Operation SNAG Nets 84 Gang Members, 25 Firearms and Narcotics From Over 200 Sacramento Homes
SACRAMENTO — Over 420 federal, state and local law enforcement agencies saturated the Sacramento area and arrested 84 gang members in violation of their probation or parole. Gang members throughout the Sacramento area were selected as targets. Teams were dispatched for […]

Tribal Firefighters Side by Side With County and CDF in Esperanza Blaze; Morongo Tribe Assisting Local Fire Victims With Food/Shelter; Red Cross Says Tribal Response Instantaneous
MORONGO INDIAN RESERVATION — The first call to Morongo for firefighters came in at 1:30 a.m. Thursday morning and the first engine left the reservation at 1:35 a.m. According […]

Bush Warns Iran About Nuclear Weapons Development 
WHITE HOUSE - U.S. President George Bush says it is unacceptable for Iran to have nuclear weapons. Iran is reportedly doubling its nuclear program, despite previous warnings from Washington as well as the threat of United Nations sanctions.
Iran’s semi-official student news agency says nuclear engineers are now operating a […]

House Church Christians File Lawsuit against Local PSB for Illegal Administrative Detention 
By Michael Ireland
Special Correspondent, ASSIST News Service  
MIDLAND, TEXAS / SHANGDONG PROVINCE, CHINA (ANS) – Three house church Christians in Bukou Town, Wendeng City, Shandong Province are suing the local Public Security Bureau (PSB) for illegal detention. According to China Aid Association (CAA), the three […]

The California Nations Indian Gaming Association Donates $10,000 to the Families of Fallen Firefighters
SACRAMENTO — The California Nations Indian Gaming Association announced today a contribution of $10,000 from the association’s charitable foundation to assist the families of the firefighters who were killed today in the Esperanza wildfire.
“The Native American community is deeply saddened to […]

Pechanga Contributes $50,000 to Support Families of Fallen Firefighters of the Esperanza Fire
PECHANGA INDIAN RESERVATION — The Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians today announced a contribution of $50,000 to aid the families of the four fighters who lost their lives in the Esperanza wildfire.
“We at Pechanga are saddened to hear that four firefighters lost […]

Members of Congress, Candidates Declare War on Child Predators
Incumbents, Challengers Pledge Unprecedented Increases in Child Safety 
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Just one week after federal agents announced a nationwide child pornography sweep that uncovered a six-month old baby being bound and raped, 22 House and Senate members and 40 candidates have signed a pledge to build the […]

Kansas State History Professor Says Cemeteries Offer a Glimpse of Attitudes, Values of Time Gone By, Provide an Interrogation of the Past 
MANHATTAN, KANSAS — A cemetery might seem a less than desirable place for a history lesson — and the very last place many of us want to be — but to a Kansas State […]

Report: Mexico Drug Violence on Border Threatens US Security 
HOUSTON - Violence between rival drug smuggling organizations in Mexico has not, for the most part, spilled over the border into the United States, but the danger is increasing, according to a report, titled: Drug Cartels: The Growing Violence in Mexico. The threat comes from the criminal […]

US Expresses Concern About Counterfeit American Currency Abroad 
WASHINGTON - A new U.S. Treasury report estimates that more than half of the $760 billion of U.S. currency in circulation is held abroad. The popularity of U.S. currency makes the banknotes a target for many counterfeiters.
U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack has expressed concerns about the existence […]

Iran: Activists Call For End To Practice Of Stoning
PRAGUE (RFE/RL) — Women’s rights activists in Iran have called on the head of the country’s conservative judiciary and the parliament to end the stoning to death of convicted adulterers. Under pressure from the European Union, Iran was said to have introduced a moratorium on stonings in […]

Her Majesty Queen Noor to Award 7th King Hussein Leadership Prize
NEW YORK — Her Majesty Queen Noor will chair the King Hussein Foundation International annual Peace-Builders Dinner and the prize ceremony for the 7th King Hussein Leadership Prize on November 2, 2006 at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City. The formal evening will […]

Overflowing Crowds of More Than 50,000 Hear Franklin Graham in Canada 
By Jeremy Reynalds
Correspondent for ASSIST News Service 
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA (ANS) – An early cold snap pushed temperatures below freezing and dusted the streets with snow, but that did nothing to chill the community’s enthusiasm for the Central Canada Franklin Graham Festival.
 Overflow crowds of more than 50,000 […]

Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Charges 
WASHINGTON — An Ohio man, David Fredericy, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit and for committing hate crimes targeting African-American residents of Cleveland. Specifically, Fredericy, who has been charged along with another individual, Cleveland resident, Joseph Kuzlik, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and interference with federally protected housing […]

Argentinian Prosecutors Charge Iran, Hizballah In 1994 Bombing
PRAGUE (RFE/RL) — Argentinian prosecutors have formally charged Iran’s ex-President Ali-Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani and several other former officials over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires. The 1994 explosion devastated the Argentinian Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA), killing dozens and injuring many others.
Argentinian chief prosecutor Alberto Nisman […]

Terrorism in the Nuclear Age 
WASHINGTON - Nuclear materials have a wide range of characteristics.  Enriched uranium or plutonium have awesome explosive potential.  Cesium emits deadly radiation, while isotopes of some radioactive substances, such as thalium, can be safely injected into patients undergoing medical procedures.  But as VOA’s Peter Fedynsky reports, any kind of nuclear material […]

Bush Signs Bill to Build Fence Along Mexican Border 
WHITE HOUSE - U.S. President George Bush has signed a law authorizing construction of more than 1,000 kilometers of fence along America’s border with Mexico.  Illegal immigration is an important issue in some of next month’s congressional elections. 
President Bush says illegal immigration is on the rise in […]

Open Doors Centers Reach Out To Iraqis 
OPEN DOORS USA
Jerry Dykstra, Media Relations Coordinator
Phone: 616-915-4117
E-Mail: JerryD@odusa.org
Web Site: www.opendoorsusa.orgFor Immediate Release
SANTA ANA, CA (ANS) – Computer training is not the first thing you think of when talking about Iraq.
Computer training is not the first thing you think of when talking about Iraq.But despite all the turmoil and […]

Filipino Muslim leaders call for shun terror  
By Santosh Digal
Special to ASSIST News Service
COTABATO CITY, THE PHILIPPINES (ANS) – Filipino Muslim Religious leaders urged fellow Muslims to shun terrorism in any form in the world.
Filipino Muslim Religious leaders urged fellow Muslims to shun terrorism in any form in the world.In a khutba (sermon) Ustadz Abdulrauf Guialani, […]

Trans World Radio-Uruguay Celebrates 25 Years of Fruitful Outreach
 
By Dan Wooding
Founder of ASSIST Ministries  
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY (ANS) – Renowned Christian missiologist Patrick Johnstone has said that Uruguay, a country rife with challenges like poverty, secularism and an aging society, is one of the few Latin American countries with an extremely low evangelical presence on radio.
Thankfully, international […]

Urgent Plea from Gaza 
By Ron Brackin
Special Correspondent, ASSIST News ServiceDALLAS, TEXAS (ANS) – The eyes of the world are on Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and North Korea. But in these last days, the eyes of the Church remain fixed on Israel.
The eyes of the world are on Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and North Korea. But in these […]

Iranian Media Report New Uranium Enrichment System 
WASHINGTON - An Iranian news report says Iran will soon begin enriching uranium with a newly-installed network of centrifuges.
The Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) quotes an unidentified official as saying the country’s second set or cascade of centrifuges was installed two weeks ago and will begin operating this week.
On […]

US Central Bank Keeps Interest Rates on Hold 
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve, the U.S. central bank, Wednesday held short-term interest rates steady for a third consecutive month. VOA’s Barry Wood has more on what the interest rate decision may mean for the U.S. economy.
The decision to hold rates steady was expected. The key fed funds, […]

African Trade Ministers Urge End to US Cotton Subsidies 
WASHINGTON - African trade ministers and the President of Burkina Faso are calling on the United States to end generous farm subsidies to allow African cotton farmers to compete on world markets.
The President of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaore, made a plea to restart stalled world trade talks […]

Bush Says Allies United Against North Korea  
WHITE HOUSE - U.S. President George Bush says North Korea is once again testing the resolve of nations trying to stop its nuclear weapons program.
President Bush says it is not the first time North Korean leader Kim Jung Il has threatened reprisals against those opposed to its nuclear program.
“The […]