Updated: Thirteen killed in attacks on churches in Indonesian city of Surabaya
Updated 10.30am, 14th May, 2018Thirteen people have died and more than 40 have been injured after suicide bombers attacked three churches in Surabaya, Indonesia’s second largest city. The almost simultaneous attacks, the deadliest in Indonesia since 2005, took place during Sunday morning services. The first explosion reportedly took place around 7.30am at the Santa Maria Tak […]
New promise that bodies of 21 beheaded Christians will be returned to families
World Watch Monitor For the third time since February, the families of the 20 Egyptian Copts and one Ghanaian Christian beheaded three years ago in Libya by the so-called Islamic State have been promised the imminent return of their loved ones’ remains. The head of investigations at the Libyan Attorney General’s Office, Siddiq Assour, ordered […]
Mothers have biggest influence on Australians, survey finds
Mothers are credited as having the biggest influence on shaping Australians, according to new research released to mark Mother’s Day in Australia. The survey of 1,013 people, carried out by McCrindle Research, found that 41 per cent of people credited their mothers as having the biggest influence in shaping who they are, followed by fathers (21 […]