US citizens imprisoned in North Korea set for release ahead of Trump-Kim talks
World Watch Monitor Three American citizens detained in North Korea seem set to be released ahead of a meeting between the two countries’ leaders next month. The BBC reported that the three men had been “relocated to a Pyongyang hotel and are receiving good food and medical care”. The three Americans have been detained on charges ranging […]
Credit where it’s due: UK mulls law to make poverty less expensive
Thomson Reuters Foundation Britain is considering legal changes that would help low income earners – who pay interest rates of up to 1,500 percent for emergency loans, washing machines and mobile phone tariffs – to borrow at fairer rates. Campaigners hope to tackle the “poverty premium”, where poor households pay hundreds of pounds more each […]
HEALTH INSIGHT: WHY FAKE NUTRITIONAL NEWS CAN BE HARD TO DIGEST
BRIDIE KERSTEN takes a look at the problem of fake news when it comes to you nutrition…
ON THE SCREEN: ‘GOD’S NOT DEAD: A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS’ AN UNAPOLOGETIC DRAMA ABOUT APOLOGETICS
MARCUS CHEONG watches the third instalment in the God’s Not Dead franchise…
Murder of man with albinism in Malawi sparks call for death penalty
Thomson Reuters Foundation The latest murder of a man with albinism in Malawi – the 22nd in four years – has sparked calls for their killers to be executed to deter a wave of attacks in the poor southern African nation. The dismembered corpse of 22-year-old McDonald Masambuka was found buried in southern Malawi several […]
Tributes paid to Indian pastor beheaded by suspected Maoists
World Watch Monitor The body of a pastor was found beheaded on the shore of a reservoir in eastern India on Wednesday, hours after he was abducted by around 25 masked men whom police believe to be Maoists. Residents of Kubasal village, in the Tamar area of Jharkhand state, identified the body lying on the […]
Christian Solidarity Worldwide supports calls for end to “culture of impunity” in Myanmar
Christian Solidarity Worldwide has thrown its support behind a call from members of the Kachin community around the world for the UN Security Council to refer the Myanmar Government to the International Criminal Court amid reports of renewed fighting in parts of Myanmar last month. Mark Cutts, head of the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian […]
ESSAY: LYNCHING MEMORIAL SHOWS WOMEN WERE VICTIMS, TOO
US academic EVELYN M SIMIEN, in an article first published on The Conversation, expresses hope a new memorial to the victims of lynching in America will shine new light on all victims, including women…
SIGHT-SEEING: WHY ARE SO MANY FAMOUS AND ORDINARY PEOPLE’S LIVES EXPLODING?
ERIC GEIGER, author and senior vice president at LifeWay Christian Resources in the US, reflects on what the Biblical account of David tells us about helping to ensure we don’t fall…
In the US, leaders and locals prepare for prayer day
RNS From Washington to Wyoming, well-known clergy and grass-roots people of faith plan to gather Thursday for the annual National Day of Prayer. In the nation’s capital, the White House is expected to mark the day with a morning ceremony and the National Day of Prayer Task Force is hosting an evening observance at the […]