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Apartheid Being Dismantled
JOHANNESBURG, So. Africa (NIRR) – Apartheid is being dismantled piece by piece in South Africa by new laws and policies, but not until recently has there been visible evidence of a change in the root cause of racial strife in…
Read morePro-democracy Movements Sweep AFRICA
Massive pro-democracy protests in Mali recently led to the overthrow of dictator General Moussa Traore, who had ruled that West African nation for 23 years. The coup leaders are promising multi-party elections. Similar protest has led to the toppling of…
Read moreAid Floods into Romania after Fall of Ceausescu
BUCHAREST, Romania (EP) – In a week of violent uprising in January, the iron-fisted rule of Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu came to an end. Now Christian missionaries are rushing to bring physical and spiritual relief to Romania, as the nation…
Read moreAid to Vietnam
PHOENIX, AZ (EP) – America is headed back into Vietnam. But this time it will be with medical help and Bibles. Vietnam’s increasing openness is giving Christian ministries a chance to help heal the wounds of war, not only in…
Read moreAustralia and New Zealand Report
ADELAIDE, Australia (FR) – Three thousand Christians marched down the main streets of this Australian city early this year, proclaiming God’s ownership of the city and praying for the government as the parade halted in front of various city offices…
Read moreAustralia - Prayer at Capital
CANBERRA, Australia (EP) – Forty thousand Christians from around Australia held a “National Gathering” for prayer at the capital May 7-8 for the opening of the new Parliament House, making a public statement and praying for the nation and the…
Read moreBaguio City, Philippines experiences revival
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines (FR) – Baguio City, dubbed the summer capital of the Philippine Islands as well as the psychic center of the nation, is experiencing its first true spiritual revival. “The psychics use snakes for healings,” said Alden Manamtam,…
Read moreThe Baltic States: United for Independence?
The Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania renewed a pre-World War II alliance last month in an attempt to break away from the domination from the Soviet Union. At a summit, the presidents of the three nations coordinated their…
Read moreBaltic States Cry for Freedom
In the Soviet republics of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, a nationalistic fervor has been growing so quickly that the Kremlin, vacillating between Gorbachev’s perestroika policy and resistance to the perceived threat of the Baltic states’ secession, has been unable to…
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