Does a child die of hunger every 10 seconds? (BBC)
Every 15 seconds a child dies of hunger, says a campaign by charities urging G8 leaders to pledge more aid for the world's poorest families.
Read more > 18/06/2013Christian teacher convicted of blasphemy in Egypt (Christian Today)
Demiana Abdel-Nour was accused of insulting Islam and the Prophet Mohammad after several parents and pupils complained in April about one of her classes.
Read more > 18/06/2013Myanmar Buddhist leaders examine ways to end sectarian violence (TRF)
Buddhist leaders and monks gather at a monastery in Yangon Thursday -- hoping to find a way to end the conflicts between Muslims and Buddhists in Myanmar.
Read more > 17/06/2013Chile among world’s most peaceful, stable countries (Santiago Times)
A global peace index names Chile among most stable countries in the world although experts point to continuing domestic struggles that still need attention.
Read more > 17/06/2013Iranians vote in key presidential elections (BBC)
Although all six candidates are seen as conservatives, one of them, cleric Hassan Rouhani, has been reaching out to the reformists in recent days.
Read more > 14/06/2013Uganda has potential for growth and progress, says church leader (Ekklesia)
Uganda "is a country of strong Christian witness. It is therefore natural that we get together in Uganda to see what peace, justice and dignity mean to the African churches.”
Read more > 14/06/2013Archbishop of Canterbury and Pope Francis to meet (Christian Today)
The two leaders will discuss relations between the two Churches.
Read more > 12/06/2013100 Images of Migration - in pictures (Guardian)
Migration to and from Britain over the last 100 years is the subject of a touching exhibition at Hackney Museum in partnership with the Migration Museum project.
Read more > 12/06/2013India's 'virtual widows' suffer as husbands seek work in the Gulf (BBC)
Many young Muslim brides in India's southern state of Kerala are left behind by their husbands who go to the Gulf in search of jobs, causing a lot of worry in the community.
Read more > 10/06/2013Sudan leaves door open for rollback of oil shutdown decision (Sudan Tribune)
The Sudanese government today qualified president Omer Hassan al-Bashir decision to halt oil flow from South Sudan by saying that the latter can rectify the situation and avert the shutdown by suspending support to Sudan Revolutionary Front...
Read more > 10/06/2013Malnutrition kills more than 3 million children every year - study (TRF)
Nearly half of all deaths among children under five - 3.1 million deaths a year - are caused by malnutrition, according to a new series of reports.
Read more > 07/06/2013Zimbabwe Anglicans return to shrine for Bernard Mizeki celebrations (ACNS)
Thousands of pilgrims from Zimbabwe and beyond are expected to gather in Harare next week to commemorate the life of Bernard Mizeki, a lay African catechist and missionary martyred in 1896.
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