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Nepal
Associated Press/Photo by Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Monsoon floods spread misery across South Asia

by Onize Ohikere
Posted 8/14/17, 08:34 am

Heavy monsoon rains over the weekend triggered landslides and floods, killing at least 173 people in northern India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Millions of others have been displaced. The rains have damaged bridges and washed away thousands of homes. Soldiers and rescue workers in northern India pulled 46 bodies from buses covered by rocks and mud. Authorities said about 200,000 people took refuge in emergency camps in the state of Assam, northeastern India.

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Nepali court clears Christians in proselytizing case

Persecution | Ruling could help determine how government plans to interpret evangelism ban
by Julia A. Seymour
Posted 12/12/16, 10:42 am

A district court in Nepal dropped a case last week against eight Christians who distributed a comic book telling the story of Jesus.

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Globe Trot: The boy from Aleppo

International | Images of a 5-year-old survivor of a Syrian government airstrike go viral
by Mindy Belz
Posted 8/19/16, 02:28 pm

SYRIA: In Aleppo, haunting video footage (see above) from the week, for which there are no words.

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Eight Nepalese Christians arrested for illegal proselytizing

Persecution | The country’s controversial new constitution bans converting someone to another faith

Julia A. Seymour | 7/18/16, 11:24 am

Eight Nepali Christians arrested last month, including one pastor and two teachers, could soon be tried for trying to proselytize children.

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Globe Trot: Nepal's earthquake victims still suffer, one year later

International

Mindy Belz | 4/25/16, 11:50 am

NEPAL: On the one-year anniversary of a devastating earthquake, Nepal is facing a record season of wildfires. The Himalayan country’s record-setting number of aftershocks and political dysfunction are keeping aid from reaching still-desperate victims.

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Globe Trot: Thousands gather throughout Europe to protest migration

International

Mindy Belz | 2/08/16, 12:30 pm

EUROPE: Thousands took to the streets across Europe over the weekend to protest the influx of Middle East migrants.

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Globe Trot: U.S. slaps terror designation on Afghan ISIS affiliate

International

Mindy Belz | 1/15/16, 12:28 pm

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Midday Roundup: Taliban victorious in strategic Afghan town

Newsworthy

Leigh Jones | 9/29/15, 12:20 pm

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Globe Trot: Democracy in Nepal doesn't extend to Christians

International

Mindy Belz | 8/26/15, 01:35 pm

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Nepal bans religious conversion in new draft constitution

Persecution

Julia A. Seymour | 7/20/15, 09:10 am

Christians and Muslims in Nepal are criticizing the draft version of a new constitution that bans religious conversion.

Spurred to action by the recent earthquake, Nepal’s government introduced the draft for public comment on June 30, Reuters reported. Religious minorities are concerned about its impact on their religious freedom and the government’s haste to finalize the document as soon as August. 

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