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Threat to bomb new hospital over prayer room

06 May 2015
Medics at a Glasgow hospital were terrorised by a colleague who threatened to bomb the building when told there was no prayer room for him to practise his faith. Police were called to the Southern General…

Keeping abortion illegal in Northern Ireland

06 May 2015
Democratic Unionist Party MP Jeffrey Donaldson, who is a Stormont Junior Minister,  said the Department of Health has - for the first time - published guidance to health professionals in Northern Ireland on terminating pregnancy. Such guidelines…

Nigeria: Turning point in Nigeria’s war against Boko Haram

06 May 2015
Last week Prayer-Alert reported the release of 234 women and girls from Boko Haram. The total number of hostages released in the past few days has risen to 700. This marks a revival of fortunes for…

Nepal: Christian minority responds to earthquake

06 May 2015
Less than 3% of Nepal’s population is Christian. After years of intense persecution, Nepalese Christians now have freedom to meet, though proselytising remains illegal. Baptist Global Response reported that local churches were pooling limited resources to…