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  Aug 10, 2014

  Christian Missionary Doctor Infected With Ebola: Pray That I Can Remain Faithful to God; Recalls Serving Dying Patients in Liberia

  Dr. Kent Brantly, one of the two Christian missionaries who got infected by the deadly Ebola virus while working in Liberia, has written a letter from his isolation room at a Georgia hospital, asking for prayers for his recovery, but more than that for his faithfulness to God. The letter also talks about his service to dying patients in Africa.

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  Aug 9, 2014

  Israel, Gaza Trade Fire After Ceasefire; Israeli Official Says Won't Negotiate Until Hamas Stops Unleashing Missiles

  As talks to extend the 72-hour ceasefire stalled, Israeli soldiers said they hit dozens of Hamas sites in response to more than 57 rockets that were fired from the Gaza Strip since the truce ended Friday morning.

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  Aug 9, 2014

  As US Launches Airstrikes in Iraq, ISIS Abducts Hundreds of 'Satanist' Yazidi Women; Thousands of Other Yazidis Remain Trapped in Mountains

  As U.S. warplanes and drones hit ISIS militants in Iraq Friday, hundreds of women from the Yazidi religious minority, which is seen as "Satan worshipers" by the Islamists, were abducted and thousands remained trapped in the Sinjar mountains in the north with little food and water.

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  Aug 4, 2014

  Creationist Ken Ham Blasts Atheist TV's Launch

  Ken Ham, founding president and CEO of Answers in Genesis, responded to the premiere of the world's first ever all-atheist TV channel last week by blasting the efforts at "not just targeting adults with a hopeless message of godlessness, but … also trying to indoctrinate children into an atheistic worldview."

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  Aug 4, 2014

  US Senate Passes Resolution to Bring 1,000 Congolese Childen Home to Adoptive Families

  The U.S. Senate has passed a resolution calling on the Democratic Republic of Congo not to block any longer the 1,000 Congolese children who have been adopted, or are in the process of being adopted, from uniting with their adoptive families in the United States. The Congolese government stopped processing adoption cases last September.

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  Aug 4, 2014

  Israel Declares 7-Hour Truce in Gaza; Withdraws Most Troops

  Israel declared a seven-hour unilateral humanitarian ceasefire in most of the Gaza Strip beginning Monday morning after the United Nations criticized its missile strike on a UN school sheltering Palestinians. Israel now appears to be winding down its ground operations by pulling out a majority of its troops from the region.

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  Aug 4, 2014

  Samaritan's Purse Doctor Infected With Ebola Is in Good Spirits in Georgia Hospital; Grateful for Prayers

  Dr. Kent Brantly, who contracted the deadly Ebola virus in Liberia while working as a Samaritan's Purse missionary, has arrived in Georgia and is being treated at a hospital, where his condition is said to be improving. His family says he is in good spirits and thankful for prayers.

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  Aug 3, 2014

  US Tourist Jeffrey Fowle Was Arrested in North Korea for Leaving Bible in Restaurant's Toilet

  North Korean authorities arrested U.S. tourist Jeffrey Fowle three months ago for leaving a copy of the Bible with his contact information and pictures under a bin in the toilet at a restaurant during his 10-day visit to that country, a source has said.

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  Aug 3, 2014

  Lebanese TV Adds Arabic 'N' to Name to Show Solidarity With Iraq's Persecuted Christians

  To express solidarity with persecuted Christians in Iraq, a Lebanese television channel is adding to its name the Arabic letter "N," pronounced as "Noon" and which comes from the mark the ISIS Islamist militants are placing on the homes of known Christians in Mosul.

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  Aug 3, 2014

  White House Condemns Hamas' 'Barbaric' Violation of Ceasefire; 'Captured' Israeli Soldier Declared Dead

  A 23-year-old Israeli soldier, who was allegedly taken prisoner by the Hamas in Gaza Friday, has been declared dead by Israel's military, and the White House has strongly condemned Gaza militants for violating a ceasefire as "barbaric and outrageous."