Raw StorySydney spectacular to set off global New Year celebrationsRaw StoryAcross Asia, millions will be partying with Hong Kong's dazzling skyline along Victoria Harbour set to light up during an eight-minute pyrotechnic display. In China, Beijing's bid to stage the 2022 Winter Olympics was to be the theme of celebrations ...and more »

Samsung Galaxy S4 and Note 2 to receive Android 5.0 Lollipop OS updateChristianTodayAccording to French telecommunications company SFR, the Samsung Galaxy S5 will obtain the sweet Android mobile firmware as it is already rolling out in some parts of Europe, specifically in Poland. Galaxy Note 4 and Note Edge are bound to receive the ...and more »

ChristianTodayCoptic bishop warns that Middle East is losing hopeChristianTodayISIS violence is turning people off the Muslim faith - Middle East expert · IS executed nearly 2,000 people in past six months · 'Islamist groups gaining ground in Africa' warns persecution charity · US-led air strikes have killed 'over 1100 militants ...and more »

Christian ExaminerSouth Korean missionaries remembered as AirAsia flight wreckage & bodies ...Christian Examiner"Park has been committed to missionary work from his teenage years," Kim said noting Park began traveling Southeast Asia to share the Gospel after finishing his military duty with the Korea International Cooperation Agency. "When he was staying in ...and more »

BBC NewsMore than 400000 Freedom of Information requests made since 2005BBC NewsMore than 400,000 requests have been made under Freedom of Information laws in England, Wales and Northern Ireland since they were introduced 10 years ago, ministers have revealed. The Freedom of Information Act was passed by the UK Parliament in ...and more »

ChristianTodayISIS violence is turning people off the Muslim faith - Middle East expertChristianToday"The executions are a little bit less now, because there are fewer people to be executed," a Raqqa resident using the alias Abo Ward Al-Raqqawi told Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty last month. "But last Friday they executed two people here in the ...and more »

Christian PostAirAsia Flight QZ8501 Found: Young Family of Christian Missionaries Among ...Christian PostFamily members of passengers onboard missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 pray at a waiting area in Juanda International Airport, Surabaya, Indonesia, December 30, 2014. A young Korean family of Christian missionaries was among passengers on board AirAsia ...and more »

Opposing ViewsWhy Asia Needs to Forgive JapanOpposing ViewsLike many developed nations, Japan has a history full of great accomplishments and notable controversies. While the West often tends to cast a light on Japan's numerous achievements, in Asia, the country's political and ethical failures of yesteryear ...and more »

teleSUR EnglishRwandan Musician Faces Life in Jail for 'Assassination Attempt'teleSUR EnglishAlong with Ntamuhanga, who used to direct a Christian radio, local authorities have also arrested former soldier Jean Paul Dukuzumuremyi and student Agnes Niyibizi. They all have denied all charges, which include forming a criminal ... The ...Rwandan musician faces life imprisonmentPress TVall 8 news articles »

ChristianTodayTen things to look out for in 2015ChristianTodayDespite numerous fake Facebook images, 2015 really is the year that Marty McFly and Doc travelled forward to in Back to the Future. They arrived on October 21st and ours was a world of flying cars, automated clothes and no lawyers. Sadly, the future ...

BBC NewsHeseltine raised Libyan security concerns during Westland rowBBC NewsMichael Heseltine tried to stop a US-led bid for the Westland defence firm in 1985 by warning Margaret Thatcher over possible Libyan involvement in the takeover, newly published files show. The then defence secretary told the prime minister any such ...and more »

Christian ExaminerChristian missionaries on missing AirAsia flight 8501Christian ExaminerFamily members of passengers onboard missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 cry at a waiting area in Juanda International Airport, Surabaya on Dec. 29, 2014. The missing AirAsia plane carrying 162 people is presumed to have crashed off the Indonesian coast, ...and more »

