Live updates on faith, culture, politics, and humanitarian issues impacting Christians across the globe.
World Stock Markets Near Record Highs
Posted on Monday, June 9, 2014
Global equity markets edged higher on Monday, boosting a gauge of world stock performance to near an all-time high, as low interest rates bolstered sentiment even as U.S. Treasury yields rose.
Boko Haram Kidnap 20 More Women in Nigeria
Posted on Monday, June 9, 2014
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have reportedly kidnapped 20 women from a nomadic settlement in northeast Nigeria near the town of Chibok, where the Islamic militants abducted more than 300 schoolgirls and young women on April 15.
80% of Syria rebels are Islamist, senior IDF officer says
Posted on Monday, June 9, 2014
Eighty percent of the opposition fighters in Syria have "a clear Islamist agenda," a senior Israeli intelligence officer said on Monday, noting that Iran continues to aspire to nuclear weapons despite abiding by a provisional agreement signed with…
Nuclear Talks May Need 6-Month Extension, Iran says
Posted on Monday, June 9, 2014
Iran's negotiations with six global powers regarding its nuclear program may need to be extended for another six months if no agreement is reached by a July 20 deadline, a senior Iranian official said on Monday.
Boko Haram Continues Its Spread of Violence (Video)
Posted on Monday, June 9, 2014
Boko Haram targeted several villages in Nigeria this week, which has reportedly killed at least 110 people in recent attacks. Boko Haram has killed thousands over the past five years in its efforts to create an Islamist state…
Deadly Airport Attack in Pakistan Carried out by Taliban (Video)
Posted on Monday, June 9, 2014
The Pakistani Taliban on Monday claimed responsibility for a brazen five-hour assault on the country's busiest airport that saw gunmen disguised as police guards storm the international terminal in Karachi, set off explosions and kill 18 people.
Russian Companies Preparing for Life After the Dollar
Posted on Monday, June 9, 2014
Russian companies are preparing to switch contracts to renminbi and other Asian currencies amid fears that western sanctions may freeze them out of the US dollar market, according to two top bankers.
Pope Francis’ Speech During the “Prayer for Peace”
Posted on Sunday, June 8, 2014
Pope Francis invited Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority Leader Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday to pray together in the hope that the gesture would help relaunch the Middle East peace process. The following is the full text…
Islamic prayers to be held at the Vatican
Posted on Sunday, June 8, 2014
For the first time in history, Islamic prayers and readings from the Quran will be heard at the Vatican on Sunday, in a move by Pope Francis to usher in peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
Car Bombs Kill At Least 52 as Gunman Storm University in Iraq
Posted on Saturday, June 7, 2014
A series of car bombs exploded across Iraq's capital Saturday night, killing at least 52 people in a day of violence that saw militants storm a university in the country's restive Anbar province and take dozens hostage, authorities…
Poroshenko sworn in as Ukraine’s president
Posted on Saturday, June 7, 2014
Ukraine's new president on Saturday called for pro-Russian rebels in the country's east to lay down their arms and welcomed dialogue with the insurgents, but said he wouldn't negotiate with those he called "gangsters and killers" and struck…
US Assembles Diplomatic Team for Iran nuke talks
Posted on Saturday, June 7, 2014
The U.S. is reassembling key members of the diplomatic team that held secret negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, leading to a breakthrough agreement, and sending them to Geneva for direct talks with representatives from Tehran in…
Spain approves ‘law of return’ for Jews
Posted on Saturday, June 7, 2014
The Spanish government has approved a draft bill that proposes to grant citizenship to descendants of Spanish Jews who were forced into exile 500 years ago.
Israeli Pollsters Find Surprising Results in Iran
Posted on Saturday, June 7, 2014
An unusual survey of Iranian public opinion indicates that 40 percent of Iranians would be willing to give up any ability to produce nuclear weapons in the future in return for the full removal of sanctions.
Rice: United States Offering ‘Lethal and Non-Lethal’ Aid to Syria
Posted on Saturday, June 7, 2014
Defending President Barack Obama's foreign policy as one of global leadership -- rather than the passive stance his critics portray -- National Security Adviser Susan Rice said Friday the United States was taking important steps in Syria by…
