Monthly Archives: October 2013
Bishop T.D. Jakes rebukes reality show ‘Preachers Of L.A.’
THIS past weekend, during Jakes’ Sunday morning service at his Potters House church in Dallas, the influential spiritual leader set aside a portion of his sermon to address the cast.
Israel urges world not to back down on Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is continuing to warn the international community not to back down from economic sanctions against Iran, but to keep...
Destroyed Episcopal cathedral to be rebuilt in Haiti
DESIGNS to rebuild the Holy Trinity (Episcopal) Cathedral were unveiled Tuesday to the Episcopal Church Executive Council during its Chicago meeting.
Deadly typhoon wreaks havoc in Japan, kills 17
PACKING winds of more than 110 miles per hour, Typhoon Wipha caused deadly mudslides that destroyed dozens of homes on the Japanese island of Izu Oshima, south of Tokyo.
Atheists, evangelicals hit out at each other through billboards
ATHEISTS activists are responding to their evangelical critics with a new anti-religion billboard in New York City’s Time Square. It reads, “OMG, there is no god!”
Death toll in Madhya Pradesh temple stampede climbs to 115
THE death toll in the stampede during Navratri festivities near a temple in Madhya Pradesh's Datia district on Monday climbed to 115 with a number of people who had carried away the bodies of their relatives turning up for autopsy.
Cyclone Phailin results in floods, two districts badly hit in Odisha
HEAVY downpour triggered by Cyclone Phailin on Monday led to floods in several rivers in Odisha, with the state government describing the situation in Mayurbhanj and Balasore districts as "critical".
43 dead, dozens missing after boat sinks in Mali
Mahmoudou Ibrahim combed the waters frantically for his family after they and hundreds of other passengers were catapulted into the Niger River when their boat capsized.
Gunmen abduct six Red Cross workers and local volunteer in Syria
GUNMEN abducted six Red Cross workers and a local volunteer of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent in northwest Syria on Sunday, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said.
Death toll from Central African Republic clash climbs to 60
AROUND 60 people have been killed in sectarian clashes in Central African Republic between local militias and former rebels, witnesses and a local official said on Wednesday, as France increased pressure for international intervention.
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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.
