Most people think world is more dangerous than two years ago – survey
Thomson Reuters Foundation Most people think the world is more dangerous today than it was two years ago as concerns rise over politically motivated violence and weapons of mass destruction, according to a survey released on Tuesday. Six out of ten respondents to the survey, commissioned by the Global Challenges Foundation, said the dangers had […]
ESSAY: ALLOWING GUNS IN CHURCH FLIES IN THE FACE OF TRADITION AND SCRIPTURE
TOM VERDE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, puts forward the arguments against having guns in church in the wake of the recent shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs in Texas…
Landmine deaths soar in 2016 with record number of child victims, report
Thomson Reuters Foundation A record number of children were reported killed or hurt by landmines and other explosives last year, with a handful of conflicts contributing to a “horrific” toll for the second year running, experts said on Thursday. The annual Landmine Monitor report recorded 8,605 casualties in 2016, the second highest figure since 1999 […]
MOZAMBIQUE: TRANSFORMING GUNS INTO HOES
JUAN MICHEL reports…