INDIA: At least 22 people, including a family of four, were killed by an elephant in 12 or more separate attacks over the last two weeks in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand state. PHILIPPINES: A massive mound of garbage collapsed at a landfill in Binaliw village, Cebu City, on Thursday, killing 11 or more workers.Continue reading “Trash Avalanche, Deadly Elephant, More News for Prayer”
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IRAN: At least 20 people died, 51 were injured and nearly 1,000 were arrested in recent protests demanding freedom. TURKEY detained 357 Islamic State suspects on Dec 30, after a deadly clash in Yalova province, where three police officers and six IS militants died. Nine other security officers were injured. JAPAN experienced several earthquakes, includingContinue reading “World News for Prayer”
Miracle in the Fire
On New Year’s Eve, a sudden fire ripped through a bar at a ski resort in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, killing 40 and injuring 116, ages 14-39. Survivor Laetitia Place described a miracle she witnessed that night. Trapped with no way out, a friend of hers sat down, holding a cross in his hand. The flames burnedContinue reading “Miracle in the Fire”
World News for Prayer
MEXICO: At least 13 died and 98 were injured when a train with 250 on board derailed yesterday in Asunción Ixtaltepec, Oaxaca. SURINAME: A knife attack near Paramaribo killed nine, including five children, four of which were his own, on Saturday. GREECE: All 545 asylum seekers on a sinking fishing vessel were rescued near Gavdos.Continue reading “World News for Prayer”
Four More Returned to Israel
(Updated at 5:26 a.m.) Four more hostages’ bodies have returned to Israel: Israeli-American Itay Chen, 19; Israeli-American Capt. Omer Neutra, 21, grandson of Holocaust survivors; Col. Asa Hamami, 40; and Staff Sgt. Oz Daniel, 19. All were killed October 7 2023, but their bodies were taken to Gaza. In exchange, Israel returned 45 Palestinian bodiesContinue reading “Four More Returned to Israel”
Two More Powerful Earthquakes in the Philippines Yesterday
At least seven have died in two earthquakes that shook the area of Manay Town, Davao Oriental province, in the southern Philippines yesterday — a 7.4 magnitude in the morning that caused landslides and damaged hospitals; and a 6.8 that night. These come as the Philippines seeks to recover from a 6.9 magnitude quake andContinue reading “Two More Powerful Earthquakes in the Philippines Yesterday”
Deadly Earthquake in the Philippines
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake in central Philippines Tuesday has left at least 72 dead and hundreds injured. Amid seven or more aftershocks, thousands of people have been sleeping on the streets. Most of the victims are from the island of Bogo, including seven deaths in a village built to shelter victims of Typhoon Haiyan, whichContinue reading “Deadly Earthquake in the Philippines”
Update on Children Injured in Minnesota School Shooting
Sophia Forchas, 12, who was shot in the head during the attack on Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on August 27 has been in a coma. She is still in critical condition but showing some signs of improvement after surgeons removed half of her skull to give her brain the room needed to swell fromContinue reading “Update on Children Injured in Minnesota School Shooting”
Minnesota School Shooting
Two children, ages 8 and 10, died and 14 others were wounded at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, when a 23-year-old former student armed with a rifle, shotgun and pistol fired shots through the church windows at children gathered for Mass on August 27. (See September 8 update.) Annunciation Catholic School teaches several hundredContinue reading “Minnesota School Shooting”
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