World

Intel unveils 'Movidius Myriad X' â world's first next-generation VPU
Intel, one of the world's most advanced technological company, recently unveiled a new chip that can deliver a more in-depth artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to multiple devices such as smart cameras, drones, virtual reality, and robotics

More than 1,000 dead in floods disaster in Sierra Leone
Christian Aid has launched an urgent appeal for help as the stricken nation struggles to cope with the aftermath of the mid-August landslide

Vanuatu farmer trained by Christian charity among world's top 50 cocoa makers
Cocoa beans produced by a farmer on the Pacific island of Vanuatu have been named among the world's top 50, and nominated for an International Cocoa award. The farmer was trained through an economic development programme by the Christian international development charity World Vision.

Pope Francis opens up about his mental health: 'I felt the need to consult a psychoanalyst'
Pope Francis has revealed for the first time he sought help from a psychoanalyst before becoming pontiff. 'to clarify a few things'.

'Urgent' plea to world leaders unites Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican Christians around world
An 'urgent' appeal to pray for the environment is bringing Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican Christians together all around the world today.

Christ's deep mercy in action today on the high seas of the world
Many people continue to be ostracised for illnesses and disfigurements that surgery would quickly fix. Mercy Ships understands that safe surgery changes lives and can bring new hope to those so desperately in need.

How this young Palestinian is working with a Christian charity to lead non-violent resistance by replanting olive trees
Muhanad Al Qaisy's story is characteristically Palestinian, in that through a set of contradictions it points to the painfully obvious potential of those in the occupied territory.

Huawei P9 Lite Mini specs and features: What are the device's similarities and differences with the P9?
Even though Huawei continuously manufactures some of the best high-end Android phones in the market today, the Chinese telecommunications company still updates and releases lower-tier versions of some of their phone models, like the Huawei P9 Lite Mini, which was recently released without fuss in Hungary in late August.

Two men who walked naked into megachurch with guns before barricading themselves in for 2 hours are arrested
Two naked men with guns were arrested on Wednesday night inside Pastor Greg Laurie's Harvest Orange County church in Irvine, California, with the suspects having barricaded themselves for over two hours inside.

Christian mom drowned while 'saying her prayers' during Hurricane Harvey, says 3-year-old daughter found clinging to her body
Jordyn, 3, told a relative 'mama was saying her prayers' when they were swept into a canal during Hurricane Harvey in Beaumont, Texas.

Nigeria: Two Christian men killed, three women and a baby kidnapped
The latest attack on Christians by extremist Muslims has seen a father and son were killed, and three women and a baby abducted, in an attack in Nigeria's northern state of Kano, in the largely Muslim area of Tudun Wada.

A new dawn: Catholics and Protestants have a shocking amount in common, new Pew research finds
Protestants and Catholics across the West now agree on so much â including the route to salvation being both faith and works â that Christians of past centuries would be shocked, according to a new Pew survey marking the Reformation's 500th anniversary.
North Korea: The reality of life in the pariah state
A North Korean family has spoken about their horrific ordeal and ongoing suffering because of their faith at the hands of the pariah state.
Christians in North Korea face 'systematic, widespread, and gross human rights violations', says US state department
A damning report by the US state department has condemned North Korea's record on religious freedom, accusing the country of 'systematic, widespread, and gross human rights violations'.

Back to school, but not for all: How this boy is coping with Ethiopia's hunger crisis, with help from World Vision
World Vision is responding to the hunger crisis in this part of Ethiopia, along with similar crises in Kenya, Somalia and South Sudan. More than 1.4 million children are out of school due to the hunger crisis across the Horn of Africa.

Hajj 2017: Ten things you need to know as two million pilgrims flock to Mecca
Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage, begins August 30 with two million Muslims arriving in the holy city of Mecca.