World News Briefs: 2011 Headlines
News Briefs, edited by Pat Noble, are published twice a month.
Missions Catalyst 01.05.11 - ZIMBABWE: Sharing the Gospel in Partnership with Others - PHILIPPINES: Agutaynens Prepare for New Year - EGYPT: House Converted to Mosque to Prevent Church Services - NEPAL: Pilot Helps with Unique Bible - THAILAND: "One Is Not Enough" - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Missionaries Honored - EVENTS: Additions to the Missions Catalyst Calendar Missions Catalyst 01.19.11 - MIDDLE EAST: Sharing Jesus with the Taliban - LEBANON: Once Again at Crossroads - NIGERIA: Bible Translator Kidnapped - EGYPT: Caravan Festival of the Arts - WORLD: Non-religious on the Run? Missions Catalyst 02.02.11 - EGYPT: A Look at the Past - TURKEY: Conversations in Istanbul - NEPAL: Christians to Conduct Census - CHINA: Young Professionals the "Third Church" - UK: In Every Community, a Church that Fits - EVENTS: Two Webinars, Workshop from CrossGlobal Link Missions Catalyst 02.16.11 - ALBANIA: Caravaning for Peace - EGYPT: Crisis Opens Doors - NORTH AFRICA: Healing Prayer - PAKISTAN: Interview with Minister for Minorities - SOMALIA: Testimonies of Secret Believers Missions Catalyst 03.02.11 - ARAB WORLD: Steering the Winds of Change - LIBYA: Clergy Vow to Stay - AFGHANISTAN: Imprisoned Christian Released - FRANCE: Afghan Refugee Seeks New Life - MIDDLE EAST: God Has Big Surprises Planned Missions Catalyst 03.16.11 - JAPAN: Ways to Pray - BURMA: Arab Protests Spark Online Uprising - ETHIOPIA: Attacks on Churches - AZERBAIJAN: Church Growing, Reaching Out Missions Catalyst 04.06.11 - NORTH AMERICA: Cinco de Mayo Prayer Initiative - IVORY COAST: Christians Targeted - NIGERIA: Muslim Cleric Assassinated for Speaking against Islamist Militia - ISRAEL: Messianic Jews Persecuted - IRAQ: American Pastor in Kurdistan - BANGLADESH: Judge Exonerates Christian Bookseller Missions Catalyst 04.20.11 - ALGERIA: Eyes to Read - LIBYA: Story of Hope - VIETNAM: First Evangelism Festival Since the War - NORTH KOREA: Freedom Week - ISRAEL: A Palestinian Paradox Missions Catalyst 05.04.11 - ALGERIA: Christians May Face Prison - MIDDLE EAST: A "Warm" Testimony - ZAMBIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: How the Other Half Lives - IRAN: Activities against the Order - CHINA: World's Largest City Missions Catalyst 05.18.11 - EGYPT: Arts Festival Features Works Created in Response to Revolution - MALAYSIA: Christians Accused of Trying to Create a Christian State - NIGERIA: Ecumenical Projects Unite Christians and Muslims - PAKISTAN: Youth Fed Up with Image - IRAN: An Intercessor's Testimony - EVENTS: New on the Missions Catalyst Calendar Missions Catalyst 06.01.11 - AZERBAIJAN: "Pray to Your God" - SUDAN: Abyei Taken by North - ALGERIA: Churches Ordered Closed - MIDDLE EAST: Massive Revival Meeting - SOUTH KOREA: Churches to Be Sued for Sending Aid to the North - EGYPT: Church Restoration Ordered - EVENTS: Missions Catalyst Calendar Missions Catalyst 06.14.11 - HUNGARY: Growing Spiritual Hunger - ALGERIA: Christians Defy Order - SYRIA: Conference for Women - PAKISTAN: A Sleeping Giant - ISRAEL: Messianic Jew Shares Jesus with Arab Youth Missions Catalyst 07.06.11 - VIETNAM: Christian Activists Convicted - PAKISTAN: Documentary Honors Slain Government Minister - NEPAL: New Criminal Code Forbids Evangelism - SOUTHERN SUDAN: Newest Nation to Emerge amid Violence - IRAN: Supreme Court Overturns Pastor's Death Sentence Missions Catalyst 07.20.11 - KAZAKHSTAN: "Absurd" Charges for Praying for the Sick - IRAN: Christianity's Appeal Rising - WORLD: Baptists Embrace 3,800 People Groups - BANGLADESH: Christians Cleared, Face New Charge - IRAQ: The Church That Keeps on Growing - NIGERIA: Seluja Church Targeted - EVENTS: Support-raising Solutions Missions Catalyst 08.03.11 - LIBYA: Encounter with the People of Benghazi - EGYPT: Signs of Hope in Court Battles - TAJIKISTAN: Children May Lose Religious Rights - SRI LANKA: Persecution on the Rise Missions Catalyst 08.17.11 - SOMALIA: Challenges and Complications - INDIA: 2,000 Children Gather to Pray for the Nations - WORLD: Youth Activists - MIDDLE EAST: In That Hour - WORLD: Responding to Gender Abuse and Inequalities - EDITOR'S NOTE: Spread the Word! Missions Catalyst 09.07.11 - MEXICO: Despite Freezing Temps, Many Blessed - MIDDLE EAST: Underground Bookstore Supplies Thousands - LIBYA: Winds of Change - ARABIAN PENINSULA: Muslims Interested in Christianity - AFGHANISTAN: Two Men Missing - TURKEY: Property Seizures Overturned Missions Catalyst 09.21.11 - WORLD: Prayer Initiatives and Resources for Prayer - ISRAEL AND PALESTINE: Keys to Understanding - MADAGASCAR: A King Encounters the King of Kings - MEXICO: Protestant Christians Forced from Village - SOUTH SUDAN: Healing for the Sick - SYRIA: Free Bibles for Shopkeepers - EVENTS: New on the Missions Catalyst Calendar Missions Catalyst 10.05.11 - SOUTHEAST ASIA: Seeds of a Movement - INDIA: Muslims Helping to Rebuild Christian School - IRAN: No Annulment of Nadarkhani Death Penalty - SWITZERLAND: Visit to Mosque Improves Perceptions - SOMALIA: Christians Bear the Brunt of al-Shabaab's Terror - USA: Merger Unites 35,000 Missionaries Missions Catalyst 10.12.11 - BRAZIL: 100+ Mayors Present City Keys to Jesus - EGYPT: Egyptians Mourn Massacre of Coptic Christians - PAKISTAN: Distributing Gifts during Ramadan - SOUTH ASIA: Missionary Attacked by Wild Elephant - ASIA: Crowd-sourcing Bible Translation Missions Catalyst 11.02.11 - WORLD: Hajj and Yee Peng - ALGERIA: Protestant Churches Approved for Registration - EGYPT: A Call to Pray and Forgive - BURMA/MYANMAR: Army Targets Christian Civilians - CHINA: Orphans Arrive from North Korea Missions Catalyst 11.16.11 - SYRIA: The Seven Gates of Damascus - EGYPT: Doors Opening - EUROPE: Planting Churches in the Secularized Cities - CHINA: A Visit to Lhasa - FRANCE: Finding the Truth - MALDIVES: Christian Deported for Owning a Bible Missions Catalyst 12.07.11 - EGYPT: Millions Unite for Night of Prayer - NIGERIA: Terrorist Accepts Christ - ALGERIA: Citizens Unite to Vindicate Condemned Christian - SERBIA: Portable Churches for Sale - TURKEY: God's Word Impacts the Heart Missions Catalyst 12.21.11 - WORLD: Home for Christmas - NORTH KOREA: Pil-Soo Waits - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: 11 Million Dollar Christmas Tree! - IRAQ: Christian Shops Burned - WORLD: A Happiness Index? | 
