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.
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NEWS ALERT: Morocco Expels 100 Christian Foreigners
Morocco has expelled 100 foreign Christians since March because they allegedly tried to convert Muslims, the harshest crackdown in decades, Worthy News learned Saturday, May 22.
Hungary’s Gypsies Fear Violence And Far Right (FEATURE)
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 known as Roma. They are suffering of a new wave of fire bombings, following attacks that killed nine people, the rise of the far right and poverty.
NEWS WATCH: Serbia Discovers Largest Mass Grave In Years
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 discovered in Serbia since 2001.
Hungary Remembers Murdered Scottish Missionary Who Saved Jewish Children
Hungary commemorated Wednesday, May 5, Scottish missionary Jane Haining, who was killed by Nazis during World War Two because she refused to abandon 400 mainly Jewish orphans under her care.
NEWS WATCH: Smaller New Government To Tackle Hungary’s Economic Crisis
The incoming prime minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, has introduced ministers of what observers say will be the smallest Cabinet since the country’s communist regime collapsed in 1989. His incoming center right government will have to lift the European Union member from a deep recession.
NEWS ALERT: Wife, Children Of Jailed Cuban Pastor Face Eviction
The wife of jailed Cuban Pastor Omar Gude Perez faced a difficult weekend after authorities reportedly told her that the family home is to be confiscated. The family will be relocated to a significantly smaller apartment in poor conditions outside the city of Camaguey, said advocacy group Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), which has closely monitored the case.
Pakistan Christian Entrepreneur Dies After Bank Raid
Police have arrested a local branch manager of Pakistan’s Khushali Bank Limited (KBL) in Punjab province for allegedly using force to recover a bank loan from a Christian entrepreneur, who later died of a heart attack, leaving behind a wife and three children, government officials said Wednesday, April 14.
BREAKING NEWS: Poland Mourns President Killed In Plane Crash (Update)
Poles have begun mourning their president Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria who were among those killed in a plane crash in Western Russia.
BREAKING NEWS: Polish President Dies In Plane Crash (Update)
Poland’s president Lech Kaczynski has died along with all other 95 people on board an air plane that crashed in Western Russia, Polish and Russian officials confirmed Saturday, April 10.
NEWS WATCH: Hungary’s Far Right Receiving Many Votes In Elections; Prime Minister Concerned
Hungary’s outgoing Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai has condemned his country’s political climate ahead of upcoming parliamentary elections Sunday, April 11, as opinion polls show a far right political party will receive many votes. There is also international concern about the favorite to win the ballot, the main center right opposition party Fidesz, after its leader criticized a European Union deal on foreign landownership.
China Christian Dissident Gao Zhisheng “Alive”
One of China’s best known Christian dissidents, missing for over a year and feared dead, is apparently alive and staying in mountains known for Buddhist pilgrimages, Worthy News monitored Tuesday, March 30.
Nigeria Women Protest Against Massacre of Christians
Thousands of women dressed in black have marched through the streets of the troubled Nigerian city of Jos “to mourn, pray and protest” against the killings of possible hundreds of people, most of them Christians, by suspected Muslim mobs.
Georgia Panics After Fake Report About Russian Invasion
The opposition in Georgia has condemned a fake television report about the invasion of the former Soviet Republic by forces from neighboring Russia. Georgia President Mikheil Saakhasvili has defended the report, following widespread panic caused by the broadcast.
BREAKING NEWS: Morocco Deports Christian Aid Workers In Massive Crackdown
A baby boy was reportedly fighting for his life Saturday, March 13, after Moroccan authorities expelled his Christian foster parents and some 70 other foreign Christian aid workers for allegedly trying to convert local Muslims.
BREAKING NEWS: Hungary Bans Holocaust Denial; Violators Face Prison
Hungary’s President László Sólyom signed a law Wednesday, March 10, making denial, or playing down, of the Holocaust a criminal offense punishable by up to three years imprisonment.
NEWS ALERT: Persecuted Hungarian Rabbi Raj Dies; Funeral Underway
A funeral service was underway Wednesday, March 10, for a former Hungarian chief rabbi who was persecuted under Communism because of his involvement in spreading the Jewish faith,the Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary (MAZSIHISZ) confirmed.
NEWS ALERT: Christians Anxious As 30 Die In Iraq Election Violence
Minority Christians in Iraq anxiously awaited the outcome of a parliamentary vote testing the country’s still fragile democracy Sunday, March 7, as suspected Islamic militants killed up to 30 people in the capital Baghdad and other areas of the troubled nation.
Christian Party Re-elected in Dutch Town After Hindu Row
A small Christian party which made world headlines with protests against local government support for a Hindu religious festival has been re-elected in the municipal council of Amstelveen, a strategic town near the Dutch capital Amsterdam, local election results showed Wednesday, March 3.
Iran Detains Christian Couple
Iranian Christians on Monday, March 1, were searching a Christian couple after they were detained by Iranian security forces for apparently leading an unauthorized house church, Worthy News and its news partner BosNewsLife learned.