Christian Broadcasting Network

Gunmen assassinated an army general in Damascus Saturday in the first killing of a high ranking military officer in the Syrian capital since the uprising against President Bashar Assad's regime began in March.

Some North Koreans have been able to escape from the Communist country and its strict human rights violations. Kim Eun Jin is one of those survivors.

The Muslim Brotherhood demanded Thursday that Egypt's ruling generals give up their power over the current government.

Last month, Bible teacher and evangelist Marilyn Hickey held a series of gospel meetings in Karachi, the 10th largest city in the world and the largest Muslim city in the world.

Operation Blessing International, the Virginia Beach, Va.-based charity aid organization, is helping a grandmother in Mexico with her own business.

More than 200,000 prisoners are believed to be held in the camps. Some of them are Christians who were sent to the jails simply for professing faith in Christ.

President Bashar al-Assad's regime has earned worldwide outrage for months of violence against its own citizens. Yet, military assistance is slow in coming.

Rescue teams are losing hope of finding any survivors in the landslides triggered by Monday's powerful earthquake in the Philippines.

The long-time U.S. ally now appears to be playing a hostile game of chicken, with American pro-democracy workers caught in the middle.