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At least three people killed and 494 injured as police clash with protesters calling for PM Nawaz Sharif to resign. Islamabad, PAKISTAN - Clashes between police and anti-government protesters have continued outside Pakistan's parliament, resulting in the deaths of at least three people, and injuries to 494 more, witnesses and…
WASHINGTON - Abdul Maulana Aziz, a follower of Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar who led the infamous Red Mosque rebellion in Pakistan, has declared his support for the newly formed Islamic State, led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The jihadist army of the Islamic State, formerly known as ISIS, had…
Please keep this potentially most dangerous border on earth in prayer. Between them, India and Pakistan have an estimated 230 nukes and according to Dr. Kent Moors, an intelligence expert, "are literally gambling with the fate of the rest of the world". A nuclear conflict between these two nations could,…
Two crucial, timely prayer seminars to build up the Iraqi prayer movement will be held in the next several days, first in Erbil in Kurdistan and then in Baghdad. "The need for prayer there with the Iraqis and teaching is urgent", says the facilitator, a dear friend and prayer initiative…
People waiting in line at Baharka transit camp in Erbil to receive their food assistance from WFP. Photo: WFP/Mohammed Albahbahani 27 August 2014 - Food aid convoys from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have reached displaced Iraqis in Karbala, southwest of Baghdad, bringing the number of people receiving…
The parents and children of this Syrian family sleep on the streets of Istanbul in Turkey. They are among the 3 million refugees from Syria, many of whom live in desperate conditions. 29 August 2014 - Three million Syrians will have registered as refugees outside of their country today, the…
Afghanistan's finance minister has said deadlock over the disputed presidential election has cost the economy $5bn. Omar Zakhilwal told the BBC he would have to cut salaries and lay off government workers if the crisis was not resolved by the end of the month. Foreign investment is at a standstill…
From some Iranian ministry leaders: After 18 years of work, in partnership with Wycliffe Bible Translators, we are excited to be able to provide the people of Iran with a beautiful, elegant and accurate translation of the Bible. In recent years the Iranian church has experienced remarkable expansion. Operation World…
During the last couple of weeks, 105 people died, 195 are missing, and around 20,000 people have been displaced through serious flooding. It is really hard for people. Please pray for God's grace and mercy upon flood victims and for the relief efforts. Pastor Jaggu Gahatraj in mid west Nepal…
The world urgently needs to find a drug that can fight Ebola More than 100 scientists and industry executives will convene this week at the WHO's headquarters Geneva, Switzerland, in response to a spiraling Ebola crisis. Their urgent mission will be to comb through the world's stock of experimental Ebola…
After 307 years since the union of the Scottish and English Parliaments created the United Kingdom of Great Britain, the people of Scotland will on 18 September vote in a referendum to decide if they wish to stay part of the UK or become an independent state. This is the…
More than 60 world leaders have gathered in Wales for the NATO summit taking place right now. They represent 28 member countries, with 4,000 delegates attending. The first session today focused on the future of Afghanistan, with NATO combat troops planned to leave this year. Ukraine, the Islamic State militant…