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Egypt: War against Gaza terrorism
17 Feb 2015
A strip of land along Gaza’s southern border with Egypt, called the Rafah buffer, is five km long and its demolition is one of several measures undertaken by the Egyptian government to counter insurgency in North…
Global: Banking scandal
17 Feb 2015
Authorities in 203 countries are considering examining HSBC's actions in helping 100,000+ wealthy individuals avoid paying tax. In the UK the Public Accounts Committee plans to investigate HSBC's former Head. There have been calls for action…
INSIGHT Nigeria: Pre election prayer needed
06 Feb 2015
Boko Haram and other militants have stepped up attacks in the run-up to Nigeria’s election on 14 Feb. On Monday a suicide bomber killed one bystander and injured 18, just minutes after the President left a…
Clashes broke out again between the Kachin Independece Army and the Burmese Army on 15 Jan. On the 19 Jan two Christian volunteer teachers were raped and killed and 2,000+ Christian-majority Kachin had to flee their…
In mid-January a judge upheld one of two administrative fines totalling three months' average wages imposed on a Protestant-run drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre in Sychevka in north-eastern Kazakhstan. She refused to explain why the authorities…
Global: Medical missions
06 Feb 2015
Ebola in Africa, refugee crises growing around the world, violence from Muslim extremists that’s hitting every continent on a regular basis. There continue to be victims from every single scenario and the needs of these victims…