At least two churches of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria have been destroyed in the city of Maiduguri, and several Brethren members have been killed or injured since the beginning of this week.

Britain's Quakers appear to be on the brink of a decision to put same-sex and heterosexual marriage on an equal footing. This morning will see the final stage of their discussions on the issue at their Yearly Meeting in York.

Contact: Katherine Cason, 267-210-8278, Katherine@ChinaAid.org; Washington, D.C. Contact: Jenny McCloy, 202-213-0506, Jenny@ChinaAid.org; www.ChinaAid.org, www.MonitorChina.org HENAN, China, July 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- On July 22, Zhang Xiuzhi filed an administrative lawsuit against Zhengzhou Municipal Management Committee for Re-education Through Labor requesting that her sentence of re-education through labor be repealed. Zhang Xiuzhi was sentenced to re-education Source: China Aid Association, Inc.

Eight people are reported to have been killed and up to 400 injured after Iraqi forces attacked unarmed Iranian residents of Camp Ashraf, north of Baghdad, this week.

In a landmark ruling from the House of Lords, the final appeal court in the UK, a woman with multiple sclerosis has won her court battle to have the law on assisted dying clarified.

The latest investigation into the impact of the National Lottery for those on low incomes and at the edges of society suggests that it is a bad deal for Britain's poor overall.

The military government of the interim Fijian Prime Minister has agitated the normally harmonious Methodists by attempting to stop the church's conference from taking place in late August.

Contact: John Ritchie, TFP Student Action Director, The American TFP, 717-225-7147HANOVER, Penn., July 29 /Christian Newswire/ -- Volunteers from the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property (TFP) were assaulted by pro-homosexual activists yesterday in Warwick, Rhode Island, as they peacefully held signs in support of traditional marriage.Volunteer, Rex Teodosio described the scene:"We were at a busy intersection, getting strong support for traditional marri Source: The American TFP

Faith groups are being asked by WaterAid to think of the millions in the world without safe water as they plan their harvest fundraising. 4000 children die every day from diseases caused by contamination and poor sanitation.

Contact: Liberty Counsel Public Relations Department, 800-671-1776 WASHINGTON, July 29 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Navy has announced new Community Guidelines, removing its restrictions on religious speech on its Navy for Moms website. This change is in response to a letter Liberty Counsel sent to Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, demanding an end to religious discrimination and reinstatement of users'free speech rights on the website. In its response letter to Liberty Counsel, Navy Ad Source: Liberty Counsel

Women workers who are angry over poor pay and conditions on farms and vineyards supplying UK supermarkets will dramatically confront South Africa's ANC president today.

Dr. Jianli-Yang on Capitol Hill TodayContact: Dr. Jianli Yang, 434-316-2559, 202-290-1423WASHINGTON, July 28 /Christian Newswire/ -- The statue of the Goddess of Democracy stands proud at the Tienanmen Square Memorial along Massachusetts Avenue between Union Station and China Town. A Harvard graduate who witnessed the Tienanmen Square massacre, Dr. Jianli Yang was rescued and returned after five arduous years in prison, to his family in America in 2007, when President Bush secured his re Source: Initiatives for China

Contact: Liberty Counsel Public Relations Department, 800-671-1776 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., July 28 /Christian Newswire/ -- A federal class action lawsuit against Bullseye Collection Agency (Bullseye), which challenged Bullseye's"WWJD"business motto, has now been dismissed with prejudice. The Plaintiffs in that suit, Mark and Sara Neill, claimed they were harassed and oppressed when they received a collection letter from Bullseye that contained the same"WWJD"motto th Source: Liberty Counsel

Contact: Katherine Cason, 267-210-8278, Katherine@ChinaAid.org; Washington, D.C. Contact: Jenny McCloy, 202-213-0506, Jenny@ChinaAid.org; www.ChinaAid.org, www.MonitorChina.org XINJIANG, China, July 26 /Christian Newswire/ -- The trial for Uyghur Christian prisoner Alimujiang Yimiti has been set for the morning of July 28. Alimujiang Yimiti has been arbitrarily detained at Kashi Municipal Detention center since January 12, 2008, charged with"revealing state secrets or intelligence Source: China Aid Association, Inc.

Contact: Katherine Cason, 267-210-8278, Katherine@ChinaAid.org; Washington, D.C. Contact: Jenny McCloy, 202-213-0506, Jenny@ChinaAid.org; www.ChinaAid.org, www.MonitorChina.org SHAANXI, China, July 24 /Christian Newswire/ -- The trial date for the administrative lawsuit against Luonan County Public Security Bureau of Shaanxi Province has been set for July 29. Taochuan Village Christian Church leaders, Liu Caili, Huang Sumin and Xu Fenying, filed the lawsuit against on the ground Source: China Aid Association, Inc.