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Mexico: ‘Where are our boys?’ protest march

02 Oct 2015
The parents of 43 missing college students have led a march of thousands of people in Mexico City, marking one year since the students’ disappearance. In January Mexico's government said the students had been handed over…

Afghanistan: can government keep Kunduz secure?

02 Oct 2015
After losing control of Kunduz to the Taliban on Monday, the government says it has now reclaimed most of the city. Shockwaves of the Taliban's sudden seizure of this strategic hub on the main trade-route between…

Pakistan: floods, Taliban and prayer warfare

02 Oct 2015
A Christian in Pakistan writes, ‘The greatest thing anyone can do for God and for man is to pray. It is not the only thing, but it is the chief thing.’ Some heavy flooding has taken…

Vatican's new astronomer speaks out

02 Oct 2015
Religion supports astronomy and religious people should not be afraid of the scientific study of celestial objects, according to the Pope's astronomer, Guy Consolmagno, the new director of the Vatican Observatory and a Jesuit. He says,…