Myanmar junta says military carried out deadly attack on rebel ceremony
Reuters Myanmar’s military said on Wednesday it carried out a deadly attack on a village gathering organised by its insurgent opponents this week and if civilians were also killed it was because they were being forced to help the “terrorists”. At least 50 people, including children, were killed in Tuesday’s air strike in the Sagaing […]
At least one dead, several injured in machete attack at southern Spain churches
Updated: 11:45am (AEST)Madrid, SpainReuters Spanish authorities said they were investigating what they called a possible “terrorist” incident after a machete-wielding man attacked several people at two churches in the southern port city of Algeciras, killing at least one person. The man attacked clergymen at two different churches – San Isidro and Nuestra Senora de La […]
Despite ample evidence, Christian nationalism mostly absent from final 6th January report
Washington DC, USRNS Asked by lawmakers earlier this year to describe those who attacked the US Capitol on 6th January, 2021, District of Columbia police officer Daniel Hodges told the US House of Representatives select committee tasked with investigating the insurrection that “it was clear the terrorists perceived themselves to be Christians”. Two members of that same […]
Gunmen kill 38 villagers in northern Nigeria’s Kaduna state
Kaduna, Nigeria Reuters Gunmen killed at least 38 villagers in north-western Nigeria’s Kaduna state, residents and a local community group said on Tuesday, a region chronically marred by armed violence. During the attack, which started late on Sunday night and continued into the early hours of Monday morning, armed men shot people and burned at […]
Essay: A familiar story in India as justice eludes attacked Christians
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, says a recent attack on a group of Christians is just one of a growing number of such incidents in India…
Man topples ancient Roman busts in Vatican museums
Vatican CityReuters A man toppled two ancient Roman busts in the Vatican Museums on Wednesday, causing moderate damage before being stopped by staff and arrested, a museums source said. People visit the Vatican Museums on the day of its reopening after weeks of closure, as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions ease, at the Vatican, on 3rd […]
Fifteen killed, hundreds of houses burned in eastern Congo attack
Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo Reuters Suspected militiamen carrying guns and knives killed at least 15 people and burned hundreds of houses during an attack overnight on a market in a town in eastern Congo, local officials and a resident said on Friday. The raid, near the town of Djugu, is the latest in a […]
Attack on vehicle kills 35 civilians in northern Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoReuters At least 35 civilians were killed and 37 injured in northern Burkina Faso on Monday when a vehicle in a convoy hit an improvised explosive device, the interim government said in a statement. The escorted supply convoy heading to the capital, Ouagadougou, hit the IED between the northern towns of Djibo and […]
More than 50 feared dead in Nigeria church attack, officials say
Abuja, Nigeria AP Gunmen opened fire on worshippers and detonated explosives at a Catholic church in south-western Nigeria on Sunday, leaving dozens feared dead, state lawmakers said. The attackers targeted the St Francis Catholic Church in Ondo state just as the worshippers gathered on Pentecost Sunday, legislator Ogunmolasuyi Oluwole said. Among the dead were many […]
Three people killed in suspected Palestinian attack in Israel
Elad, Israel Reuters At least three people were killed in what police suspect was a Palestinian attack in the central Israeli city of Elad on the country’s independence day. Witnesses and emergency responders said the attackers used axes. Israeli Security and rescue personnel work at the scene following an incident in Elad, in central Israel, […]