Chinese police lock down court for trial of prominent rights lawyer
Chinese police locked down a courthouse on Wednesday at the start of the trial of a prominent rights lawyer who is accused of subversion of state power and whose case has attracted widespread concern in Western capitals.
Guatemalan girl’s Christmas funeral too much for grieving mother
A crowd of mourners said goodbye to the 7-year-old Guatemalan migrant girl who died in U.S. custody this month, laying her to rest in a Christmas Day funeral that left her mother so crushed she could not bear to attend.
Heavy security as China opens trial of prominent rights lawyer
Chinese police locked down a courthouse on Wednesday at the start of the trial of a prominent rights lawyer who is accused of subverting state power and whose case has attracted widespread concern in Western capitals.
Christmas revived in a village devastated by Islamic State
The one family still living in a Christian village devastated by Islamic State is working to revive Christmas traditions that have brought at least a few of its people home for the holiday.
Britain commissions review of Christian persecution worldwide
Britain has commissioned an independent review into the persecution of Christians to find practical steps to support followers of a religion that it said has been subject to a dramatic rise in violence worldwide.
Islamic State claims attack on Libya’s Foreign Ministry in Tripoli
Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on Libya’s Foreign Ministry in Tripoli, the group said early on Wednesday on its news agency Amaq.
Syria state media says Israeli planes attack targets near Damascus
Israeli war planes attacked with missiles unspecified targets near Damascus, the Syrian capital, on Tuesday and injured three Syrian soldiers, Syrian state media quoted a military source as saying.
Syrian air defenses confront Israeli missiles above Damascus: state TV
Syrian air defenses on Tuesday confronted Israeli missiles above Damascus and downed most of them before reaching their targets, state TV quoted a military source as saying.
Syrian air defenses intercept ‘hostile targets’ near Damascus
Syrian air defenses intercepted “hostile targets” near Damascus, Syrian state media reported on Tuesday.
Security forces disperse Sudanese demonstrators after week of protests
At least three Sudanese protesters were wounded by gunshots on Tuesday when security forces dispersed rallies in the capital, witnesses said, after a week of demonstrations against President Omar al-Bashir’s three-decade rule.
