000, according to one independent Western estimate, men and a small number of women from 90 countries or more who have streamed to Syria and Iraq to wage Muslim holy war for the Islamic State.
Russia Says It Can Deploy Nuclear Arms to Crimea
Posted on Monday, May 18, 2015
Russia's envoy to the NATO alliance said on Friday that Moscow will bolster military forces in occupied Ukraine, and is not banned from deploying nuclear arms in Crimea.
Are Earthquakes and Volcano Activity on the Rise?
Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2015
If it seems like earthquakes and erupting volcanoes are happening more frequently, that's because they are. Looking at global magnitude six (M6) or greater from 1980 to 1989 there was an average of 108.5 earthquakes per year, from…
Iran threatens war if ‘aid ship’ to Yemen attacked
Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2015
Iran threatened to declare war on any country that attacks a ship it says contains humanitarian aid currently making its way to Yemen, accompanied by warships. The warning came amid heightened tensions after the Islamic Republic seized a…
Gulf Leaders Meet in Washington to Warn Obama Concerning Iran
Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2015
Gulf nation leaders joined President Barack Obama at the White House Wednesday to warn of the risks of completing a nuclear deal with Iran. Obama was seeking to convince his counterparts of the potential benefits for the region.
A new world order? Putin and Xi put friendship on display
Posted on Monday, May 11, 2015
At first sight, things look very different now. When President Xi Jinping of China took pride of place next to Vladimir Putin of Russia on Saturday, they looked like any other modern world leaders: pragmatic men-in-suits, full of…
NATO military exercises aim to send message of resolve to Russia
Posted on Monday, May 11, 2015
NATO countries are staging massive air, land and sea exercises across Russia's northern borders this month in response to warnings from the Kremlin and strategic analysts that President Vladimir Putin's threats to use nuclear weapons are more than…
