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ISTANBUL, TURKEY (BosNewsLife)-- A Turkish teenage killer of an Italian Catholic priest remained behind bars Friday, October 5, after a Turkish appeals court upheld a jail sentence of nearly 19 years.

BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Nine Chinese house church leaders who have been missing for nearly two months are held in labor camps in Hubei province on charges of violating Chinese laws with their Christian activities, BosNewsLife learned Friday, October 5.

BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Two prominent Christian activists of the house church movement in Beijing remained under house arrest Thursday, October 4, while a Christian human rights lawyer recovered from his injuries following six hours of "torture," rights investigators confirmed.

KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in southern Sudan on Wednesday, October 3, continued mourning the death of five youngsters who were killed when a suicide bomber burst into an evening worship service in Khorfulus in the county's Upper Nile State, United Nations officials and church leaders said.

LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- The suspected killer of the Salvation Army's Pakistan commander Bo Brekke has escaped from police custody, BosNewsLife learned Tuesday, October 2.

KIEV/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Christians involved in Ukraine's 2004 'Orange Revolution' were anxiously awaiting the outcome of this weekend's parliamentary ballot, as pro-Western President Viktor Yushchenko ordered an investigation into vote counting following reports that the Moscow-leaning party of the prime minister won the election.

NIJMEGEN, NETHERLANDS (BosNewsLife)-- An influential Roman Catholic bishop in the Netherlands has repeated his controversial remarks that Christians and Muslims should refer to God as "Allah" to ease mounting religious tensions in this liberal nation, BosNewsLife established Monday, October 1.

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- The commander for Pakistan of The Salvation Army, a major Christian mission organization, has been shot and killed, a Protestant news agency reported Sunday, September 30, the latest in a series of attacks against Christians in the country.

RANGOON, BURMA (BosNewsLife)-- The United Nations envoy for Burma, Ibrahim Gambari, arrived in the country Saturday, September 29, to urge the junta to end its violent crackdown on those opposing the regime, a day after satellite images confirmed that government-backed forces massively burn villages of predominantly Christian Karens.

RANGOON, BURMA (BosNewsLife)-- Burmese Christians launched a national prayer campaign as dissident groups warned Friday September 28 that as many as 200 people may have been killed in a military crackdown to suppress anti-junta demonstrations.