Islamic TV host promotes violence; channel fined
August 29, 2013
CANTERBURY, England — Britain’s broadcasting watchdog has fined Noor TV, an Islamic TV channel, $132,490 for inciting violence after a program host said it was
Schismatic African priests want their own pope
August 29, 2013
NAIROBI, Kenya — Schismatic Roman Catholic priests, who left the church to claim their right to marry, are now asking for an “African pope” to
Alabama Baptist builds bike-powered batteries to help people with no electricity
August 29, 2013
Chris Bond used to feel like a square peg in a round hole. He was an engineer, but he felt God “stirring in my heart
Couple faces prison for posting photo of eating pork
August 29, 2013
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A non-Muslim Chinese couple who posted on Facebook a photo of themselves eating pork during the Islamic month of Ramadan face
U.S. pastor in Iran loses court appeal
August 27, 2013
An appeals court in Tehran has rejected an appeal by Iranian American pastor Saeed Abedini, whose eight-year prison sentence has garnered widespread international attention. The
Uzbek police target children’s summer camps
August 22, 2013
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — Uzbekistan is attempting to deprive the registered Baptist Union of land it owns. The state is claiming — without any apparent legal
Supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi attack Christians
August 22, 2013
In the violence that exploded across Egypt on Aug. 14, supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi attacked scores of church buildings and Christian-owned homes
IMB introduces Macedonia Project to help speed new missionaries to field
August 22, 2013
You’ve recently finished college — or maybe you’re a mid-career professional — and you sense an urgent call to follow Christ into long-term missions service.
