Monthly Archives: March 2013
Nepal, Bangladesh reducing poverty faster than India, says study
NEPAL and Bangladesh are reducing poverty faster compared to India, according to a new study based on the multidimensional poverty index developed at the University of Oxford and used by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in its Human Development Reports.
Iran launches destroyer in the Caspian Sea
TEHRAN has launched its second domestically built guided-missile destroyer in the Caspian Sea, Iranian state TV reported on Sunday.
Russia navy to have permanent fleet in Mediterranean
THE Russian Navy will station a permanent task force in the Mediterranean Sea, Admiral Viktor Chirkov said.
Three students chained, forced to clean toilets by teachers
A teacher and the headmistress of a school in Mumbai have been booked for allegedly chaining and parading three students after they were found...
Five Naxals held in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh
FIVE Naxals, accused of murders andattack on police party, have been arrested during an operation by police and BSF jawans in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district.
Teen born without eyes or nose inspires people
YES, this is the age of designer babies and gender-selective abortions, and if it’s OK to abort a baby because it isn’t wanted or it’s the wrong gender, why bring a child into the world who will suffer so much pain and hardship?
Missionaries transform barns into Bible schools in north India
OLD agricultural buildings are finding new life as a Bible college. Believers, supported by Gospel for Asia, are turning 35 acres of former farmland into a training space for missionaries in northern India.
Christians in Libya face increase in persecution
SHERIF Ramsis was arrested on Feb. 10. He is an Egyptian Christian living in Libya and had been running his business in Benghazi for 10 years. In the following week, a number of other Christians were arrested as well.
‘Allah’ tangle brings up more questions for ministries
THE Court of Appeal will hear the challenge by six state Islamic authorities against the 2009 ruling upholding the right to publish the Arabic word for God in church literature.
Reaching Muslims is not rocket science, says author
MOST Muslims 'would rather go to hell with their families than go by themselves to heaven,' said Nik Ripken*, who has served for 25 years alongside his wife Ruth* in North Africa and the Middle East.
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No foul play in Mandissa’s death, police say
While no cause of death has been revealed, Franklin Police Department officials in Tennessee said Monday that no foul play is suspected.
