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KABUL/SEOUL (BosNewsLife)-- Afghan security forces killed a Taliban commander believed to be behind the July kidnappings of 23 South Korean Christian aid workers, some of whom acknowledged Tuesday, September 4, they had "secretly" prayed amid death threats for refusing to convert to Islam.

RANGOON, BURMA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians around the world were "fasting and praying" for Burma Tuesday, September 4, as part of a one-day hunger strike to demand an end to "the injustice of the military regime" organizers said.

BUDAPEST/CANBERRA (BosNewsLife)-- Australia's highest court on Monday, September 3, granted an elderly Hungarian immigrant permission to appeal against his extradition to Hungary on charges of committing war crimes during World War Two.

BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Thousands of Chinese Christians have been killed for their faith since the year 2000, according to an investigation of senior Christian rights officials published Monday, September 3.

CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- The United States Ambassador to Egypt, Francis J. Ricciardone, has expressed concern about the detention of two Christian rights activists who could face up to 15 years imprisonment on charges including "insulting Islam, jeopardizing state security," and preaching Christianity, BosNewsLife established Monday September 3.

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (BosNewsLife)-- Nineteen South Korean Christians arrived home Sunday, September 2, after 45 days of Taliban captivity in Afghanistan, an ordeal that raised questions about their country's involvement in missionary work in dangerous places.

TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- Despite reported execution threats and police abuse, Iranians "massively" turn to Christianity, fueling an "unprecedented" demand for Persian Bibles and New Testaments, BosNewsLife learned from Iranian sources Saturday, September 1.

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A spokesman for Afghanistan's Taliban denied Saturday, September 1, that South Korea paid the militant group a ransom of $20 million to free 19 South Korean hostages, but other officials confirmed that a ransom had been paid.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (BosNewsLife)-- A major UK-based Christian rights group on Saturday, September 1, launched a campaign highlighting "the injustices faced by prisoners of conscience", many of them Christians, around the world.

LONDON, UK (BosNewsLife)-- Britain's Prince Harry described princess Diana as "the best mother in the world" Friday, August 31, during an emotionally charged memorial service address marking the 10th anniversary of her death.