The Voice OnlineEntrepreneur launches response to Band Aid 30The Voice OnlineSpearheaded by Keno Ogbo, the We Know It's Christmas campaign aims to provide a platform for people living in all African countries to have their say, through videos, images and stories that reflect on the hope, beauty and prosperity of Africa.

Raw Story41% of amphibians may disappear as Earth faces sixth 'great extinction': studyRaw StoryAnd these losses are occurring all over the planet, from the South Pacific to the Arctic and from the deserts of Africa to mountaintops and valleys of the Himalayas. A blizzard of extinctions is now sweeping Earth and has become a fact of modern life ...and more »

Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette12 stories of Christmas, Day 1Champaign/Urbana News-GazetteOrphans Treasure Box eventually moved from Wendling's home into temporary warehouse space donated by Champaign Christian radio station WBGL. ... Orphans Treasure Box has also sent money to help orphans in Swaziland who have lost one or both parents to ...

BP NewsForsaking false saints for the true GodBP NewsIMB missionary Lily Llambes (left) and another evangelical worker conduct a Christian radio program in the Dominican Republic, one of many ways God has used Lily during her 10 years of service in the island nation. Photo by Wilson Hunter/IMB. EDITOR'S ...

ChristianTodayWhy Pope Francis won't meet the Dalai LamaChristianTodayThe conference for Nobel prize-winners itself was originally scheduled for South Africa, but moved after the Pretoria government refused to issue the Dalai Lama with a visa under pressure from China. Britain, too, has felt the wrath of China because of ...and more »

Former Christian radio host in Grand Rapids sentenced to 40 years in prison in ...Greenfield Daily ReporterGRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — A former host at a popular Christian radio station, described by prosecutors as a man "living a double life," was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for sexual exploitation of a child and child pornography. The punishment ...and more »

Lansing State JournalEx-Christian radio host gets 40 years for child pornLansing State JournalGRAND RAPIDS – A former Christian radio host in Grand Rapids has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for sexual exploitation and child pornography. Grand Rapids federal Judge Robert Holmes Bell says John Balyo's acts were “repulsive.” He's a ...John Balyo Sentenced To 40 Years In Child Sex CaseThe Inquisitrall 74 news articles »

Raw StoryAl Qaeda blames Obama for death of US journalist they shotRaw StoryThe failed operation came just a day before Korkie, 57, was due to be freed under a deal with the kidnappers, although the US ambassador to South Africa has said Washington was unaware of his impending release. “Obama made a decision that caused ...and more »

Al Jazeera AmericaDissident choir boy: Rwandan gospel star on trialAl Jazeera AmericaAccording to Rwandan authorities, Mihigo had colluded with a former soldier, a popular Christian radio host and exiled opponents of Rwandan President Paul Kagame to plan terrorist attacks against the country, assassinate government officials and ...

Raw StoryDrug-resistant superbugs will kill more people per year than cancer by 2050 ...Raw StoryAccording to the Times, “Global sales of antibiotics for human consumption rose 36 percent from 2000 to 2010, with Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa accounting for 76 percent of that increase. In India, much of that growth has been driven ...and more »

Grace and ApostasyPatheos (blog)As a historian, I am grateful for anti-Mormon exposés. Admittedly, the genre poses obvious problems. Those who leave (and especially those who are expelled from) a religious organization often have an obvious axe to grind. At the same time, they have ...

Catholic News AgencyArchdiocese launches Pakistan's premiere Catholic web radio stationCatholic News AgencyFr. Arthur Charles introduces the launch of Pakistan's Catholic web-based radio, FM 777 Media for Jesus. Credit: Fr. Arthur Charles. By Antonio Anup Gonsalves. Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest Addthis. Karachi, Pakistan, Dec 9, 2014 / 02:02 am ...and more »

Radio station launches fundraising effort in ToledoBreaking Belize NewsTuesday, December 9, 2014. JUAN CAAL Reporting: The Toledo Christian Radio has embarked on its yearly fundraising effort to support its ongoing programs. According to President of Board of Directors Maria Tut, the radio station stays on the air through ...

