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• May 29, 2012

  CP World Report: Nuclear Iran, Gospel of Barnabas, Egypt Presidential Election, Abortion in Britain

  Iran's nuclear chief says his country is planning to build at least two more nuclear power plants. The 1,000-megawatt plants are set to begin construction within a year or two. The announcement comes on the heels of a meeting with world powers in Baghdad last week, intended to deal with concerns over this ongoing issue about a nuclear Iran.

• May 28, 2012

  CP World Report: Memorial Day, Syria Massacre, Myanmar, Sharon Stone and Bible

  Exciting news for Christians: Researchers are claiming to have discovered the exact date that Jesus Christ was crucified. This is according to a new geological study released in the "International Geological Review" just this week.

• May 25, 2012

  CP World Report: Abortion Support Plummets, Anglican Book of Common Prayer, British Counselor Sued for Gay Conversion Therapy

  It appears pro-choice isn't a popular stance these days. A new Gallup poll out of the U.S. released this week shows only 41-percent of Americans favor abortion rights. That's the lowest number in Gallup poll history.

• May 24, 2012

  CP World Report: Egyptian Election Ends, Youcef Nadarkhani, Kuwait's Christian

  Voting concludes today in the historic Egyptian Presidential election. Egyptians living abroad have already cast their ballots. Roughly a dozen candidates are running in the race. If a single candidate fails to garner more than 50% of the vote, a runoff election will be held mid-June.

• May 23, 2012

  CP World Report: Church of England, Egypt Election, Chen Guangcheng

  The Church of England's House of Bishops have taken a step toward allowing women to become Bishops. After making only a few amendments to accommodate more conservative theological views, the House approved widely-debated legislation.

• May 22, 2012

  CP World Report: Afghanistan, Lockerbie bomber, Richard Dawkins, Bee Gees

  NATO leaders have signed off on Obama's exit strategy from Afghanistan. It was announced at the conclusion of a two day summit in Chicago . It calls for an end to combat operations next year , the handing over of Security responsibilities to Afghan forces in 2013; and finally….the withdrawal of the U.S.-led international military force by the end of 2014.

• May 17, 2012

  CP World Report: Muslim School, Argentina, Eritrea, London Olympics

  The Toronto District School Board has suspended the license of a Muslim school that was using teaching materials which denigrated Jews and encouraged boys to keep fit for jihad. The Islamic Shia Study Centre operated the East End Madrassah in a Toronto high school, until an outcry last week that prompted an investigation by the York Region Police hate crimes unit.

• May 16, 2012

  CP World Report: Romney, Manny Pacquiao, JP Morgan, Somalia, Wycliffe Bible Translation

  The high profile and emotional Canadian murder trial of 8 year old Tori Stafford is over. Michael Rafferty has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years. He was convicted of first-degree murder, in the kidnapping and sexual assault causing bodily harm of the child.

• May 15, 2012

  CP World Report: Francois Hollande, Sudan Churches, Egypt Election, Dalai Lama, Facebook

  Francois Hollande has been sworn in as the new French President, making him the first socialist leader in 17 years. He will later name his prime minister and fly to Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

• May 14, 2012

  World Report: BGEA 'My Hope,' Greece, Christian Persecution, Romney

  After 34 years, a small band of translators have finally completed and delivered an Inuit-language bible . The 1.7 million dollar joint project of the Canadian Bible Society and the Anglican Church, is set to be launched on June 3 in a ceremony at the igloo-shaped St. Jude's Anglican Cathedral in Iqaluit.