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Originally published in World Lawmakers from both parties lauded the Obama administration on Wednesday after the State Department announced it is designating the Nigerian terror group Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organisation. The official announcement came ahead of a joint hearing on Boko Haram in the House subcommittees on […]
World asked to support desperate relief effort Compiled from various online reports The United Nations says Super Typhoon Haiyen that ravaged the Philippines with 300 km-per-hour winds and 6 m storm surge has killed 4 460 people. The world body says it received confirmation on the death toll from […]
Originally published in Fox News As many as 80 people were publicly executed in North Korea earlier this month, some for offenses as minor as watching South Korean movies or possessing a Bible. South Korean newspaper JoongAng Ilbo reported that the so-called criminals were put to death in seven cities […]
By World Watch Monitor A new survey of Syrian towns by CNN suggests that much of northern Syria has come under the control of radical Islamist groups. CNN claims that Islamist militants, led by a group called the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), are attempting to impose a […]
Originally published in Worthy Christian News Iran’s top nuclear negotiator announced on Thursday that Western nations had accepted Tehran’s proposed framework for a nuclear deal, prompting world leaders such as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to call such a deal “a mistake of historic proportions.” Seyed Abbas Araqchi, a senior […]
Originally published in Washington Times Christians on a committee rewriting Egypt’s constitution threatened to walk out Thursday after disputes over portions dealing with Islamic law. Egypt’s ultraconservative Al-Nour party — which has one member in the 50-person panel — has been pushing for adding an article defining Islamic, or Shariah, […]
Originally published in Christian News Christians and others in the Philippines—including an NGO meteorologist—have been crying out to God in prayer throughout the day as a super typhoon has made landfall and is expected to wreak great havoc. Typhoon Yolanda, also known as Haiyan, is the strongest storm to pass […]
Originally published in Charisma News A high school athlete refused to run in a regional cross country meet after she was issued a bib with the numbers 666. Codie Thacker, a junior at Whitley County High School in Williamsburg, Ky., says seeing the bib with the mark of the beast made […]
Worship continued while Government shut down Originally published in CBN A rare event is came to an end this week in the United States capital: 42 consecutive days of worship bursting forth from a white tent located just a few hundred yards from the White House. The temporary worship venue where […]
Watch Graham’s powerful last public message ‘My Hope America’ here Originally published in Christian Today “America’s Pastor” Billy Graham is turning 95-years-old today. The North Carolina-born evangelist is celebrating his milestone birthday with hundreds of people including notable politicians and business leaders from across the nation. After decades of preaching, […]