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NEW YORK, USA (BosNewsLife)-- New York's Time Square was rocked by an explosion Thursday, March 6, that caused no injuries but raised eyebrows in a city still reeling from the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.

MOSCOW/KIEV/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Russian state-run energy company, Gazprom, said Wednesday, March 5, it is resuming natural-gas shipments to Ukraine after the two countries resolved their dispute over payments, seen by critics as an attempt by Russia to halt Western reforms in the ex-Soviet neighboring state.

COLOMBO, SRI LANKA (BosNewsLife)-- There was concern Wednesday, March 5, about the apparent escalation of violence against Christians in Sri Lanka amid fresh reports of attacks against churches and other Christian institutions.

ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in several areas of Nigeria's Kano State remained anxious Tuesday, March 4, after a government-backed mob armed with machetes reportedly set fire to a church building, before looting and dismantling the property, while a bishop narrowly escaped death, rights watchers said.

BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- A group of 70 Christians remained detained Tuesday, March 4, in China’s Henan Province, some two weeks after security forces raided a Bible training meeting, while some three children in Xinjiang Province were also arrested for their involvement in Christian activities, fellow believers said.

LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Pakistan on Monday, March 3, set free from jail an elderly Indian man who spent 35 years on death row on suspicion of spying. It was unclear what impact Kashmir Singh's release from the Koth Lakhpat prison in Lahore could have on Christian prisoners, many of whom are held on similar "trumped up" charges of blasphemy, rights groups said.

(ADDS LATEST REPORTS OF VIOLENCE)NEW DELHI/HYDERABAD (BosNewsLife)-- Delegates of India's third national conference of persecuted Christians in India returned home Monday, March 3, after emotionally charged testimonies of "survivors of victims of terror and persecution," organizers said.

MOSCOW/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- No military parade but a 21st century rock concert on Moscow's Red Square celebrated the election victory of Deputy Prime Minister Dimitri Medvedev, who Christian missionaries fear will continue the perceived autocratic, nationalistic and anti-Western policies of outgoing President Vladimir Putin.

GAZA CITY/JERUSALEM (BosNewsLife)-- The embattled Christian minority in Gaza faced more difficulties Sunday, March 2, as Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas suspended contacts with Israel Sunday, March 2, to protest an assault on Gaza which reportedly killed about 100 people, including infants.

CUTTACK, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Survivors of anti-Christian violence in India's Orissa State were still awaiting humanitarian aid Saturday, March 1, some two months after Hindu mobs attacked churches and hundreds of homes here, leaving up to nine people dead, Christian leaders told BosNewsLife.