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RANGOON, BURMA (BosNewsLife)-- Christian rights workers warned Wednesday, June 20, that the military government in Burma is preparing a major assault on individual believers, missionary workers and church leaders by compiling a list of Christians in the country andthreatening a publisher with years of imprisonment.

NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- A pastor who was beaten by suspected Hindu militants and prevented from holding church services by local police was to face a court in the Indian state of Karnataka Tuesday, June 19, in a case that underscored growing concern about attacks against church leaders and missionaries.

BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BosNewsLife)-- A Chaldean Catholic priest has been released in Iraq after being kidnapped for almost two weeks, church officials confirmed Monday, June 18.

MONTREAT, USA (BosNewsLife)-- The beloved wife and closest confidant of American evangelist Billy Graham was to be laid to rest at a private ceremony Sunday, June 17, following a public funeral service.

MONTREAT, USA (BosNewsLife/BGEA)-- "My wife Ruth was the most incredible woman I have ever known.

(CHANGING LEAD, HEADLINE AND DETAILS)GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP (BosNewsLife)-- The kidnapped reporter of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Alan Johnston, is set to be released soon the militant group Hamas reportedly said Sunday, June 17.

CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- At least 13 people were reportedly injured and six people detained in Egypt Saturday, June 16, following clashes between Coptic Christians and Muslims near the historic city of Luxor.

BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BosNewsLife)-- A Chaldean Catholic priest and possibly one young Christian remained detained Friday, June 15, more than a week after they were kidnapped by suspected Muslim militants in Baghdad, while Christians continued to flee the volatile Iraqi capital.

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (BosNewsLife)-- Dozens of Sudanese Christian refugees, most of them children, have entered Israel after fleeing "a genocide campaign" carried out by forces linked to Sudan's "Islamist regime," the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) said Friday, June 15.

WASHINGTON, USA (BosNewsLife)-- American President George W. Bush and Christian leaders on Friday, June 15, mourned the death of Ruth Bell Graham, the wife and closest confidant of world famous evangelist Billy Graham.