Nigeria: Rights group, US call for inquiry, credible prosecutions after religious violence

Nigeria: Calls for inquiry into religious violence

JOS, Nigeria – The U.S. government and an international human rights group called Tuesday for Nigeria to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the deaths of more than 200 unarmed people in renewed violence between Christians and Muslims.
Human Rights Watch also asked Acting President Goodluck Jonathan to provide police … Original article on : Nigeria: Rights group, US call for inquiry, credible prosecutions after religious violence.

Restrictions on abortion funding take on different form in Obama’s health care overhaul bill

A policy change on abortion, but how radical?
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s health care bill would change federal policy on abortion, but not open the spigot of taxpayer dollars that some abortion opponents fear.
Abortion rights groups such as Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice America say the House and Senate versions of the bill …. Read the original article  : here.

Iraqi prime minister’s coalition, secular rival both claim to be ahead in historic vote count

Iraqi parties both claim to be ahead in election

BAGHDAD – The Iraqi prime minister’s coalition and its main secular rival both claimed to be ahead in the vote count Monday, a day after historic parliamentary elections that the top U.S. commander said would let all but 50,000 American troops come home by the end of …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Iraqi prime minister’s coalition, secular rival both claim to be ahead in historic vote count.

Parties predict Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki’s coalition will lead parliamentary vote

Iraqi PM’s coalition seen leading vote
BAGHDAD – Early estimates from a range of Iraqi parties on Monday predicted a coalition led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki would take the lead in the parliamentary election, though official results were not expected for a few days.

A win by al-Maliki could signal Iraqis’ rejection of the religious …. Source  : Parties predict Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki’s coalition will lead parliamentary vote.

Hundreds slaughtered in Nigeria including infants in latest religious violence flare-up

Hundreds slaughtered in Nigeria religious violence

DOGO NAHAWA, Nigeria – The killers showed no mercy: They didn’t spare women and children, or even a 4-day-old baby, from their machetes. On Monday, Nigerian women wailed in the streets as a dump truck carried dozens of bodies past burned-out homes toward a mass grave.
Rubber-gloved workers pulled ever-smaller bodies …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Hundreds slaughtered in Nigeria including infants in latest religious violence flare-up.

Vatican launches appeal to help dwindling Christian community in Holy Land

Vatican appeals for Holy Land Christians
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican has launched an appeal for support for Christians in the Holy Land, seeking to stem the exodus from the ancient community.

The annual appeal, announced Monday, seeks to raise funds for schools, housing, scholarships and the restoration of Christian sites.
Members of the region’s once large and …. Source  : Gaea News Network.