Articles
USA: child brides
27 Jun 2019
In the US you can marry at 12 but can't drink beer until 21. Keri met Paul, 24, at a party on her 15th birthday. They slept together just once - and Keri became pregnant. Paul…
Lebanon: families who lost everything
27 Jun 2019
Four brothers and their families in a wealthy Syrian suburb lost homes, cars, and belongings through shelling. They moved to the relative safety of a new city, sharing just one apartment (16 children, parents, and grandparents).…
Japan ‘waters down’ climate change commitment
27 Jun 2019
As host of the G20 leaders’ summit, Japan has drafted a weak statement on climate action, in a bid to keep the US onside. This follows a G20 executive decision last week in which all countries…
Praying for Buddhists
27 Jun 2019
The idea of Buddhism (and Hinduism) as a ‘religion’ is partly an invention of early Western missionaries. Later the concept was taken up by Buddhists themselves. Buddhist ideas are woven into a wide tapestry of belief,…
China: ‘Christianity harmful to security’
27 Jun 2019
A seminar held in Hebi, Henan for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) discussed the ‘enormous harm’ officials believe Christianity poses to national security. All CCP members were urged to maintain ‘correct views’ with regard to religion,…
Syria: oil shortages and pipeline sabotage
27 Jun 2019
Five underwater pipelines off Syria’s coast were sabotaged on 22-23 June. No group claimed responsibility for this ‘terrorist attack’. Syria has been beset by fuel shortages since the EU, UN and US imposed sanctions and asset…