World News: Islamists murder 250
The Human Rights Watch has revealed that more than 250 people have lost their lives as a result of Islamic extremism in Burkina Faso, Africa. Attacks occurred in just nine […]
World News: Trump Push for Religious Freedom
Speaking before the United Nations on September 24, President Trump praised the country’s religious freedom record and cited figures that suggest the rest of the world has much work to […]
World News: Boko Haram take ears
Boko Haram terrorists cut off the ears of at least three Christian women after snatching them from their homes during a night-time raid on a mainly Christian town in the […]
World News: Justice for all, Bibi pleads
Asia Bibi, the Catholic woman acquitted of blasphemy after spending eight years on death row in Pakistan, has appealed for justice for victims of the country’s harsh laws. The 54-year-old […]
World News: Iranian Christians arrested
Eight Iranian converts to Christianity, including five from one family, were arrested at their homes in a coordinated operation carried out by Ministry of Intelligence agents on July 1. BarnabasAid […]
World News: Jihadists massacre 100 in Mali
At least 100 men, women and children were slaughtered in Sobame Da, a mainly-Christian village in the Mopti region of central Mali, by heavily-armed Islamist extremists in June. A Barnabas […]
World News: Genocide Fears in Nigeria
Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC), an advocacy group which campaigns on behalf of hundreds of millions of persecuted Christians around the globe, has urged the Trump administration to take action […]
Asia Bibi finally safe
Asia Bibi, the Catholic woman acquitted of blasphemy after spending eight years on death row in Pakistan, left for Canada on the evening of May 7, her lawyer has confirmed. […]
World News: Sri Lankan Bishop Speaks Out
The Anglican Bishop of Colombo in Sri Lanka has made a powerful statement in response to the Easter bombings in the city, excoriating the nation’s “short-sighted, corrupt, vain and self-serving” […]
World News: Terrorists Slaughter Six
Christians in Burkina Faso are mourning a deadly attack on a Protestant church as “a new turning point in terrorism” in the West African nation. The April 28 shooting at […]
World News: Muslims, Christians Condemn Rape
Pakistani Christians and Muslims held a joint protest demonstration on Sunday, March 17, outside the Islamabad Press Club to express their outrage over the failure of authorities to deliver justice […]
World News: Extremist Group Reborn
Banned Indonesian extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir (HTI) has reincarnated and has returned under a different guise, moderate Muslim organisations have warned. The group, which wanted to see the establishment of […]
World News: Fulani slaughter Christians
Fulani herdsmen have killed at least 32 people in an attack on a Christian area of north-central Nigeria on February 26, sources said. The early morning assault on villages in […]
World News: Turk Protestants Suffer
Turkey’s high-profile criminal case against Protestant pastor Andrew Brunson has triggered a significant increase in public hate speech against the nation’s small Protestant community, World Watch Monitor reports. The case […]
World News: November 2018
US admits fewer refugees The United States, under President Trump, has admitted 40% fewer Christian refugees in the past year, US broadcaster NBC News has reported. As the Trump administration […]
World News: August 2018
Move on Marriage The Uniting Church in Australia’s key national governance body has recommended a change in church policy to allow same-sex marriage. The church’s Assembly Standing Committee has endorsed an internal […]