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BHUBANESWAR, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Two persons, including a woman, were burned to death, a pastor critically injured and at least a dozen churches torched as anti Christian violence rocked the Indian state of Orissa, officials confirmed Tuesday, August 26.

TBLISI/MOSCOW (BosNewsLife)-- In a move Christians fear could lead to more tensions, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday, August 26, that Russia has formally recognised the independence of Georgia's breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

BHUBANESWAR, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- A nun was raped, a priest beaten and several other Christians missing or injured as anti-Christian violence re-erupted in India's state of Orissa Monday, August 25, sparked by the killing of a local Hindu leader, a church official told BosNewsLife.

BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- As the Beijing Olympics drew to a close Sunday, August 24, with televised fireworks and a multi-million dollar show, there was concern over rights abuses of Christians in Communist-run China, amid reports that an American pastor disappeared.

HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- Vietnamese security forces have killed several Degar Montagnard Christians in recent months in the country's Central Highlands, but details are just emerging as family members have been pressured not to reveal the alleged atrocities, representatives told BosNewsLife Saturday, August 23.

SANAA, YEMEN (BosNewsLife)-- At least some nine Christian converts remained detained in Yemen Friday, August 22, amid international concerns they may be tortured or even killed because of their decision to abandon Islam.

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA (BosNewsLife)-- There was concern Thursday, August 21, about a new crackdown on Christian media in Malaysia after the government accused an influential Catholic weekly of violating publication rules, and threatened to close it down.

TBLISI, GEORGIA (BosNewsLife)-- British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has warned Russia that its military operations in the former Soviet republic of Georgia undermine its relations with the West. Miliband made the comments after talks with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- An investigation continued Tuesday, August 19, into the killing of a Catholic priest in India's state of Andhra Pradesh, whose human remains were reportedly discovered this weekend.

ZESTAPONI, GEORGIA (BosNewsLife)-- German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Russia has been delaying the withdrawal of its troops from Georgia. Speaking after talks with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, she also spoke about the country's prospects for membership in the NATO alliance.