Masked men attack Jesuit University in Nicaragua
2018-05-30
Anger and unrest in Nicaragua began in mid-April after the government announced cuts to the nation’s social security system.Continue Reading
Poisonous sewerage gas kills two Pakistani Christians
2018-05-30
Karachi: Two more Christian sewerage workers have died in Pakistan while opening a clogged sewerage line without protective gear. The incident occurred on May 23 at Bahawalnagar in Punjab district. In January, a Christian man died in Karachi when he was cleaning a gutter. Data collected by World Watch MonitorContinue Reading
103 dead, 9,000 arrested in Bangladesh anti-drugs campaign
2018-05-30
Dhaka: The number of people killed in the last two weeks during anti-drug operations in Bangladesh climbed to over 103 on Tuesday, after another 10 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, police said. The number of people arrested rose to 9,000. The 10 deaths occurred in seven districtsContinue Reading
Irish abortion referendum : Landslide win for pro-choice
2018-05-28
Voters in Ireland have opted to remove the right to life of the unborn from the country’s constitution, paving the way for abortion on demand up to 12 weeks. With votes counted from 30 of Ireland’s 40 constituencies, results from the nationwide referendum showed that 67.3 per cent of citizensContinue Reading
Etihad flies humanitarian mission to India
2018-05-27
Dubai : Etihad Cargo, the cargo division of the United Arab Emirates’ national carrier Etihad Airways, has launched its first humanitarian freighter missions in the Islamic month of Ramadan to India and Kazakhstan. The Abu Dhabi government-controlled carrier said in a statement on Sunday that an Etihad Boeing 777 freighterContinue Reading
Canada: Several injured in Indian restaurant blast
2018-05-25
More than a dozen people have been injured after an improvised explosive device was detonated inside a restaurant in Mississauga, a Canadian city neighbouring Toronto. The blast occurred just after 10:30pm on Thursday May 24, media reported. About 15 people were taken to hospital after the blast at the BombayContinue Reading
Christians in Nepal concerened over sudden attacks on churches
2018-05-23
New Delhi: Christians in Nepal are alarmed after this month’s sudden series of arson and bomb attacks on four church buildings, and church leaders suspect authorities are lax in investigating. At the same time, six Christians were arrested for evangelizing while suspected Hindu extremists launched attacks on three church buildingsContinue Reading
Australian archbishop convicted of concealing child sexual abuse
2018-05-23
An Australian court has found the Archbishop of Adelaide guilty of concealing child sex abuse by a fellow priest in the 1970s. Archbishop Philip Wilson was convicted of failing to inform the authorities of allegations against Fr James Fletcher. He had denied being told about the abuse by some ofContinue Reading
Royal bride promises to give more time to Indian charity
2018-05-21
London: Newly-wed Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, has promised to give more time to the Indian charity handpicked for donations in lieu of gifts for her royal wedding to Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex on May 19. As the 36-year-old former actress mingled with the 600 guests invited to StContinue Reading
Many feared dead in Havana air crash
2018-05-19
Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel said there appeared to have been a “high number” of casualtiesContinue Reading