Franklin Graham released a statement marking the 10th month that American Pastor Saeed Abedini has been imprisoned in Iran’s brutal Evin Prison facing torture for being a Christian.
He’s also sharing that the pastor’s wife is feeling abandoned by the American government who has done nothing to free her husband. Naghmeh Abedini worries she and her two children will never see her husband again. Continue reading
The Taliban launched an attack on a prison in northwest Pakistan freeing about 300 prisoners.
The Dera Ismail Khan jail was housing hundreds of Taliban fighters and militants from banned Islamist groups. Taliban fighters yelling “God is great” and “Long live the Taliban” fired rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns during the assault. Continue reading
The U.S. State Department released a statement Sunday that said peace talks between Israel and Palestine will renew starting Monday in Washington.
The talks had been stalled since 2010. Continue reading
Egypt’s interim president has told the prime minister the military has the right to arrest civilians due to the weekend of violence that has resulted in at least 72 deaths.
Officials who spoke to Fox News said the decision could be the start of a major crackdown on supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood. They would also crack down on Islamic extremists who have attacked security forces in the Sinai Peninsula. Continue reading
The Catholic cathedral in Santiago, Chile was forced to close for at least five days after pro-abortionists attacked the church and caused significant damage.
At least 100 people ransacked the building, destroying confessional booths, shouting insults at people worshipping and spray painting hate-driven graffiti on the walls. Continue reading
A bombing at a market in northern Pakistan has killed at least 57 people and left more than 150 injured.
A teenage boy yelled “God is great” moments before the second of the two explosions according to witnesses. Continue reading
Hawaii is under tropical storm watches and warnings as Tropical Storm Flossie travels directly toward the islands.
Flossie’s western track is placing this sixth named storm of the Pacific hurricane season on a path to hit the islands head-on. However, forecasters are predicting that cooler water will weaken the storm before it makes landfall on the “big island” of Hawaii. Continue reading
The possibility of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks seems less likely after the Facebook page of the Palestinian president’s political party praised a terrorist convicted of killing 61. Continue reading
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has reported the total number of dead in the Syrian civil war has topped 100,000.
The total is over 7,000 higher than issued last month by the UN. Continue reading
The ongoing crisis in the Eurozone has led the International Monetary Fund to call for more action to help increase bank lending.
The IMF commended steps taken by European leaders to stabilize financial markets and said their actions decreased the likelihood of a breakup of the Euro. However, the IMF report said that further cuts to interest rates by the European Central Bank would be needed to boost growth. Continue reading