Live updates on faith, culture, politics, and humanitarian issues impacting Christians across the globe.
Russia Forces US Submarine Out of Boundary Waters
Posted on Monday, August 11, 2014
Russia's Northern Fleet's anti-submarine forces have detected and forced out a US submarine from Russian boundary waters, a high-ranking source in Russia's Navy told RIA Novosti Saturday.
Full Coverage: Islamic State Advances in Iraq; Obama Issues Drone Strikes
Posted on Friday, August 8, 2014
Thousands of Christians fled as the 'Islamic State' (IS) seized Qaraqosh, Iraq's largest Christian city, on Thursday. U.S. Thousands of Christians fled as the 'Islamic State' (IS) seized Qaraqosh, Iraq's largest Christian city, on Thursday. U.S. President Barack…
75 Percent of Syria’s Chemical Weapons Destroyed
Posted on Friday, August 8, 2014
Nearly 75 percent of Syria's entire chemical weapons stockpile, 190 tons of agents, has been destroyed in Britian, according to the world's chemical weapons watchdog group.
Russian Hackers Gather Over a Billion Internet Passwords
Posted on Wednesday, August 6, 2014
A Russian crime ring has amassed the largest known collection of stolen Internet credentials, including 1.2 billion user name and password combinations and more than 500 million email addresses.
Full Coverage: Ebola Virus Outbreak
Posted on Tuesday, August 5, 2014
The Ebola virus death toll is nearing 900 as more than 100 health workers have been infected by the disease, which has no known cure, including two doctors working for Samaritan's purse.
Islamic State Captures Its First Lebanese City
Posted on Tuesday, August 5, 2014
The Islamic State (IS) captured its first Lebanese city, Arsal, on Monday. Fighting began Friday evening in Arsal after Abu Ahmad al-Jumaa, a former commander in the Free Syrian Army who declared his allegiance to IS, was arrested…
6.1 Mag Earthquake Kills More than 380 in China
Posted on Monday, August 4, 2014
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern China killing at least 380 people and leaving at least 1,800 injured. Some 12,000 homes were destroyed and another 30,000 were damaged in Sunday's earthquake.
Pro-and-Anti-Israel Rallies Take Place Throughout the World
Posted on Monday, August 4, 2014
As the conflict in Gaza entered its third week, pro-and-anti Israel rallies took place throughout the world. Since the beginning of the war, a surge in anti-Jewish hate crimes has taken place especially in Europe, leading to fears…
Islamic State Seizes Iraq’s Biggest Dam, Several Towns
Posted on Monday, August 4, 2014
The 'Islamic State' (IS) seized control of Iraq's largest dam, giving the jihadist organization the ability to flood major cities. Over the weekend, IS also took control of three towns in Iraq and is beginning to amass troops…
Civil War in Libya: Jihadists Seize Benghazi
Posted on Friday, August 1, 2014
Fighting in Libya escalated Thursday as Islamic militias claimed to control the country's second-largest city, Benghazi, while foreigners and U.N. workers continued their exodus in what increasingly is looking like a full-blown civil war, the Washington Times reported.
Markets tank on Argentina debt default, other fears
Posted on Friday, August 1, 2014
Financial markets went into a tailspin Thursday after Argentina defaulted on its debt, raising fears among skittish investors already fretting about weak corporate earnings growth, rising interest rates and an aging bull market.
China Develops New Long Range Missiles
Posted on Friday, August 1, 2014
China has acknowledged the existence of a new intercontinental ballistic missile said to be capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads as far as the United States, according to Agence France-Presse.
Argentina Defaults as Talks Fail
Posted on Thursday, July 31, 2014
Standard & Poor's declared Argentina in default after the government missed a deadline for paying interest on $13 billion of restructured bonds, Bloomberg reported.
