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RANGOON/LONDON (BosNewsLife)-- As predominantly Christian ethnic minorities in Burma faced another potential day of persecution by the Burmese military Thursday, August 2, as Christian rights activists were anticipating more humanitarian aid for the country from the United Kingdom.

NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife) -- Tensions remained high Tuesday, December 20 in a village of India's western state of Maharashtra where

VIENNA/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- The controversial British historian David Irving was behind bars Tuesday, February 21, after an Austrian court sentenced him to three years in prison for denying the Holocaust,

BAKU/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- A Baptist pastor serving two years imprisonment in Azerbaijan for "illegal religious services" is forced by officials to provide "high payments" for food, other basic needs and to meet relatives, BosNewsLife learned from investigators and family Thursday, November 22.

(CHANGING DEATH TOLL IN TEXT AND HEADLINE) ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A bomb blast rocked an Italian restaurant in a posh area of Islamabad, leaving at least two people dead and some dozen injured, most of them foreigners including diplomats, officials said Saturday March 15.

LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Over a dozen Christian politicians seeking an end to legislation seen as discriminating Pakistan's minority Christians have joined a major Muslim party ahead of next month's general elections, BosNewsLife learned Monday, January 21.

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A team of Pakistani Christian evangelists was attacked and beaten after distributing over 13,000 Christian publications at a

VATICAN CITY/WARSAW (BosNewsLife)-- The condition of the frail Pope John Paul II stabilized Wednesday, February 2, after he was

(ADDS NEW DEATH TOLL IN 1RST PARAGRAPH)JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)-- Indonesia's resort island of Bali was rocked by several explosions Saturday, September 1, killing at

WASHINGTON, USA (BosNewsLife)-- This weekend's deadly shootings in two Christian establishments in the American state of Colorado have underscored concerns that "Christians and churches are the overwhelming target of hate crimes in America," an influential conservative group said Tuesday, December 11.