Live updates on faith, culture, politics, and humanitarian issues impacting Christians across the globe.
NEWS WATCH: Rightist Government Expected in Czech Republic
Posted on Sunday, May 30, 2010
Official results from the Czech Republic's general election indicate a left-leaning Social Democrats party narrowly won the country's general election. The Social Democrats received less votes than expected, prompting its leader to resign. Analysts say that despite the…
Weary Czechs Voted Amid Economic Concerns
Posted on Saturday, May 29, 2010
Voters in the Czech Republic are choosing a new government amid concerns about the country's economic crisis and widespread corruption. Some surveys indicate none of the main parties will have a majority in the lower house of parliament.…
Ukrainians Fear Future After Russian Fleet Deal (FEATURE)
Posted on Thursday, May 27, 2010
A month after Ukraine's parliament ratified an agreement with Russia to extend the lease of the Black Sea fleet there is concern about the country's future. Residents in Western Ukraine fear the move is the beginning of more…
NEWS WATCH: Hungary Adopts Citizenship Law, Slovakia Retaliates
Posted on Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Hungary's new parliament has adopted a controversial law that will grant citizenship to ethnic Hungarians living in neighboring nations nearly nine decades after the country lost two-thirds of its territory. The law came Wednesday, May 26, despite a…
NEWS ALERT: Thailand Missionaries Prepare For Upheaval
Posted on Thursday, May 20, 2010
A U.S. based mission group said Thursday, May 20, that its employees in Thailand have taken "increased precautions" as anti-government violence in Bangkok has spread to areas where missionaries work.
BREAKING NEWS: Saudi Forces Free Kidnapped Christian Girls In Yemen
Posted on Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Saudi Arabia's security forces freed two German Christian girls kidnapped nearly a year ago in neighboring Yemen but the fate of their abducted parents, their infant brother and a British engineer remained unknown, officials and Christians said Tuesday,…
Hungary’s Gypsies Fear Violence And Far Right (FEATURE)
Posted on Monday, May 17, 2010
A heavy rainstorm overshadowing his concert in downtown Budapest didn't bother the young Roma singer and special ambassador of the European Union. Ferenc "Caramel" Molnar, seemed more concerned about clouds hanging over the future of fellow Gypsies, also…
NEWS WATCH: Serbia Discovers Largest Mass Grave In Years
Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2010
Officials in Serbia say they have uncovered a mass grave containing the bodies of hundreds of ethic Albanians who were killed during the war of the 1990s in nearby Kosovo. It is one of the largest mass graves…
Hungary’s Right Ousts Socialists In Historic Election Victory
Posted on Monday, April 26, 2010
The main Hungarian center-right party - the Fidesz Hungarian Civic Alliance - has declared victory in the country's parliamentary elections. Fidesz defeated the ruling Socialists by winning a super majority of seats.
Hungarians Demand Better Life After Elections
Posted on Sunday, April 25, 2010
The polls opend in Hungary Sunday, April 25, for the second round of legislative elections. Hungarians have made the center-right party Fidesz the favorite as they try to recover from the deepest recession in years.
Indonesia Court Pressured To Repeal Blasphemy Laws
Posted on Monday, April 19, 2010
A major Christian rights group has urged Indonesia’s Constitutional Court to repeal blasphemy laws that it claims have been "widely misused to persecute religious minorities" in the Islamic country.
NEWS WATCH: Serbia’s Parliament Apologizes For Srebrenica Massacre
Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Serbia's parliament has apologized for the massacre of 8,000 Muslims by Bosnian-Serb forces in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica in 1995. But, the declaration does not directly call the crime "genocide", as survivors had demanded.
BREAKING NEWS: Dozens Die In Moscow Metro Suicide Blasts
Posted on Monday, March 29, 2010
At least 37 people died when two female suicide bombers attacked two different locations at Moscow's underground metro system, including near the Kremlin, Russian officials and witnesses said Monday, March 29.
Pakistan Funeral For Burned Christian
Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Hundreds of people attended the funeral Wednesday, March 24, of a young Christian man who was allegedly burned by Muslim extremists and police officers for refusing to convert to Islam.
Vietnam Priest Released After Three Years Imprisonment
Posted on Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Christian rights activists on Wednesday, March 16, welcomed the early release by Vietnam of a prominent Catholic priest from prison after he served just three of an-eight year sentence, but they expressed concerns over his health.
