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Mali: Swiss nun kidnapped by British militant?
29 Jan 2016
A video released by al-Qaeda features a militant with a British accent claiming responsibility for kidnapping Swiss nun Beatrice Stockly in Mali. She was taken on 7 January when armed militants surrounded her home in Timbuktu.…
Disability benefit cuts
29 Jan 2016
The Government has been defeated in the House of Lords over plans to cut the benefits of people with illness and disabilities. Ministers wanted to cut Employment Support Allowance (ESA) by £30 a week to spur…
Older people are being 'let down by NHS’
29 Jan 2016
English and Welsh health leaders say, ‘Older people in need of urgent help are being failed by the NHS’. Too many over-65s end up in Accident and Emergency unnecessarily because of a lack of help when…
Australia: national call to prayer
29 Jan 2016
On 7 February, designated as National Day of Prayer and Fasting, Christians of all denominations will unite, pray, and fast for revival and transformation in Australia. The Prayer Day team have a vision for a country…
Ethiopia's northern regions have been hit by a drought that is estimated to be more terrible than that of 1984, which led to the deaths of over one million people. The United Nations and Save the…
South Africa: worst drought on record
29 Jan 2016
The parched landscape of Free State in South Africa has whirlwinds tossing huge spirals of dust into the sky. Usually January brings tremendous thunderstorms, with up to 90mm of rain falling on this traditional farming heartland…