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08/27/2010NORTH KOREA - CHINA Carter in Pyongyang, American Christian freed Aijalon Mahle Gomes, 30, was arrested in January and sentenced to eight years in prison for illegally entering the country. The visit of former President unblocks the situation, and the regime declares it is ready to resume six-party talks on nuclear disarmament. Meanwhile, Kim Jong-il’s visit to China continues. Beijing (AsiaNews / Agencies) - In a diplomatic mission to North Korea, presented as a "private visit", the former U.S. president Jimmy Carter has managed to secure the release of Aijalon Mahle Gomes, a 30 year old American Christian arrested January and sentenced to eight years hard labour for illegally entering the country. The regime’s official agency KCNA. Reports that Carter has already left North...
08/27/2010VATICAN - ISLAM Message for end of Ramadan: Overcoming violence between religions The theme of the message - signed by card. Tauran - is shared by the Al-Azhar Permanent Committee for Dialogue. Condemning discrimination and political manipulation of religion, he asks civic authorities to respect the law and justice, religious authorities to educate the young, even in textbooks, to respect others.
08/27/2010CHINA Inflation in China: perhaps 6%, twice official figures It 's the opinion of experts, analysts, government officials, based on data and precise facts. Warning that Beijing may underestimate the problem and not take appropriate measures.
08/27/2010SRI LANKA Colombo celebrates the centenary of the birth of Mother Teresa by Melani Manel Perera Mass in the capital led by Joseph Spiteri, Apostolic Nuncio in Sri Lanka. Buddhist faithful also attend: "With love of the Sisters of Mother Teresa, I have a somewhere to live, even though I am Buddhist."
08/27/2010INDIA Kandhamal: slain former leader of Hindu converted to Christianity by Nirmala Carvalho The body of Biskesan Pradhan was found this morning by police near Tiangia (Orissa), a village hit by anti-Christian pogrom of 2008. Former leader of Hindu extremist organization, the man had converted to Christianity three years ago and attended the Baptist Church. Orissa Christians denounce continuing cases of forced conversions by Hindu extremists.
08/27/2010INDONESIA Jakarta, Christians, Buddhists and Muslims demand tolerance from extremists by Mathias Hariyadi The meeting organized by activists for inter-religious dialogue. Moderate Muslims against Islamic radicals. It 's easier to get permits to build beauty centres than build a church.
08/27/2010NEPAL Nepal blocks return home of plane crash victims bodies by Kalpit Parajuli The identification of victims is only possible with DNA testing, but in Nepal there are no structures to do so. The government asks the international community for help and alternatives to speed up procedures.
08/27/2010CHINA Beijing puts dissidents under house arrest ahead of martial arts Olympics Dissidents and democrats removed from the city or put under surveillance before Beijing hosts the sporting event. The powerful China increasingly afraid of any protest and "removes" dissidents several times a year.
08/27/2010ISRAEL - PALESTINE Netanyahu proposes direct peace talks every two weeks The only way to solve problems in the Middle East. The Palestinians promise to boycott the meetings if Israel fails to renew the freeze on settlements in the West Bank. The European Union condemns Tel Aviv for sentencing pro human rights activist Abdullah Abu Rahmeh.
08/27/2010RUSSIA Russian Catholics for Mother Teresa by Nina Achmatova Mass in the cathedral, a statue dedicated to the Blessed in Kaluga. Mother Teresa was the first in the former USSR to rush to help earthquake victims in Armenia and to help the people of Chernobyl, regardless of radiation.
08/26/2010ASIA The example of Mother Teresa: science and wisdom for our time by Bernardo Cervellera The centenary of the Blessed of Calcutta risks being reduced to a sentimental admiration or distant memory without any concrete results. Her witness in the areas of life, medicine, peace unites the latest discoveries in medicine and sociology to care for the sick and situations of difficulty. A special form of "liberation theology". Prayer and work "for Jesus", the only way to make a gift of oneself.
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Missione Bengala 155 anni del Pime in India e Bangladesh EMI
di Piero Gheddo
La Cina di Mao processa la Chiesa di Angelo S.Lazzarotto pp. 528
Il rovescio delle medaglie di Bernardo Cervellera pp. 240
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