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Poll Finds Majority of Egyptians In Favor of Abandoning Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty

By UCN on May 15, 2012 11:07 AM

Islamist presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul-Fotouh, left, and former foreign minister Amr Moussa take part in Egypt's first-ever televised presidential debate in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, May 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Khaled, Al Masry Al Youm)

As Egyptians prepare to vote for their first post-Mubarak president next week, the antipathy towards Israel espoused by the frontrunners aligns with the findings of a new survey, in which 61 percent of Egyptian respondents favor abandoning the Egypt-Israel peace treaty, up from 54 percent a year ago.

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Senior Commander of Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army Captured

By UCN on May 13, 2012 4:48 PM

Ugandan soldiers, who are tracking down Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) fugitive leaders, walk in a forest bordering Central African Republic (CAR), South Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo, near river Chinko April 19, 2012. (Reuters)

Ugandan forces captured a senior commander of Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army after a brief fight with rebels near the Congo-Central African Republic border, an army official said Sunday, in what an analyst said was an "intelligence coup" for forces hunting for Kony.

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Sudan Continues Aerial Bombing of South Sudan

By UCN on May 9, 2012 11:53 AM

Sudanese Peoples Liberation Army (SPLA) soldiers ride a motorbike on the frontline in Panakuach on April 24. (Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)

Sudan resumed its aerial bombardment of South Sudan, violating international calls for a cessation of hostilities between the two countries, a South Sudanese military official said Wednesday.

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Christian Association of Nigeria Leader Gives Final Warning to Government to Stop Violence

By UCN on May 5, 2012 5:20 PM

Ayo Oritsejafor, head of the Christian Association of Nigeria (AFP/File)

The head of Nigeria's Christians on Wednesday issued a "final" warning to the government that it must bring an end to attacks targeting the faithful after a new surge in deadly violence in recent days.

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Egyptian Military Ready to Hand Over Power May 24

By UCN on May 2, 2012 4:18 PM

An Egyptian medic helps a wounded man during clashes outside the Defense Ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, May 2, 2012. (AP / Mostafa El Shemy)

Egypt's military is ready to hand over power to a new president after the first round of the vote May 24, Egyptian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Sami Anan said.

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Boko Haram Gunmen Attack Church with Guns and Bombs, Nearly 20 Christians Killed

By UCN on April 29, 2012 2:48 PM

A view of the old gate of Bayero University in Kano (Reuters)

Attackers armed with bombs and guns opened fire at church services at a Nigerian university on Sunday, killing around 20 people as worshippers tried to flee, witnesses and officials said.

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BGEA, Franklin Graham Hold Jesus Festival In Ghana

By UCN on April 29, 2012 2:31 AM

Touched by the Spirit, Ghanaians celebrates Christ at the Ghana Jesus Festival in Accra.

On a sweltering African night in Accra, the President of Ghana welcomed Franklin Graham and prayed for his Gospel message to "fall on fertile soil." Hundreds crowded the fútbol field end zone, making decisions to follow Christ.

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Christians Continue to Be Targeted In Nigerian Bombings

By UCN on April 26, 2012 3:21 PM

Suspected Islamic extremists attacked a TV viewing center in Jos, Nigeria, April 24, in a Christian area of the city where a crowd had gathered to watch a soccer match.

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Christians in Mali Forced to Flee as Islamists Take Over

By UCN on April 26, 2012 4:30 AM

A woman walks in a street of the northwestern Malian city of Timbuktu in this file photo. (ISSOUF SANOGO, Getty Images)

Mali's crisis deepened Wednesday, as officials in the fabled northern city of Timbuktu confirmed that the Islamic rebel faction that seized control of the town over the weekend has announced it will impose sharia law.

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South Sudan Churches Need Prayer

By UCN on April 25, 2012 12:41 PM

Parishioners join their priest in celebrating the establishment of the day-old Republic of South Sudan during morning services at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Juba, South Sudan. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times / July 10, 2011)

Pray for Christians in this conflict-ridden area, which is poised on the brink of war.

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