Renowned author George R. R. Martin has been very busy with his other commitments outside his highly popular book series "A Song of Ice and Fire." With this, it is still not certain if the series' sixth book, "The Winds of Winter," will be released anytime soon.
The first mobile device for Google Project Tango, Lenovo Phab 2 Pro, is expected to be released next month. It will run Google's augmented reality platform intended for smartphones and tablets.
More characters are expected to arrive in "Street Fighter V" with a rumored new content pack next year. Meanwhile, the much requested "Arcade Mode" for the game is not yet confirmed.
In spite of being a no-show in last September's Apple Event, there is still a possibility that the next iteration of the current iPads will be unveiled in the coming months.
The arrival of Surface Pro 5 is expected to happen later this month, as Microsoft is rumored to present the hybrid device in a press event, sporting the latest generation of Intel processor.
Two United Nations experts have called on Iran to explain the confiscation of St. Peter’s Evangelical Church in Tehran and the eviction of Christian families from the property. Reports emerged in July that Iranian authorities had seized the church, described as the country’s oldest Protestant congregation, and removed Christian residents living on the site.
President Donald Trump used his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday to draw attention to the persecution of Christians worldwide, criticizing the U.N. Human Rights Council for giving the issue little attention while condemning some of the world’s most repressive governments. “Christians are being persecuted all over the world; it's not even believable. I never thought I'd say it, but it's been happening for a long time.”
Fulani militia attacks in one county in Plateau state, Nigeria over the weekend killed at least eight Christians, including a Baptist pastor and a church employee on their way to church services on Sunday (Sept. 20), sources said.
Excavations beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem have revealed an ancient garden and burial landscape that archaeologists say is consistent with the description of Jesus’ burial site in the Gospel of John.
The Church of England has withdrawn an interfaith award from a Pakistani Muslim cleric after past comments praising Osama bin Laden resurfaced. Lambeth Palace announced Thursday that it had rescinded the Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation presented to Maulana Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Sept. 11.