HYDERABAD — Police in India recently rescued a newborn baby girl that was about to be buried alive by two men, and footage of the incident was captured on camera. Girls are often abandoned or killed in the nation as some fathers view the child as being a financial burden due to marriage dowry. According to […]
(New York Post) — A polyamorous woman in Florida with four partners is pregnant, and says despite sharing her bed with her many lovers, she’s certain of who the father is. Tory Ojeda, 20, lives with three of her four partners in their Jacksonville, Fla., home. Marc, Travis, Ethan and Christopher take turns spending time […]
(New Scientist) — Although it has been revealed in recent years that plants are capable of seeing, hearing and smelling, they are still usually thought of as silent. But now, for the first time, they have been recorded making airborne sounds when stressed, which researchers say could open up a new field of precision agriculture […]
(CNN) — For the first time, Muhammad is one of the top 10 most popular baby names for boys in the United States, according to data from the parenting website BabyCenter. Muhammad ranks at No. 10, up four spots from last year. The name has been climbing steadily on BabyCenter’s rankings over the years and first entered […]
(UNILAD) — Footage of a little boy with Down syndrome comforting his autistic classmate has gone viral for all the right reasons, warming the hearts of millions in the process. Filmed by a teacher at a school in Mexico, the caring youngster can be seen attempting to soothe his distressed classmate, putting his arms […]
(The Christian Institute) — A children’s author and poet has written a new book helping young children to accept the body they were born with. Rachel Rooney, who is also a trained special needs teacher, wrote “My Body is Me!” to counteract the recent “explosion” of books promoting radical gender ideology. Homosexual news website Pink […]
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – In an area of central India where tribal animists enlist Maoist militants to kill Christians who refuse to recant, Sodi Joga took it seriously when relatives threatened to kill him, his wife and 5-year-old daughter. “The villagers demanded that Joga and his family must partake in the cleansing ritual, a puja, which […]
Mexico (Mission Network News) — This week, security forces remain in Villa Union, a small town roughly 35 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border. The death toll now stands at 23 following Saturday’s cartel attack and subsequent gun battles with Mexican security forces. Mexico’s murder rate is up two percent this year, and that’s on top […]
CHENGDU (Church in Chains) — On Nov. 29, elder Qin Derfu of Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) in Chengdu, Sichuan province was sentenced to four years in prison for “illegal business operations.” It emerged at the trial that the charge related to 20,000 Christian books used by the church. The authorities reneged on a promise […]
(Evangelical Focus) — At least 14 people were killed in an attack on a Protestant church in eastern Burkina Faso on Sunday morning, the government said. “In these painful circumstances, the government of the Eastern region presents its condolences to the bereaved families and the Protestant community,” Saidou Sanou, governor of the region, said in […]