International Business News - Christian http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif McClatchy Co. and Christian Science Monitor said Monday they will start sharing stories by their foreign correspondents for publication in print and online for a trial three-month period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/mcclatchy-christian-science-monitor-to-share-copy.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:23:24 EST Young Christian women in tight jeans mingle easily with Arab matrons draped in black, head-to-toe robes. Both church spires and mosque minarets rise above the low-slung houses. Violence is rare. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/181680-iraq-christian-flight.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/some-fearful-christians-hope-to-flee-iraq.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/some-fearful-christians-hope-to-flee-iraq.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:01:51 EST It's 11 a.m. Saturday, and whiskey is flowing at the big houses on fraternity row at the University of Alabama. Guys in ties and baseball caps are laughing and dancing with sorority girls in bright dresses as a band blares away just around the corner. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/170258-christian-fraternities.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081107/christian-fraternities-offer-different-path.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081107/christian-fraternities-offer-different-path.htm Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:30:30 EST The Christian Science Monitor said Tuesday it will become the first national newspaper to drop its daily print edition and focus on publishing online, succumbing to the financial pressure squeezing its industry harder than ever. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/161495-newspaper-circ.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/christian-science-monitor-to-end-daily-publication.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/christian-science-monitor-to-end-daily-publication.htm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:20:24 EDT Terrorist strikes on four American cities. Russia rolling into Eastern Europe. Israel hit by a nuclear bomb. Gay marriage in every state. The end of the Boy Scouts. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/159368-obama-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081025/christian-right-intensifies-attacks-on-obama.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081025/christian-right-intensifies-attacks-on-obama.htm Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:15:30 EDT Terrorist strikes on four American cities. Russia rolling into Eastern Europe. Israel hit by a nuclear bomb. Gay marriage in every state. The end of the Boy Scouts. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/159306-obama-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081024/christian-right-intensifies-attacks-on-obama.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081024/christian-right-intensifies-attacks-on-obama.htm Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:46:41 EDT Nearly a year of attacks on Christians have put India's leaders on edge, and the latest flare-up in violence drew an angry denunciation from the country's Sikh prime minister as "acts of national shame." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/143504-india-christian-attacks.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/india-struggles-with-hindu-attacks-on-christians.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/india-struggles-with-hindu-attacks-on-christians.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:37:47 EDT Christian Siriano means business. Last season's "Project Runway" winner, who showed his debut collection Thursday--one day before the reality program hosts its latest runway finale--wants the fashion world to know he's not a flash in the pan. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/128442-fashion-week-christian-siriano.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080912/project-runway-winner-shows-at-fashion-week.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080912/project-runway-winner-shows-at-fashion-week.htm Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:18:37 EDT It has the makings of a reality show: both "Project Runway" winner Christian Siriano and "The Hills" star Lauren Conrad are creating gowns for this month's Emmy Awards. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/126009-tv-emmys-christian-siriano.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080908/project-runway-winner-has-designs-on-emmy-awards.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080908/project-runway-winner-has-designs-on-emmy-awards.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:22:27 EDT Christian Bale won't be charged in an alleged assault on his mother and sister, in part because they didn't want to press the matter but also for lack of sufficient evidence, prosecutors said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/uk-officials-christian-bale-will-not-face-charges.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:44:08 EDT Christian Bale skirted questions about the assault allegations against him Tuesday at the Japanese premiere of "The Dark Knight." British media has reported that Bale's mother and sister told police he assaulted them at the hotel a day before attending the film's European premiere. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/99786-japan-the-dark-knight.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/christian-bale-skirts-assault-questions-in-japan.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/christian-bale-skirts-assault-questions-in-japan.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:26:48 EDT Batman star Christian Bale asked for privacy Thursday in his first comments since allegations he assaulted his mother and sister at a London hotel, saying the incident was personal. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080725/bale-asks-for-privacy-in-assault-allegations.htm Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:35:56 EDT Batman star Christian Bale asked for privacy Thursday in his first comments since allegations he assaulted his mother and sister at a London hotel, saying the incident was personal. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/97055-spain-batman-movie.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/bale-attends-dark-knight-premiere-in-spain.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/bale-attends-dark-knight-premiere-in-spain.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:57:07 EDT Christian Bale swept into Barcelona on Wednesday night to attend a glittering Spanish premiere of "The Dark Knight," appearing calm as he greeted fans a day after reports surfaced that his mother and sister had accused him of assault. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/96744-spain-batman-movie.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/christian-bale-arrested-released-denies-assault.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/christian-bale-arrested-released-denies-assault.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:07:44 EDT The darkness around Batman has deepened: While audiences were shattering weekend box-office records in the U.S., Christian Bale was in London, where his mother and sister reportedly leveled assault allegations against the star of "The Dark Knight" that have yet to become clear. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/95963-britain-dark-knight.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/report-actor-bale-accused-of-assaulting-mom-sis.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/report-actor-bale-accused-of-assaulting-mom-sis.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:06:27 EDT Two converts to Christianity were convicted Wednesday of illegally promoting their faith in Muslim Algeria and handed suspended sentences and fines, their lawyer said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/algeria-convicts-2-for-promoting-christianity.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:32:36 EDT If Christian conservatives stay on the sidelines during the fall campaign, presidential hopeful John McCain probably stays in the Senate. Christian conservatives provided much of the on-the-ground, door-to-door activity for President Bush's 2004 re-election in Ohio and in other swing states. Without them, the less organized and lower-profile McCain campaign is likely to struggle to replicate Bush's success. And so far, there's been scant sign that the Republican nominee-in-waiting is making inroads among these fervent believers. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/79905-christian-ground-game.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/faithful-in-pews-might-not-be-voters-in-november.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/faithful-in-pews-might-not-be-voters-in-november.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:56:56 EDT Two men who converted from Islam to Christianity went on trial Wednesday on charges that they illegally promoted the Christian faith in Algeria. Rachid Mohammed Seghir, 40, and Jammal Dahmani, 36, were already convicted in absentia for illegal practice of a non-Muslim religion in 2007 but asked for a new trial, as Algerian law allows, their lawyer said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/christians-on-trial-in-algeria-for-spreading-faith.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:40:52 EDT Sending a symbolic message to Israeli and Palestinian leaders, U.S. President George W. Bush visited on Friday the site where Jesus is believed to have intoned "blessed are the peacemakers". http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/8164-president-george-w-bush-c.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080111/bush-christian-israel-palestine.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080111/bush-christian-israel-palestine.htm Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:36:07 EST