Live updates on faith, culture, politics, and humanitarian issues impacting Christians across the globe.
North Korea Fires Missiles into the Sea
Posted on Tuesday, July 8, 2014
North Korea continued development of its missile program and launched two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, the Washington Times reported.
Japan Threatened by Super Typhoon
Posted on Monday, July 7, 2014
A super typhoon, with maximum sustained winds up to 150mph, is heading straight for Japan prompting the country's weather agency to issue its highest alert.
Iran FM Post Defiant YouTube Video as Nuclear Deadline Nears
Posted on Sunday, July 6, 2014
Iran's foreign minister posted a YouTube message on Wednesday to try and gain a public relations advantage as the final round of nuclear talks begin, and as the nuclear deadline, July 20, is under three weeks away.
Iraq’s PM Rejects Pressure to Step Down
Posted on Sunday, July 6, 2014
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has rejected Western powers calls to step down, and seeks a third term in office amidst threats of Sunni jihadists.
Superbugs Threatens to Return Medicine to Dark Ages
Posted on Thursday, July 3, 2014
Britain called for global action in development of a new generation of antibiotics to fight against the rising threat of drug-resistant superbugs which threaten to push medicine back into the "dark ages," Reuters reported.
Iran, West in Final Push in Nuclear Talks
Posted on Thursday, July 3, 2014
A July 20 deadline looms for a 'historic' nuclear agreement with Iran as the sixth and final round of negotiations with Western powers and Iran begun in Vienna.
Full Coverage: ‘Islamic State’ Caliph Calls Muslims to Jihad
Posted on Thursday, July 3, 2014
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, self-appointed Caliph of the Islamic State, issued a 19-minute audio message entitled, "A Message to the Majahideen and the Muslim Ummah in the Month of Ramadan" where he called on Muslims across to globe to…
