Live updates on faith, culture, politics, and humanitarian issues impacting Christians across the globe.
BREAKING NEWS: Japan Christians Search For Missing Amid Nuclear Crisis
Posted on Friday, March 18, 2011
Churches in areas impacted by Japan's worst earthquake on record and tsunami have reportedly lost pastors and Christians were still searching for other believers unaccounted for Friday, March 18, while Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan warned that a…
Hungary’s Artists Fear Culture War
Posted on Friday, March 11, 2011
Hungarian artists and intellectuals may be forgiven for thinking twice before expressing their thoughts these days. Critics say the center-right government and its allies have effectively launched a "culture war."
Russia’s Missionaries Worried As Suicide Blast Rocks Moscow Airport
Posted on Monday, January 24, 2011
Christian missionaries in Russia expressed concerns Monday, January 24, about the future of the country after an explosion ripped through the international section of Moscow's busiest airport, killing at least 31 people and wounding about 130 others.
Thousands Protest Hungary’s Media Law
Posted on Saturday, January 15, 2011
An estimated 10,000 Hungarians have demonstrated late Friday against what critics describe as Europe's most restrictive media law. Under the legislation, media in Hungary can face heavy fines and sanctions if authorities deem their coverage unbalanced or immoral.
Lithuania Remembers 20th Anniversary of Soviet Crackdown
Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011
Lithuania is commemorating the 20th anniversary of a deadly clash with Soviet troops that preceded its independence in 1991. The Baltic nation's president, Dalia Grybauskaite, has urged Lithuanians never to forget the freedom battle, which killed 14 people…
Russia Blames Polish Crew In Plane Crash That Killed President
Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011
A Russian report on last year's plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others says crew members were pressured by high officials, and indirectly the head of state, to land in Smolensk, Russia despite bad…
EU Rushes Aid In Hungary’s Toxic Flooding
Posted on Tuesday, October 19, 2010
European Union crisis response chief Kristalina Georgieva says massive toxic flooding in Hungary that killed nine people and injured more than 120 others has underscored the need for a stronger European disaster response.
Residents Return To Devastated Hungarian Village After Toxic Flood
Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2010
Nearly two weeks after toxic sludge flooding in Hungary killed at least nine people and injured over 120 others, villagers are returning home. The arrivals come shortly after the government ordered the resumption of production at the MAL…
Hungary Releases Toxic Plant Director; Factory To Reopen
Posted on Friday, October 15, 2010
Hungarian authorities released on Wednesday the director of an alumina plant that flooded several towns with toxic waste, killing nine people, injuring at least 100 others. Government officials say production at the metals plant will resume by Friday,…
After 69 Days, All 33 Chilean Miners Rescued
Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2010
Chilean rescuers ended a marathon operation Tuesday and freed all 33 miners trapped underground for more than two months. All of the rescued miners were sent for medical treatment and several of them are expected to undergo surgery…
Russia to Refund Iran for Canceled Missile Deal
Posted on Friday, October 8, 2010
Russian officials say the country plans to reimburse Iran, after Moscow canceled the sale of an air defense missile system to Tehran. The announcement comes as the Russian president is on a one-day state visit to Cyprus.
EU Concerned About Hungary’s Deadly Toxic Flooding
Posted on Wednesday, October 6, 2010
The European Union says flooding in Hungary that has killed four people and injured more than 100 others could affect half a dozen nations as poisonous mud threatens to enter the Danube River, one of Europe's main waterways.…
NEWS WATCH: Son Wartime Leader Wins Bosnia’s Elections
Posted on Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Preliminary election results in ethnically divided Bosnia-Herzegovina suggest that its three-person presidency will remain deadlocked over the country's future, with two leaders of the ethnically divided nation advocating unity and a third pushing for its breakup. Sunday's vote…
NEWS WATCH: Bosnia Votes for Future of Divided Nation (Update)
Posted on Sunday, October 3, 2010
Voters in Bosnia-Herzegovina have begun casting ballots in general elections that are seen as crucial for the future of the fractured nation where politicians seek membership in the European Union (EU) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). There…
NEWS WATCH: Bosnia Ballot Amid Concerns About Its Future
Posted on Saturday, October 2, 2010
Voters in Bosnia-Herzegovina will cast ballots Sunday, October 3, in general elections that are seen as crucial for the future of the fragile former Yugoslav republic which is divided between its ethnic Croats, Muslims and Serbs. The United…
Imminent Islamic uprising raises fears in Nigeria
Posted on Friday, October 1, 2010
A jailbreak of militant Muslims in northern Nigeria has raised fears that Boko Haram is planning a resurgence in murder and mayhem directed against a state already under seige.
Commando-Style Terror Plot Targeted Europe
Posted on Thursday, September 30, 2010
Al-Qaida allegedly has been planning a major terror attack aimed at Germany, Britain and France. Reports say the attacks were planned in Pakistan and would have seen gun-marauding insurgents on the streets of some of Europe's largest cities.
