WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. drone strike targeted a vehicle in Syria believed to be transporting the masked Islamic State militant known as “Jihadi John” on Thursday, according to American officials. Whether the strike killed the British man who appears in several videos depicting the beheadings of Western hostages was not known, officials said. Mohammed […]
(The Telegraph) — A Chinese man was dying of terminal cancer, but wanted to experience the joy and splendor of a wedding. However, he did not want to have to leave behind a widow, so he married a lifelike sex doll. This resulted in a series of surprisingly tender images including hugging in front of […]
BELFAST, Northern Ireland — A blasphemous play depicting Jesus Christ as a transgendered woman is set to be performed at a homosexual festival in Northern Ireland. “The Gospel According to Jesus Queen of Heaven” is scheduled for showing on Nov. 15 at the Outburst Queer Arts Festival in Belfast. It was created by Jo Clifford, a […]
ZUNYI, Guizhou (China Aid) — Guizhou officials from various organizations, including Communist Party Secretaries from 14 villages, raided a training held by a house church on Oct. 28. Members of the Tongzi County police, the local religious affairs bureau, and the public security bureau interrupted the morning training session in an attempt to disperse the […]
(Sky News) — Germany is considering legislation that could legalize euthanasia. Under existing rules, assisted suicide is neither permitted nor banned in the country, if the fatal drug is administered by the recipient. But Germany’s parliament is considering four proposals—ranging from a near-complete ban, through to full legalization so long as it is not carried […]
ABUJA, Nigeria (International Business Times) — A man suspected of being one of the most-wanted members of the terror group Boko Haram has been arrested as he tried to board a flight in Nigeria’s federal capital of Abuja, authorities have said. The arrest came days after the army released a list of 100 most-wanted Boko […]
(South China Morning Post) — A Chinese dissident writer who wrote extensively about the mass demolition of crosses atop churches in Zhejiang province was questioned on Tuesday on suspicion of “inciting subversion of the state”, a friend confirmed. Zan Aizong was on Tuesday taken away briefly and his house raided, according to Zan’s friend, who […]
Kyrgyzstan (Mission Network News) — Pray for a situation which took place in a village in the southern part of Kyrgyzstan, a Muslim-dominated country in Central Asia. Recently a group of Protestant believers from different parts of Kyrgyzstan visited a Christian family in their village. *Janysh and *Laura (real names protected for security reasons) are […]
Days after Russian officials expressed doubt that Saturday’s devastating plane crash in Egypt was the result of a terror attack, U.S. intelligence officials now state that they have information suggesting that ISIS—or an affiliate of the group—planted a bomb on the aircraft. “There is a definite feeling it was an explosive device planted in luggage […]
Thailand (Mission Network News) — A palpable heaviness hits you when get off the plane in Thailand. A friend once told me that it’s much like the lead vest the dentist covers you with when he takes x-rays of your teeth. At first you really feel the weight of it, but after a few minutes […]