Live updates on faith, culture, politics, and humanitarian issues impacting Christians across the globe.
NEWS WATCH: Experts Exhume Bodies of Romanian Dictator, Wife
Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Forensic analysts have exhumed what are believed to be the bodies of late Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife, Elena, who were executed in 1989. It comes after relatives raised doubts that the couple was really buried…
NEWS ALERT: Niger Christians Starving, Group Says
Posted on Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Christians in this vast, drought-prone country on the edge of the Sahara desert, were among those facing starvation Tuesday, July 6, after aid groups described the food situation in Niger as "extremely desperate".
NEWS WATCH: Olympic Champion Becomes Hungary’s President
Posted on Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Hungary's parliament has elected the country's new president, amid opposition concerns he will be too accommodating to plans of the ruling center right Fidesz Party, which include changing the nation's constitution.
Iran Warns Of Military Strike As U.S., Israeli Warships Cross Suez
Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010
Iran has warned of a military confrontation with Israel and the United States after at least eleven American warships, including an aircraft carrier, and an Israeli vessel passed through the Suez Canal, the largest fleet of ships to…
Pope Calls For “World Political Authority”
Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010
Pope Benedict XVI has urged the creation of a "true world political authority" to "guarantee the protection of the environment" and to manage the global economy, Worthy News learned on Monday, June 21.
NEWS WATCH: Slovakia Heading Towards Center Right Government
Posted on Sunday, June 13, 2010
Slovakia's president has requested Prime Minister Robert Fico to form a government, despite a center-right opposition coalition winning more seats in Saturday's parliamentary vote. President Ivan Gasparovic said Sunday, June 13, he would will give Fico the first…
NEWS WATCH: Slovakia’s Government Fighting For Survival (Special Feature)
Posted on Saturday, June 12, 2010
Slovakia's three-party leftist governing coalition is fighting for survival in a parliamentary election Saturday as it is challenged in a tight race by the center-right opposition. The election campaign has been overshadowed by scandals, nationalism and tensions with…
NEWS WATCH: Kyrgyzstan Leaders Urge Calm Amid New Bloodshed
Posted on Friday, June 11, 2010
New clashes in southern Kyrgyzstan have killed dozens of people and wounded more than 500 in the city of Osh, a little over two months after the uprising that toppled the Central Asian nation's former government. The United…
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…
