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UN: Hot Pursuit Laws Needed to Fight Terrorism in West Africa
Yaounde, VOA News —The United Nations is calling on African countries affected by terrorism to draw up legislation to facilitate hot pursuit. Jean-Paul Laborde, executive director of United Nations counterterrorism
Conflict, Climate Affect Food Security
Joe DeCapua, VOA News – A new report says there were both advances and setbacks in food security in 2014. Poverty was reduced last year and the number of hungry
Africa: Eighty Countries Adopt Call to Action At First UN Conference On Dementia
A two-day ministerial conference on dementia hosted by the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) ended in Geneva today with 80 countries calling for action to address “a tidal wave”
Presbyterian group changes marriage definition to include same-sex couples
CNN -The country’s largest Presbyterian denomination has changed its definition of marriage to include gay couples — though not explicitly. Presbyterian Church (USA) approved an amendment to its constitution after
Obama: 50 Years After ‘Bloody Sunday,’ March Is Not Yet Over
NPR – President Obama, speaking in Selma, Ala., at an event marking the 50th anniversary of the “Bloody Sunday” civil rights march that witnessed hundreds of demonstrators attacked and beaten
How Ebola Took A Toll On One American Church
NPR – On a typical Sunday, the pews in Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. are almost full. But a few months ago, the large stone church with stained glass
Franklin Graham: ‘Imagine the outcry’ if Christians beheaded 21 Muslims
The Washington Times – The Rev. Franklin Graham laments what he believes is a religious double standard following the public’s response to a brutal five-minute video purporting to show Islamic
Obama Asks Congress for New War Powers to Fight ISIS; Congress to Hold First War Vote in 13 Years
Christian Post – President Barack Obama is expected to ask Congress to approve of new war powers aimed at fighting terror group ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Members of the
Pope to Catholic Bishops: There’s No Place in Church for Sex Abusers
Christian Post – Pope Francis has sent out a letter to the bishops of the Roman Catholic Church declaring that sex abusers have no place in the ecclesiastical body. In
Nigeria elections: Blast hit Jonathan rally in Gombe
BBC News – At least three people were killed and 18 others were wounded when the bomb exploded, hospital sources said. Mr Jonathan is standing for re-election on 14 February
