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PrayWORLD!2001 Proclaimed a Success, Plans Underway for PrayWORLD!2002
Posted on Friday, April 20, 2001
ORLANDO, FLORIDA (ANS) -- Ben Jennings, PrayWORLD! International Coordinator with Campus Crusade for Christ has issued a statement thanking Christians worldwide for participating in PrayWORLD!2001 and outlining further prayer initiatives for 2001.
South African Drug Case
Posted on Friday, April 20, 2001
The South African government claimed a major victory after 39 of the worlds biggest pharmaceutical companies dropped their lawsuit challenging a 1997 law that provides cheap replicas of patent drugs.
Country in the Spotlight: Bangladesh
Posted on Wednesday, April 18, 2001
Deadly cyclones are a way of life for the people of Bangladesh, a Muslim nation east of India. One of the worst natural disasters of the 20th Century was the 1970 cyclone that pounded the low-lying country, killing…
Abdullah, Bush Discuss Containing Mideast Fires
Posted on Wednesday, April 11, 2001
In his latest "consultation" with Middle East leaders, US President George W. Bush hosted Jordan's King Abdullah at the White House on Tuesday to discuss bilateral ties and how to keep the Palestinian uprising from spilling over into…
Middle East Crisis Headlines – April 6, 2001
Posted on Friday, April 6, 2001
This week's talk of a possible peaceful end to the over half-year violent crisis rocking the Promised Land has quickly evaporated as the smoke of conflict rose to new levels overnight and this morning in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East Crisis Headlines – April 5, 2001
Posted on Thursday, April 5, 2001
Renewed high level contacts on Wednesday between Israeli and Palestinian political and security officials are being followed up today by fresh tensions and violence.
Middle East Crisis Headlines – April 4, 2001
Posted on Wednesday, April 4, 2001
After nearly two weeks marred by some of the worst violence since the “Al-Aksa jihad†was launched on the Temple Mount last September, high-level contacts resumed today between Israeli and Palestinian officials.
U.S. religious freedom commission urges stronger action in Sudan
Posted on Friday, March 30, 2001
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- Amid reports of worsening religious-freedom abuses in the Sudan, a United States commission is urging the Bush administration to mount a comprehensive and sustained campaign to pressure the Muslim-dominated government to improve its record on…
Nigerian’s President Calls For Reconciliation
Posted on Friday, March 2, 2001
ABUJA, Nigeria, March 2 (Compass) -- In a nationwide broadcast Wednesday night, March 1, Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo called for reconciliation between Christians and Muslims following two weeks of bloody clashes that have left hundreds dead.
Battle For The Airwaves in the U.K. Continues
Posted on Wednesday, February 21, 2001
J Peter Wilson, Director of VOICE FM in the West Bromwich area of the British Midlands, and former Station Director of 97.2 Stray FM in Harrogate, Yorkshire, reports: "We have recently received the news that the Radio Authority…
Middle East Crisis Headlines – 2/20/2001
Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2001
Israeli and US forces began a joint military exercise today to test Patriot missiles, used to intercept Iraqi Scud missiles during the Gulf War in 1991.
Middle East Crisis Headlines – 2/19/2001
Posted on Monday, February 19, 2001
Israel has sent a stern warning to Lebanon and Syria, after Hizbollah guerillas fired rockets at an Israeli patrol on the northern border Friday, killing an Israeli soldier.
Middle East Crisis Headlines – 1/28/2001
Posted on Sunday, January 28, 2001
Israel and the Palestinians concluded six days of peace talks in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Taba without an agreement, ending any hope of a breakthrough before Israeli elections on February 6th. However, the sides issued a…
Middle East Crisis Headlines – 1/26/2001
Posted on Friday, January 26, 2001
Opposition leader Ariel Sharon is still way ahead in the race for prime minister, according to three polls out today. The polls, published in Friday newspapers, showed Sharon ahead by 16 to 18 percentage points. That’s a two…
Middle East Crisis Headlines – 1/25/2001
Posted on Thursday, January 25, 2001
Prime Minister Ehud Barak abruptly suspended peace talks with the Palestinians in Taba, Egypt, after the brutal killing of two Israelis by Palestinian gunmen.
Middle East Crisis Headlines – 1/21/2001
Posted on Sunday, January 21, 2001
Israel and the Palestinians begin a new round of peace talks today in a last ditch effort for an agreement before elections on February 6th. The Israeli cabinet agreed to the Palestinian proposal for the talks at a…
