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ChristianToday |
11:59pm PDT |
Concern over China visa curbs |
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Summary: Britains top official in Hong Kong on Tuesday expressed concern about new preOlympics visa curbs on foreigners entering mainland China from Hong Kong which have sparked widespread criticism from businessmen |
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ChristianToday |
11:58pm PDT |
Torch relay in Indonesia on grim trip |
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Summary: Indonesian police dispersed about 100 antiChina protestors and detained a foreign activist on Tuesday as the Olympic torch makes another restricted relay in Jakarta the latest stop on its fraught journey around the world |
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ChristianToday |
11:57pm PDT |
Pennsylvania Democrats cast White House votes |
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Summary: Pushing for a strong win to keep her White House hopes alive Democrat Hillary Clinton touted her toughness on Monday on the eve of a showdown with presidential rival Barack Obama in Pennsylvania |
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ChristianToday |
11:56pm PDT |
Tsvangirai appeals for UN intervention |
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Summary: Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai urged UN chief Ban Kimoon and African leaders to intervene in his countrys postelection crisis on Monday saying the military were terrorising the people |
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ChristianToday |
11:56pm PDT |
McCain to say Ohio city can rebound just as he did |
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Summary: Republican presidential candidate John McCain will tell an economically depressed city in Ohio on Tuesday that it can rebound just like his once struggling campaign came back from the dead |
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ChristianToday |
11:55pm PDT |
Zambia asks African states to bar Chinese ship |
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Summary: Zambias president urged regional states on Monday to bar a Chinese ship carrying arms to Zimbabwe from entering their waters saying the shipment could deepen the countrys election crisis |
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ChristianToday |
11:54pm PDT |
Iraqi children desperate to learn in ruined schools |
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Summary: Even after clashes erupted in the Sadr City slum in Baghdad Thamir Saadoun still tried to go to school hoping it would be open When he got there the guard told him to go home That was more than two weeks ago |
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ChristianToday |
11:53pm PDT |
Kosovo Serbs said shouldnt vote in local Serb poll |
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Summary: Serbias president said on Monday that Serbs in the new state of Kosovo should participate in local Serbian elections next month but Britain and the United States said this would be unwise and illegal |
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ChristianToday |
11:45pm PDT |
Darling wants lenders to pass on lower rates |
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Summary: Chancellor Alistair Darling will meet mortgage lenders on Tuesday to press them to cut the cost of home loans and look at ways of helping people refinance their mortgages |
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ChristianToday |
11:39pm PDT |
Britain may push for changes in EU biofuel targets |
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Summary: Britain will push for changes in European Union biofuels targets if a review of British policy shows rising biofuels production drives up food prices and harms the environment Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Tuesday |
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ChristianToday |
11:38pm PDT |
Targeting clients to fight prostitution |
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Summary: Would the hundreds of men who paid to have sex with Alicia have cared if they knew she was being held captive by a trafficker who raped her and pimped her and that she was infected with HIV |
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ChristianToday |
11:38pm PDT |
2012 budget was wishful thinking |
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Summary: The initial budget for the 2012 London Olympics was unrealistic and wishful thinking a group of MPs said on Tuesday |
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ChristianToday |
11:36pm PDT |
RBS unveils 12 bln pound rights issue |
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Summary: Royal Bank of Scotland announced a record 12 billion pound rights issue on Tuesday to cover a potential 59 billion pound writedown on the value of toxic assets and help rebuild a stretched balance sheet |
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ChristianToday |
11:35pm PDT |
British soldier killed in blast in Afghan south |
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Summary: A British soldier was killed in the southern Afghan province of Helmand when his vehicle was hit by a suspected minestrike the Ministry of Defence said late on Monday |
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ChristianToday |
11:33pm PDT |
Clients blind to trafficked womens fate |
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Summary: The man who destroyed Alicias life couldnt have done it without the hundreds of others who were willing to pay him to have sex with her |
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ChristianToday |
11:31pm PDT |
Bank unveils credit crunch plan |