Press TVRwandan musician faces life imprisonmentPress TVHe was arrested in April along with his three co-accused - ex-soldier Jean Paul Dukuzumuremyi; Cassien Ntamuhanga, the program director of a Christian radio station; and Agnes Niyibizi, a student and former receptionist, who have denied all charges ...and more »

Raw StoryNew hope for obesity patients as FDA approves SaxendaRaw Story... is not for everyone, and those interested should speak with their doctor about whether medication is the appropriate way to address their weight problems. Contrave is currently under review by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for approval in Europe.and more »

ChristianTodayGrateful son pays off his parents' mortgage as Christmas giftChristianTodayJoey Trombone surprised his parents last Thursday with an unlikely Christmas gift that sums up his gratitude for them. As the family lounged on their sofa that morning, he sat between his parents and reached for his pocket handing a white envelope to ...and more »

Raw StoryUS-funded 'Radio Azadliq' raided and shut down in AzerbaijanRaw Story“President Ilham Aliyev's government is methodically crushing each of the remaining independent news outlets one by one,” Johann Bihr, head of Eastern Europe and Central Asia for the watchdog, said in a statement. Jeff Shell, chairman of the ...and more »

OCRegisterBringing the gospel to the masses for 80 yearsOCRegister“Haven Today” host Charles Morris, left, and president and speaker for Haven Ministries, records the intro to the program, Haven Today, with the help of Troy Lamberth, executive producer. What is believed to be the oldest daily Christian radio program ...

Prophet Chipara warns over cycloneNehanda RadioThe grouping, New Revelation Apostolic Church, was founded by Prophet Abel Mutumwa and is fast growing, with branches in Zimbabwe and South Africa already established. Like any Pentecostal church, the assembly performs miracles and healings.and more »

BBC NewsAirAsia QZ8501: Plane 'likely to be at bottom of sea'BBC NewsThe search continues for AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ8501, a day after it went missing with 162 people on board. "Based on our coordinate estimation, initial estimation is [the plane is] in the water," said Bambang Soelistyo, head of Indonesia's search ...and more »

BBC NewsMalaysia floods: Families lean on each other to surviveBBC NewsMore than 160,000 people in Malaysia have been forced to evacuate their homes in the country's worst flooding in decades. One of the worst hit areas is in Kelantan where large areas have been cut off from electricity for days. Some residents are ...and more »

Raw StoryJapan culls 42000 chickens after second bird flu outbreakRaw StoryThe second poultry farm is about 100 kilometres away from the site that was affected earlier this month. Japan's agriculture ministry regularly warns farmers about the risk of infection, citing the continued spread of the disease in Asia, including in ...and more »

ChristianTodayAirAsia flight missing in Southeast AsiaChristianTodayFamily members of passengers on AirAsia flight QZ 8501 wait for information inside a crisis centre at Juanda Airport in Surabaya, East Java December 28, 2014. Indonesia called off until first light a search for an AirAsia plane with 162 people on board ...and more »

ChristianTodayAnti-Arab group poses political dilemma for IsraelChristianToday"The rise of extreme religiosity that we are seeing in the Middle East, and even in Europe and the United States, is happening in Israel, too, and I don't see it as merely a counter-reaction to Arab hostility," Hermann said. Menachem Landow, a retired ...and more »

ChristianTodayDate happy! How to find a love worth keepingChristianTodayI have been married now for 10 years but I nearly ditched my gorgeous husband on the second date because of the polyester top he was wearing – because I hated man-made fibers. It sounds ridiculous (and it was) but it is amazing the crazy thinking we ...

ChristianTodayMan who tried to kill Pope John Paul II puts roses on his tombChristianTodayLitvinenko post-mortem was world's most dangerous ever · Kenya: Christian radio hijacked by possible terrorists ... Himself With Celebs. x. Sponsored by RevContent. AirAsia flight missing in Southeast Asia Mark Driscoll launches new website · Reprints ...and more »