Sri Lanka imposes emergency, says international network involved in attacks
Colombo, Sri LankaReuters Sri Lanka said on Monday it was invoking emergency powers in the aftermath of devastating bomb attacks on hotels and churches, blamed on militants with foreign links, which killed 290 people and wounded nearly 500. The emergency law, which gives police and the military extensive powers to detain and interrogate suspects without […]
Sri Lanka lifts curfew after bomb attacks kill 290, wound 500
Colombo, Sri LankaReuters Authorities lifted a curfew in Sri Lanka on Monday, a day after 290 people were killed and about 500 wounded by a string of bombings that tore through churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday. There was still no claim of responsibility for the attacks on two churches and four hotels in […]
Environment emerges as major issue for Australian voters
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters The environment has emerged as a major issue for Australian voters, a poll showed on Sunday, but healthcare and the cost of living are the top concerns ahead of next month’s elections. For 32 per cent of Australians, access to affordable health services is the biggest worry, followed by the cost of living […]
“FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS”: VULNERABLE US HOMEOWNERS OVERLOOKED AFTER DISASTERS
CAREY L BIRON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
ESSAY: FOUR DECADES AFTER SAIGON FELL, WE STILL NEED REFUGEES AS MUCH AS THEY NEED US
Writing from the US in an article first published by Religion News Service, JULIET LIU, pastor and editorial director at Missio Alliance, looks at the “Biblical calling” of welcoming refugees…
Christian leaders condemn Sri Lankan terror attacks
Christian leaders from across the globe have joined in condemning the bombings in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday in which more than 200 people were killed and more than 450 injured. Among the targets were churches and hotels. A relative of a victim of the explosion at St Anthony’s Shrine, Kochchikade church, reacts at the […]