International concern over detained Ethiopian Christians
BosNewsLife An influential rights group says three Christian men have been “wrongfully arrested” in southern Ethiopia and that two of them face years of imprisonment for refusing to abandon their faith in Jesus Christ and return to Islam. International Christian Concern (ICC) and local Christians said Nura Araro, Soka Araro and Obsa Ogeto were detained […]
Two hostages and gunman dead after early morning confrontation at Sydney cafe
Last updated 11.45am , 16th December, 2014 Two hostages and the gunman at the centre of a 16 hour siege in central Sydney have died following a confrontation with police in the early hours of the morning. The 50-year-old gunman – identified as Iranian-born, self-described cleric Man Haron Monis – was pronounced dead after he […]
“THE HEART OF OUR CITY IS BROKEN”, SAYS CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF SYDNEY
16th December, 2014 "(T)he heart of our city is broken by the deaths of two innocent hostages," Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Anthony Fisher, told those gathered at a special mass in St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney today – one of numerous tributes given in the wake of the deaths of two hostages in the early […]
ESSAY: THE BIGGEST AID CUT IN AUSTRALIA’S HISTORY
BEN THURLEY, political engagement coordinator for Micah Challenge Australia, gives his view of the cuts to Australia’s foreign aid budget announced on Monday…
FOREIGN AID: CHRISTIAN AND HUMANITARIAN GROUPS CONDEMN FURTHER “UNPRECEDENTED” CUTS
DAVID ADAMS reports on reaction to the announcement of more cuts to Australia’s foreign aid budget…