South Korean leader urges prayer for North Korea
AS the world continues to react to the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, concern for the stability of the region and the future of the country’s oppressed citizens is rising.
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Pray for Pastor Behnam Irani, now in jail
PRESENT Truth Ministries (PTM) is calling for prayer for another Iranian pastor who is in trouble. According to PTM founder Jason DeMars, Pastor Behnam Irani is being held in prison in Karaj.
Pakistan bans Jesus Christ from phone text messages
THE Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has banned the words ‘Jesus Christ’ from use in text messages along with cuss words and other banned phrases.
Syria defies Arab League deadline to end violence
NEWS agency AP quoting a Foreign Ministry spokesman said the talks were making some, but there was no official announcement on whether Syria would sign the agreement.
18-year-old Pak Christian girl killed during rape attempt
TWENTY-Eight-year old Muslim Arif Gujjar is under police custody for questioning in connection with the murder of 18-year-old Christian Amariah Masih shot to death on Nov. 27 in Pakistan.
Pakistan police beat pregnant Christian, husband
A Christian couple is facing false charges of theft after police in Abbottabad severely beat the pregnant woman and her husband for three days when they refused to confess, they told Compass.
Israel Builds New ‘Gospel Trail’ to Draw Christians
Israel’s Ministry of Tourism has opened the “Gospel Trail,” a 37-mile route from Jesus’ birthplace in Nazarus to Capernaum, the main focus of his ministry and a city on the Sea of Galilee, according to The Jerusalem Post.
Attacks on missionaries, churches continue in Turkey, says book
WRITTEN by journalist İsmail Saymaz, ‘Hatred’ (Nafret) examines the connections between Turkey’s extreme and almost ‘paranoid’ measures toward missionary activities and the number of attacks against missionaries and churches in recent years.
Christians in Nepal attacked by underground militant group
TWO years after an explosion shook one of the biggest Catholic churches in Nepal and killed three people, the underground group that orchestrated the attack claimed responsibility for another bomb blast this week.
Thai death toll in floods crosses 500
THE officials said the flood waters were threatening Bangkok’s largest outdoor shopping zone, the famed Chatuchak market, and the subway system, and new evacuations were taking place in the city 12 million.
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