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US Senator and former presidential candidate John McCain has lashed out at Russia, saying it could be the next country to experience a Libya-style uprising. ­But Senator McCain has a very far-fetched outlook, believes RT's Washington correspondent Gayane Chichikyan. McCain is sure that the Arab Spring will rage on and will make it to countries like China and Russia, which according to him “need democracy” just as Libya does. At some point he even said that Libya has already achieved democracy, which is far from reality according to the situation on the ground.

Testimony of Joseph K. Grieboski Founder and President Institute on Religion and Public Policy Hearing on State Department Annual Report on International Religious Freedom Before the House International Relations Committee Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nuclear Non-proliferation, and Human Rights Thank you, Mister Chairman, for inviting me to testify at today's hearings on the 2003 State Department Report on International Religious Freedom. Before beginning, I wish to express my deep gratitude for your leadership in holding these important hearings on the status of freedom of religion and belief globally and for your personal dedication to ensuring that human rights and freedom...

PRIZREN, Feb 3 (Tanjug) - Monks of the monastery of Saint Archangels in Prizren can no longer count on the escort of German KFOR, who have also banned them from using the military power generator, while the duty priest at Vladicanski dvor in Prizren is being denied food, the Raska-Prizren Eparchy stated on Tuesday.

A new book has been published in Jerusalem entitled Witness in the Holy Land by Dr. Maria C. Khoury author of the popular book "Christina Goes to Church." Dr. Khoury, the author of seven church books, has made efforts in the last decade to produce children’s Orthodox literature that preserves and documents precious traditions, values and the rich symbolism of the Chrsitian faith. This new book is the first book geared for adult readers, especially young adults that might have an interest in knowing more about the dwindling Christian community in the Holy Land and what life is like under...