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Young professionals relax in a bar in Beijing, China. (AP Images/Dima Gavrysh)Teaching English is a big business in China. According to figures reported in state media, the English-teaching industry was worth 15 billion yuan. As China emerges as a business giant in the global economy, senior business leaders are required to have fluency in English…

AP Images/Amanda RivkinThe famine may be crippling. The Muslim voice may be strong. Fleeing refugees may crowd the borders. But the evangelistic churches in Ethiopia are linked in unity and strength like never before. Global Advance witnessed this incredible unity at their Frontline Shepherds Conference conducted in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, last month. With the…

AP Images/Gary KazanjianGas prices are finally starting to slowly climb back down in the U.S., and the costs are expected to continue their decline. Over the past few months oil prices have gone down, and yet shipping costs—which rose with the rise in oil costs over the last few years—remain high. Oil prices are still…

AP Images/Emad MattiAlthough no one claimed the bloodiest day this year for Iraq, the attacks this week bore the hallmark of Al-Qaida. Suicide bombers, car bombs and roadside explosives hit more than a dozen Iraqi cities and towns. The explosions killed roughly 70 people. Homes, business and houses of worship were targeted. Todd Nettleton with…

AP Images/Roberto CandiaEducational strikes in Chile may have lulled in violence, but they are far from over. One article reports that 20 students from various high schools in Chile are currently on a hunger strike, prepared to forgo their academic year and their health for the cause. Thousands of high school and university students have…

Photo by International Mission BoardRioting across the U.K. last week led to the arrests of over 1,500 people in a matter of days. The shocking hours of looting and criminal activity erupted out of a peaceful protest on Saturday, Aug. 6. The protest was hijacked by others with a more violent agenda against the police.…

AP Images/Rex FeaturesRoiling balls of angry flames throb from gutted buildings and shops in north London. Rioting young people with faces masked by dark cloth wrappings clash with London riot police. Charred frames of metal that were once cars litter the streets. Violent London riots have been raging since the police shooting of 29-year-old Mark…

AP Images/Santiago LeonThe United Nation Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says the number of Somalis arriving in northeastern Kenya continues to grow, with thousands more arriving each week. The stream of refugees is the most obvious sign of drought conditions in Somalia. Numbers provided by UN show that almost half of Somalia's population, 3.7 million people, is…

Years ago one ministry was working hard to help pick up the pieces of the Soviet Union by delivering aid to the many who were receiving only 10 percent of the income they had received in the past. As the ministry struggled to meet the numerous needs of those around them, their leader had a…

Islam has been in the spotlight via the news a great deal this year and in recent years. Especially during Ramadan, Muslims are on the hearts of believers. Many have joined in prayer efforts for the Muslim world this month, from Aug. 1 to Aug. 30. But is it enough? Is the Muslim world a…

Recently we told you about a grassroots effort to dedicate Haiti to Christ. According to those who participated, God moved. Pastor Robert Ulysse, a minister in the northwest region of Haiti, says they prayed each day at a different crossroad in the region. According to Ulysse, "After we closed the seventh crossroad event on Saturday,…

The Bible has been translated into hundreds of languages across the globe, but obstacles hinder accessibility. Can people afford the Scriptures? Is the Word allowed in every nation? Can people there even read it? Faith Comes By Hearing is obliterating these obstacles, and all with one quick click. "Now, for the first time in history,…

While almost 13 million people are on the brink of starvation in the Horn of Africa, relief agencies are frustrated that they may be unable to help those most desperate. It's not because they don't have the food. It's because terrorist groups linked to al-Qaeda are preventing the aid from getting there. Todd Nettleton with…

A half a million minor girls are working as prostitutes across India. The problem is especially significant in West Bengal. In just one year, 2,500 teenage girls were trafficked from the region. Some girls were kidnapped, others coerced into a life of sexual slavery. Women with children sometimes choose to enter the realm of brothels…