Live updates on faith, culture, politics, and humanitarian issues impacting Christians across the globe.
Human stem cells successfully transplanted into pigs
Posted on Friday, June 6, 2014
Scientists have successfully transplanted human stem cells into pigs that were especially genetically modified for the purpose. Once implanted, the cells thrived, leading the researchers to believe they are one step closer to finding treatments for a number…
G7 willing to step up sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
Posted on Friday, June 6, 2014
The world's leading industrialized nations threatened on Wednesday to impose harder-hitting sanctions on Russia if it does not help restore stability to eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian militias continue to operate at will.
Scientists Baffled by Oddities in Sunspot Cycle
Posted on Friday, June 6, 2014
The sun has been acting strangely of late, prompting some solar physicists to suggest that once current sunspot activity peaked, which appeared to happen last fall, it could tank and remain that way for several decades.
Historic Famine Looms in South Sudan (Video)
Posted on Friday, June 6, 2014
South Sudan faces a historical famine greater than the 1984 Ethiopian famine, with 3.5 million people already suffering from acute or emergency-level food shortages. People have been displaced in the country by more than five months of fighting,…
More than Two People Per Day Executed in Iran
Posted on Thursday, June 5, 2014
Executions in Iran continue to soar to record-breaking levels in 2014, as more than two people are being killed every day and some 320 executions have taken place in the first five months of 2014 alone, according to…
Apocalyptic Dust Storm Swallows Iran (Video)
Posted on Wednesday, June 4, 2014
An apocalyptic dust storm accompanied by gale-force winds engulfed Tehran late Monday afternoon, killing at least four people and injuring 30 others.
Iran’s Reactor Fuel Demands Stall Nuclear Talks
Posted on Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Iran says it should be able to produce fuel for its Bushehr nuclear power plant, however world powers are unlikely to agree to its demands and places the July deadline for a deal in jeopardy.
Obama Calls for $1B Fund to Boost US Troops in Europe
Posted on Tuesday, June 3, 2014
President Barack Obama has called on Congress to back a $1 billion effort to boost the U.S. military presence across Europe, as he sought to ease anxiety among NATO allies who are wary of Russia's threatening moves in…
