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Iran: World’s 'fastest-growing church,' celebrates new Bible translation

26 Sep 2014
A major new translation of the Bible into modern Persian, launched in London Monday, marks a remarkable transformation for the Church in Iran. According to a news release from Elam Ministries, the organisation behind the translation,…

Yemen: Civil war threatens

26 Sep 2014
In 2011, Yemen ended a 33-year dictatorship in the third successful revolution of the Arab Spring, but reconciliation did not follow revolution. Over the weekend, after a week long siege of the capital, rebels ousted Yemen’s…

South Sudan: Four million face extreme hunger

26 Sep 2014
Nearly four million people in Christian-majority South Sudan face dangerous levels of hunger after two years of violence, crop failure and disease. Acute malnutrition has doubled since last year. The UN predicted in May that half…

North Korea: People living on 250 grams of food per day

26 Sep 2014
Due to drought and sanctions imposed on the Kim regime of North Korea because of the nuclear programme the population is at risk of acute malnutrition. In August the distribution of free food to citizens, which…