Dagestan church attacker linked to militant group, as unlikely hero emerges
World Watch Monitor Three people have been arrested in connection with the gun attack at a Russian Orthodox Church in Kizlyar, Dagestan, on 18th February, in which five people died and five others were injured. One of those arrested, Magometrasul Gadjiev, 19, studied at the same Muslim spiritual seminary as the attacker, Khalil Khalilov, Russian TV […]
Therapy dogs heal traumatised survivors of brutal Ugandan war
Thomson Reuters Foundation Francis Okello wanted to kill himself after he was blinded at the age of 12 by an unexploded bomb while digging in his family garden in northern Uganda – until he made friends with a dog. “I would have nightmares,” said Mr Okello, who lives in an area that has been scarred […]
SNAPSHOT: HONG KONG SKYLINE
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Ecumenical group demands for Germany to support nuclear prohibition
A group of German ecumenical activists including former World Council of Churches general secretary Konrad Raiser has criticised the German government for its failure to support the United Nations treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons. “It has become clear to many people in recent months that nuclear weapons do not offer lasting security and […]
Fears of ‘another Chibok’ after Boko Haram school attack
World Watch Monitor Fears are growing that the girls still missing after Boko Haram attacked a boarding school in Nigeria’s north-eastern state of Yobe on Monday night have been taken by the militant group. The attack comes almost four years after Boko Haram kidnapped 276 girls from a boarding school in Chibok, in neighbouring Borno State, a case […]
BLINDNESS: HOW DIALOGUE IN THE DARK IS GIVING NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE LIVES OF THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
DAVID ADAMS gains fresh insight in to the lives of the blind and visually impaired at Dialogue in the Dark, recently opened in Melbourne…
Music Soundbite – The TCM Update: Vale Billy Graham
In a special presentation, there are two reports this week, the first featuring an interview with Warren Barnett, who’s compiled a series of Billy Graham Choir albums, and the second featuring tributes from artists like Cliff Richard, Michael W Smith, Pat Boone and Bono… Listen to this week’s TCM Update, part 1… Listen […]
ESSAY: BILLY GRAHAM’S NEW HOME
FRANKLIN GRAHAM, son of the late evangelist Billy Graham, reflects on the life and legacy of the man he knew as ‘Daddy’…