Raw StoryElephant slaughter, ivory sales 'out of control': conservationistsRaw StoryThe slaughter of Africa's elephants and the illegal trade in ivory in China are “out of control” and could push wild elephants to extinction within a generation, conservationists said Tuesday. Soaring quantities of ivory are being sold in rapidly ...and more »

Raw StoryDutch adventurer reaches South Pole on tractor, hopes to return home for ...Raw StoryDutch actress and adventurer Manon “Tractor Girl” Ossevoort arrived at the South Pole Tuesday after chugging along on a tractor from Europe through Africa and across the frozen wastes of Antarctica. “It's quite emotional, I'm very happy,” Ossevoort ...and more »

White House 'Ebola Czar' Is Already on His Way OutTheBlaze.comPresident Barack Obama's “Ebola czar” will leave his post in February, the White House said. Ron Klain was named in October to coordinate the federal government's response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Though fewer than six months seems short ...and more »

TheBlaze.comU.S. Says It Was 'Unaware' of Talks to Free South African Hostage Killed in ...TheBlaze.comJOHANNESBURG (AP) — The United States did not know about talks on the reportedly imminent release of a South African hostage who died in a U.S. raid on al-Qaida militants in Yemen, the U.S. ambassador in South Africa said Monday. Ambassador ...and more »

ChristianToday'Today we choose to forgive. We choose to love,' says wife of hostage killed ...ChristianTodaySouth Africa does not want to assign blame for Korkie's death, government spokesman Nelson Kgwete said on local television, when asked if Pretoria blamed the United States. No ransom was paid for Korkie as his kidnappers eventually relented on an ...and more »

ChristianTodayBoat carrying illegal migrants capsizes in Red Sea; 70 Ethiopians deadChristianTodayThey said the boat was carrying 70 people, all of them Ethiopians. Tens of thousands of migrants from Africa, the Middle East and beyond crowd into often unsafe boats each year and many drown. In March, at least 42 illegal African migrants drowned in ...and more »

Patheos (blog)Ebola and Jesus the HealerPatheos (blog)Although the situation on the ground in West Africa has improved somewhat, the Associated Press reported this Tuesday that Doctors without Borders is warning, “The international response to Ebola is still too slow and piecemeal.” When the outbreak of ...and more »

How Can It BeAlabama BaptistLauren Daigle's Centricity Music debut, released Sept. 16, has been making a lot of noise in Christian radio with both a top 20 hit and by garnering iTune's No. 4 spot. “How Can It Be” is a perfect example of the instant success that sometimes follows ...

AARP NewsBack From the Dead: An Ebola Victim's StoryAARP NewsNancy and David lived in a small bungalow within SIM's Eternal Love Winning Africa (ELWA) compound, home to a 50-bed hospital, a Christian school and the first Christian radio station in Africa. David worked as the technical manager of the hospital ...

Raw StoryWashington Post reporter's detention in Iran extended for up to 60 daysRaw Story“If authorities had evidence that Rezaian had committed a real crime, they should have charged him shortly after his arrest,” said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch. “At this point, they should simply ...and more »

The GuardianIce lolly: Frozen set to become highest-selling DVD of decadeThe GuardianAustin & Ally star Laura Marano is photographed on the beach at Aulani, a Hawaii Disney Resort & Spa, during production of Disney Parks Frozen Christmas Celebration. Photograph: Handout/Getty Images. Ben Child. Thursday 4 December 2014 10.42 EST.and more »

Obama: Approval of $6.2 Billion Funding Request Would Be a 'Good Christmas ...TheBlaze.comThe disease had ravaged much of West Africa since August, killing thousands. Obama again said the disease must be fought in West Africa to prevent future isolated cased in the United States. Obama said that helping to fight the disease is a test of the ...and more »