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Iran: Happiness in short supply

19 Jun 2014
Iranians report highest negative emotions, second only to Iraq. The media storm that erupted after police arrested six young Iranians for dancing to the Pharrell Williams song ‘Happy’ in an online video prompted Iranian President Hassan…

Rome: Archbishop Justin Welby visits Pope Francis

19 Jun 2014
On Monday Pope Francis met with the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and much of their official discussion was confirming the need for the world-wide church to persevere in a united commitment to eradicate human trafficking…

EU takes aim at radical jihadist websites

19 Jun 2014
Nine European countries endorsed plans on 5th June to step up intelligence-sharing and take down radical websites to try to stop European citizens going to fight in Syria and bringing violence back home with them.The initiative…

Turkey: Official discrimination towards Christians

19 Jun 2014
Aykan Erdemir, a member of Turkey’s parliament, will travel to Diyarbakir Church in mid-June. To prepare for his visit, he looked up the church’s website but his parliamentary office computer blocked the church website with a…