Indonesian bombings “did not come as a surprise”, says analyst
World Watch Monitor As details emerge of the shocking tactics used in the two bomb attacks in Indonesia over the last 48 hours, a regional analyst has said he was not surprised by the apparent Islamist motive. “Just a few weeks before the attacks, the government published a study, according to which close to 25 […]
Smugglers prey on migrants seeking better life in Chile, say experts
Thomson Reuters Foundation Thousands of migrants from Haiti and the Dominican Republic seeking a better life in more prosperous Chile are at high risk of labour exploitation and trafficking as migration to the South American nation soars, experts say. At least 100,000 migrants arrived in Chile last year from Haiti, the poorest nation in the […]
British people’s support for refugees grows – study
Thomson Reuters Foundation Public sympathy for refugees is growing in Britain and more than half of British people believe there should be greater support from the government, a study found last Thursday. Sympathy towards refugees has increased, with 38 per cent of respondents to the Aurora Humanitarian Index poll expressing regret that Britain was not […]
SIERRA LEONE: MUDSLIDE SURVIVORS LIVE IN FEAR OF FRESH DISASTER
NICKY MILNE, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Freetown in Sierra Leone in the aftermath of last year’s mudslide disaster…
Catholic church interior ‘entirely destroyed’ after arson in Nepal
World Watch Monitor A Catholic church in Nepal’s western Banke District has been left badly damaged following an arson attack earlier this month, according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW). A group of between eight and ten unidentified arsonists reportedly warned locals to stay inside their houses, before breaking into St Joseph’s, in the town of Kohalpur, in […]
LIFESTORY: HE’S A MAJOR LEAGUE PITCHER – AND A PLUMBER – WHOSE FAITH KEEPS HIM FOCUSED
BOBBY ROSS, Jr, speaks to US baseball player Michael Fulmer about his faith and how it influences his life decisions…
A million slum-dwellers to benefit as Indian state gives away titles
Thomson Reuters Foundation One of India’s poorest states is handing out land rights to slum-dwellers in an innovative scheme to redevelop urban settlements that officials say will benefit a million people. Eastern Odisha state began distributing titles to about 2,000 families last week, launching a project officials say is the largest of its kind in […]