Pope Calls For “World Political Authority”
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.
Year: 2010
Christians Remember 65th Birthday Of Burma’s Detained Aung San Suu Kyi
Christian rights activists marked the 65th birthday of detained Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Saturday, June 19, and her supporters gathered in the country’s main city Rangoon, amid renewed calls for her release from house arrest and an end to military rule.
BREAKING NEWS: Iran Crackdown On National Protestant Movement, Members Detained (Exclusive)
Iran’s security forces detained eight members of a nationwide Protestant church movement in Tehran Friday, June 19, as part of a government crackdown on the growing number of Christians in the strict Islamic nation, a Christian leader told Worthy News and its news partner BosNewsLife.
AMERICA WATCH: Obama To Control Internet Under Proposed Senate Bill
American President Barack Obama will receive “absolute power” to shut down the Internet, according to proposed U.S. Senate legislation seen by Worthy News Friday, June 18.
Chinese Church Leader Released on Bail, Awaiting Trial
Chinese church leader Wang Dao, was released on Sunday after being imprisoned on May 9, 2010 according to report obtained by Worthy News on June 17th.
U.S. Pastors Praise Morocco As Christian Serves Jail Sentence For Evangelism
A Christian is serving 15 years in a Moroccan jail for evangelism, a Christian rights groups said, while American Christian leaders praised Morocco Thursday, June 17, for its “long history of friendship and religious cooperation.”
BREAKING NEWS: Kyrgyzstan Christians Receiving Death Threats As Ethnic Violence Kills 190
Kyrgyz Christians were risking their lives Thursday, June 17, to help and shelter Uzbek believers in southern Kyrgystan, where ethnic clashes killed at least 190 people, injured 1,800 others and uprooted some 400,000 residents, Christian aid workers said.
Pakistan Police Free Abducted Christian Girl
Pakistani police freed a Christian girl who was kidnapped and raped by five Muslim militants with the apparent support from “religious leaders”, but the suspects escaped, her family said Wednesday, June 16.
Bombs Rock Kenya Prayer Rally, 6 Killed
Tensions remained high in Kenya Tuesday, June 15, after two bombs rocked a Christian prayer rally opposing a draft constitution, killing at least six people and injuring 100 others.
Hamas Leader’s Christian Son Faces Deportation From U.S.
Masab Hassan Yousef, the son of a prominent Hamas leader who became a Christian, is facing a deportation hearing on June 30 in San Diego because the U.S. Department of Homeland Security views him as “a threat to America’s national security”, Worthy News learned Monday, June 14.
Pakistan Christian Worker Dies In Police Custody
Impoverished frail parents were still awaiting justice Monday, June 14, for the death of their son who they and Christian investigators said died of “mental and physical torture” while in police custody in the city of Lahore.
NEWS WATCH: Slovakia Heading Towards Center Right Government
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 chance to form a Cabinet, because his left-leaning party won the most votes.
NEWS WATCH: Slovakia’s Government Fighting For Survival (Special Feature)
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 neighboring Hungary.
NEWS WATCH: Kyrgyzstan Leaders Urge Calm Amid New Bloodshed
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 States and Russia – both of which have military bases in Kyrgyzstan – and China are watching the situation with concern.
India Police Detain Hindu Militants Amid Spreading Anti-Christian Violence
Police in India’s eastern state of Orissa say they have detained five suspected Hindu militants for their alleged involvement in attacking a devoted young Christian boy and threatening to kill him and his family.
BREAKING NEWS: Turkish Man Charged In Murder Bishop
A Turkish court on Friday, June 4, charged a Turkish man with murdering a Roman Catholic bishop — the latest in a series of violent attacks against the country’s tiny Christian minority.
Nepal Churches Growing Despite Persecution, Tensions, Group Says
A Christian advocacy group said Thursday, June 3, that Nepal’s churches are experiencing “unprecedented growth” despite reported political turmoil and persecution.
Afghanistan Halts Work Church Groups; Christians Concerned
Christian aid workers in Afghanistan faced legal challenges Wednesday, June 2, after authorities ordered two Western church groups to stop their activities amid suspicions they were converting Muslims to Christianity — an offense that carries the death penalty under Afghan law.
Evangelical Group Condemns Uzbekistan Crackdown On Churches
An influential evangelical organization, which claims to represent over 400 million Christians worldwide, expressed concerns Tuesday, June 1, about police raids on Protestant congregations in Uzbekistan and the detention of several Christians in the former Soviet republic.
NEWS ALERT: Pakistan Christian Woman Escapes After Kidnapping
A Christian woman who was forced to marry a Muslim farmer and convert to Islam amid a dispute over money said Monday, May 31, she has returned home after weeks of “captivity and torture.”