• 1 Million People Rally Against Abortion in Spain

  An estimated one million people participated in a rally in Madrid Saturday to protest a proposed new law that would expand permission for abortion.

• Current Food Crisis a Decade in the Making, Says U.N. Agency

  The current food crisis was preceded by more than a decade of losses in the fight against world hunger and reached new depths as a result of last year’s food crisis, reported the United Nation’s anti-hunger agency.

• Relief Efforts Strained by Multiple Disasters in Asia

  Christian relief groups are responding simultaneously to several major natural disasters in South Asia, which has caused the groups to appeal urgently for donations.

• Campaign Launched to Protect Christians from U.N. Resolution

  A ministry working with persecuted Christians launched a campaign Tuesday against a U.N. resolution that many human rights groups say can be manipulated to oppress religious minorities living in Muslim-majority countries.

• Samoan Church Draws 1,000 Mourners for Tsunami Victims

  About 1,000 people attended a funeral service at a church located in the formerly picturesque coastal city of Lalomanu, Samoa, Sunday to pay their last respects for those who died in the recent tsunami.