Lifestory: Remembering Loren Cunningham, founder of Christian missionary organisation YWAM
SAMANTHA ELLEY pays tribute to Loren Cunningham, founder of Youth With A Mission…
Italian court confirms extradition of a priest wanted for murder, torture in Argentina dictatorship
Rome, ItalyAP Italy’s top criminal court has confirmed the extradition of an Italian priest sought by Argentina on charges of murder and torture during its last military dictatorship, rejecting the priest’s appeal, a lawyer said Sunday. Arturo Salerni, who represented Argentina in the case, told The Associated Press that the decision by Italy’s Court of […]
Palestinians fleeing fighting to the south find no escape from danger
Gaza Reuters As Israel intensified air strikes on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip and told residents to move south towards the border with Egypt, some like father of six Fadi Daloul thought that would be a safe option and gathered up his belongings. Palestinians are desperate to find a safe hiding place as the Israeli military […]
Aliyev raises Azerbaijan’s flag in former breakaway region of Karabakh
Moscow, Russia Reuters Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Sunday raised the national flag in the capital of the former breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh after a lightning military operation last month brought the territory back under Azerbaijan’s control. “President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has raised the national flag of the Republic of Azerbaijan […]
Polish PiS ahead but seen losing majority in election – exit poll
Warsaw, Poland Reuters Poland’s ruling nationalists were ahead in parliamentary elections on Sunday but without a majority, an exit poll showed, raising the possibility that the liberal opposition could seek to form a governing coalition. The Ipsos exit poll gave the governing Law and Justice (PiS) party 36.8 per cent of the vote, which would […]
Christian leaders call for humanitarian corridors to help those under siege in Gaza
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis on Sunday called for humanitarian corridors to help those under siege in Gaza and again appealed for the release of hostages held by the militant Islamist group Hamas. “I forcefully ask that children, the sick, the elderly and women, and all civilians do not become the victims of the conflict,” […]
Israel vows to demolish Hamas as troops prepare to move on shattered Gaza
Gaza/Jerusalem Reuters Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday to “demolish Hamas” as his troops prepared to move into the Gaza Strip in pursuit of Hamas militants whose deadly rampage through Israeli border towns shocked the world. Israel has urged exhausted Gazans to evacuate south, which hundreds of thousands have already done in the […]
Australian Indigenous leaders vow silence after landmark referendum defeat
Sydney, Australia Reuters Australian Indigenous leaders called on Sunday for a week of silence and reflection after a referendum to recognise the First Peoples in the constitution was decisively rejected by a majority of the population. More than 60 per cent of Australians voted “No” in the landmark referendum on Saturday, the first in almost […]
Brazil tells landowners to stop setting fires in Amazon “climate emergency”
Sao Paulo, Brazil Reuters Brazil’s government told ranchers and farmers on Friday to stop setting fire to the Amazon rainforest as clouds of dense gray smoke make the air increasingly unbreathable in the northern city of Manaus, threatening sanctions if they do burn areas of land. “Fire is not natural in the Amazon, it comes […]
Annular solar eclipse transfixes crowds across the Americas
Campeche, Mexico Reuters Thousands of people across the Americas gazed at the heavens on Saturday to witness a rare phenomenon known as an annular solar eclipse, when the moon passes in front of the sun, momentarily producing the appearance of a “ring of fire” in the sky. “It’s one of those things you can’t miss,” […]