(CNN) — A man carrying a rifle entered a Macy’s store at a mall in Washington state, shot dead four women and a man, and vanished into the night, police said. Authorities believe only one person fired the shots at Cascade Mall in Burlington on Friday night. A search is underway for an armed man […]

(Morning Star News) – A woman in Ethiopia had been a Christian for six weeks when her husband found out and beat her for leaving Islam, sources said. Habiba Ibrahim, a 34-year-old mother of three in Bokulu Boma, Ethiopia, received hospital treatment for three days after the assault earlier this month by her husband, Ibrahim […]

(Christian Institute) — A bill that seeks to protect children from the dangers of online pornography has had its second reading in the House of Commons. The Government’s Digital Economy Bill would require commercial providers to set up “robust age verification controls for online pornographic content in the UK.” This would be supplemented by a […]

(Open Doors USA) — The early morning hours of September 2 dawned with a brutal attack on a Christian colony in Pakistan. One person, Samuel Masih, was killed and two policemen injured at the Warsak Dam colony where the attack took place, twelve miles outside Peshawar. It is not far from the Army Public School, […]

NDOMETE, C.A.R. (Morning Star News) – Muslim militants slaughtered 26 civilians in a predominantly Christian village in the Central African Republic on Friday (Sept. 16), the worst violence in the embattled country in months, sources said. Rebels from the former Seleka group attacked the village of Ndomete, about 220 miles north of the capital city of […]

(Evangelical Focus) — Christians from diverse backgrounds, local churches and several organisations gathered on September 17th in the main cities of Germany and Switzerland to celebrate the annual “March for Life.” The aim was to publicly express their support for laws and initiatives which protect the life of unborn human beings. They also expressed their […]

(Reuters) — A man who stabbed nine people at a mall in central Minnesota before being shot dead is a “soldier of the Islamic State,” the militant group’s news agency said on Sunday, as the FBI investigated the attack as a potential act of terrorism. The man, who was wearing a private security uniform, made […]

(Christian Institute) — The heartbreaking effects of divorce on children have been highlighted by a new book, which gives them a platform to share their experiences. “Splitting Up: A Child’s Guide to a Grown Up Problem,” produced by leading family law firm Mishcon de Reya, includes testimonies from children and teenagers whose parents have divorced. […]

(Open Doors USA) — Continue to pray for churches in Indonesia’s Aceh Singkil regency, especially as they are facing yet another potential setback in the local election. Last October, nine churches in Aceh Singkil regency were torn down following religious violence on October 13 that left a church burned, one person dead and an estimated […]

Greece (Mission Network News) — The European Union is looking to play ‘hot potato’ with the refugee crisis. Under the Dublin Regulation, the EU is considering sending refugees currently in other European countries back to Greece, their original point of entry, before they can apply for a new host country. However, leaders in Greece say […]