Christianity world’s biggest religion, Islam catching up
IN 1910, Christians made up 34.8 percent of the world’s 1.75 billion people. Today, Christianity makes up only 33.2 percent of the 6.9 billion world population.
Italy raps EU for ignoring Christian persecutions
ITALIAN foreign minister Franco Frattini lambasted the European Union on Dec 22 for not doing enough to combat Christian persecutions in Iraq and other middle eastern countries.
Amnesty calls on Iraq to protect Christians
AMNESTY International (AI) has asked the Iraqi government to protect the country’s Christian minority from an expected spike in violent attacks as they prepare to celebrate Christmas.
European rightists speak out against Islam, cozy up to Israel
FAR-RIGHT political parties in Europe are associating themselves with Israel with a renewed vigor even as they have fine-tuned their anti-Muslim stance.
Recently, Marine Le Pen of France’s National Front...
Heavy snow disrupts Christmas holiday in Europe
CONTINUED heavy snowing in Europe that forced several big airports to close and threw air traffic out of gear has also dampened the Christmas holiday mood across the continent.