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ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A key Catholic bishop urged Pakistan's authorities to intervene as a Thursday, May 17, deadline set by Muslim militants expired for Christians in one town to convert to Islam and close their churches, or face bomb attacks.

WASHINGTON, USA (BosNewsLife)-- Yolanda Denise King who pursued her assassinated father's dream of racial equality in the United States has died, officials confirmed late Wednesday, May 16. She was 51.

WASHINGTON, USA (BosNewsLife)-- US President George W. Bush and other 'born again' Christians on Wednesday, May 16, were contemplating life without the conservative's movement figurehead, Reverend Jerry Falwell, who died the previous day at the age of 73.

BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- The detained mother of a key Beijing based Chinese house church rights activist was believed to remain in an emergency hospital Wednesday, May 16, amid growing international concern about her health.

NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- An influential organization representing churches and mission groups in India said Wednesday, May 16, it will organize a major conference on persecution, shortly after reports that two missionaries were detained on charges of "forced conversion."

(ADDS DETAILS ABOUT PRISON)HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- Four Degar Montagnard Christians remained imprisoned in Vietnam's Central Highlands Tuesday, May 15, after they were arrested for collecting names for a statement which denies the growing house church movement of Degar Montagnards seeks independence from Vietnam, fellow believers told BosNewsLife.

(ADDS MORE REACTIONS ABOUT LEGACY FROM EVANGELICALS) WASHINGTON, USA (BosNewsLife)-- America's leading conservative television evangelist Rev Jerry Falwell, who arguably made the religious right an influential political force, died Tuesday, May 15, at the age of 73, his assistance said.

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A key human rights group in Pakistan has expressed "grave concern" over government plans to introduce an anti-apostasy law under which those leaving Islam, including Christian coverts, could face the death penalty or life imprisonment.

CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Dozens of suspected Muslim militants were said to remain in custody Monday, May 14, after Egyptian security forces arrested them over the weekend on charges of setting fire to Christian homes and shops in clashes over church construction.

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (BosNewsLife)-- Jerusalem's Greek Orthodox Church remained without a real leader Monday, May 14, after Jordan became the latest nation refusing to recognize him as he failed to annul a church property deal that Arabs fear will lead to an increase Jewish presence in east Jerusalem.