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Summary: The Bank of England unveiled an ambitious plan on Monday to swap banks risky mortgage assets for at least 50 billion pounds of government debt in the latest bid to spare the country from the ravages of a global credit crunch |
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ChristianToday |
11:23pm PDT |
US dismisses Carter report that Hamas will accept peace deal |
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Summary: The United States brushed off on Monday former US President and prominent Baptist Jimmy Carters report that Hamas would accept a peace deal with Israel if the Palestinians voted for it saying the groups basic stance had not changed |
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ChristianPost |
2:48pm PDT |
Christians Clash at Jesus' Tomb on Orthodox Palm Sunday |
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Summary: Dozens of Greek and Armenian priests and worshippers exchanged blows at one of Christianity's holiest shrines on Orthodox Palm Sunday, and used palm fronds to pummel police who tried to break up the ... |
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ChristianPost |
2:10pm PDT |
Christians Face Persecution in Popular Tourist Spots |
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Summary: Open Doors, a British charity organization based in Witney, Oxfordshire, urged travelers from the United Kingdom to be aware of persecution against the Christian community in their favorite tourist destinations, including ... |
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ChristianToday |
1:46pm PDT |
Winehouse gets three Ivor Novello nominations |
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Summary: British singersongwriter Amy Winehouse has been nominated three times for coveted Ivor Novello Awards including twice in one category |
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ChristianToday |
1:42pm PDT |
Dalai Lama meets US envoy asks for help |
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Summary: The Dalai Lama told the the US special envoy for Tibet on Monday he appreciated US concern with Chinas handling of the political unrest in Tibet and said we need your help |
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ChristianToday |
1:38pm PDT |
Britain backs militant reconciliation efforts |
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Summary: Britain backs efforts to reconcile with Islamist militants on the AfghanPakistani border an area with links to terrorist attacks in Britain a senior British minister said on Sunday |
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ChristianToday |
1:35pm PDT |
Tsvangirai appeals for UN intervention in Zimbabwe |
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Summary: Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai appealed to UN SecretaryGeneral Ban Kimoon on Monday for the world body and the African Union to intervene in his countrys postelection crisis
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ChristianToday |
1:31pm PDT |
UKs Brown offers olive branch to tax rebels |
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Summary: Prime Minister Gordon Brown held out an olive branch on Monday to rebels in his Labour Party angered by tax rises for the poorest in Britain but failed to quell the biggest parliamentary revolt of his premiership
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ChristianPost |
1:06pm PDT |
Carter: Hamas Willing to Accept Israel as Its Neighbor |
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Summary: Former President Carter said Monday that Hamas — the Islamic militant group that has called for the destruction of Israel — is prepared to accept the right of the Jewish state to 'live as a neighbor next door in peace.... |
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ChristianPost |
12:36pm PDT |
'Expelled' Explodes into Top 10 Box Office |
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Summary: “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed,” the pro-intelligent design documentary featuring actor Ben Stein, made history this weekend as it propelled full speed into the top 10 box office. It opened as the widest and one of the most commercially successful rel |
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ChristianPost |
9:26am PDT |
Churches Get Green for Earth Day Sunday |
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Summary: Churches worldwide joined in green activities Sunday, ahead of this week’s official Earth Day, engaging in everything ranging from teaching children to recycle to turning off unneeded electricity in the church ... |
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ChristianPost |
8:56am PDT |
Christian TV Host 'Comes Out,' Gets Support from Churchgoers |
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Summary: The young host of a Christian music television show has come out publicly as a gay man, and to his surprise he has received more encouraging support than expected from ... |
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ChristianPost |
8:56am PDT |
Christian TV Host 'Comes Out,' Gets Support from Church |
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Summary: The young host of a Christian music television show has come out publicly as a gay man, but to his surprise he has received more encouraging support than expected from the ... |
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ChristianToday |
8:55am PDT |
Cuba breaks up sitin arrests women dissidents |
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Summary: A group of Cuban women peacefully demonstrating for the release of their jailed husbands were roughed up by a mob and arrested on Monday near the offices of President Raul Castro
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