Here are today’s News briefs from around the world. Here is some information to read, to reflect upon. Each of these events and issues require our prayers. Remember that God has a plan for each believer, each faithful follower.
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
These events may not be happening where you are but they require your prayers.
The inequality, high unemployment, and corporate greed is fueling the Occupy Wall Street movement which now is planning actions in other cities in the United States and Canada. Protests are also planned in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Sweden.
Liam Fox, United Kingdom Defense secretary told the Conservative party conference attendees that NATO must maintain its role as the main defender of European countries. Fox also stated that any attempt to deepen EU defense integration must be resisted because of economic concerns in the region. NATO is a necessity for Europe’s security. Fox wants the United States military to remain in Europe.
BBC television network is being criticized by the Vatican daily L’Osservatore Romano because of a new network policy to stop usage of “A.D.” and “B.C.” The terms “C.E.” (Common Era) and “BCE” (Before the Common Era) will be used when referring to historical dates. The BBC believes that A.D. and B.C. offend non-believers. Opponents view this as an attempt to remove all traces of Christianity from western culture.
Father Jaime Rodriguez was appointed by the Legionaries of Christ to be their new general secretary. The post is purely administrative, the general secretary has no authority on his own. Father Rodriguez will assist the Legion’s general director, Father Alvaro Corcuera.
Turkey declared that it has started imposing sanctions on the regime of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. Turkey was once Syria’s ally. Recep Erdogan, the Turkish prime minister is concerned about the rising death toll in Syria. Erdogan did not specify the exact nature of the sanctions.
The latest European back UN security council resolution that threatened sanctions against the Syrian regime was voted down by Russia and China. This would have been the first legally binding document adopted by the security council since the Syrian army started using tanks and soldiers against civilian protesters.
Saudi Arabia confirmed that there had been fighting in al-Qatif, a large city on the coast of Saudi Arabia’s oil rich Eastern Province. The government and opposition provide differing tallies for the number injured.
The Dalai Lama was forced to cancel a trip to South Africa where he was going to attend celebrations for the 80th birthday of Bishop Desmond Tutu. South Africa would not grant the Dalai Lama a visa. Many speculate that this action was done because South Africa did not want to anger China, it largest trading partner.
In Pakistan Sunni extremists are suspected in the execution style killings of 13 Shiite Muslims who were ordered off a bus taking them to work at a vegetable market near Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province. Sectarian violence against minorities is increasing in Pakistan and the central government in Islamabad’s inability to offer protection to minorities within the country is exposed and an area for concern.
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