Asia/Pacific

By BosNewsLife Asia Service LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- The family of an underage Christian girl who was raped by Muslims in Pakistan's Punjab province is pressured by police to withdraw her case against key suspects, a leading attorney told BosNewsLife Saturday, May 25.

By BosNewsLife Asia Service NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Nearly fourteen years after Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons were burned to death by a mob in eastern India, police have detained two more suspects, BosNewsLife learned Monday, May 20.

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christian leaders and rights activists have urged Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to protect religious minorities after he claimed victory in the country's deadliest election yet.

By Joseph DeCaro, BosNewsLife International Correspondent with additional reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)– A Christian-run children's home in India was struggling to resume operations Sunday, May 12, after being  attacked by Muslim militants who assaulted its staff members and visitors and then damaged its property, a Christian aid group said.

By BosNewsLife Asia Service BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Well-known American church leader Dennis Balcombe was back at his evangelical church in Hong Kong Sunday, April 28, following a turbulent week in mainland China where he was held by police after a raid on a house church gathering.

By Xavier P. William, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent reporting from Pakistan LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian father said Friday, April 26, his family is hiding in the Pakistani city of Lahore after Islamic militants tried to abduct and kill one of his daughters because they refuse to convert to Islam.

By BosNewsLife Asia Service and reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos LAHORE/GLASGOW (BosNewsLife)-- An advocacy group urged Pakistan's president Wednesday, April 17, to release Christians accused of defaming Islam and halt "the misuse of blasphemy laws" after court proceedings against a man whose alleged "derogatory remarks" about Islam's Prophet Mohammad sparked riots in Lahore city.

By BosNewsLife Asia Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos PYONGYANG/SEOUL (BosNewsLife)-- Global Christian broadcaster Trans World Radio (TWR) said Thursday, April 11, that it is launching new programs aimed at North Korea to bring "a message of peace and hope" to "counter the swirling rumors of war" in the troubled region. TWR's announcement came after South Korea’s foreign minister warned that North Korea was expected to conduct a nuclear capable missile launch Thursday, April 11, a development that prompted that country and the U.S. to increase their military alerts levels.

By BosNewsLife Asia Service VIENTIANE, LAOS (BosNewsLife)-- Three Lao Christian pastors who were detained in southern Laos in February on charges of “spreading the Christian religion” have been released, Christian rights activists confirmed Monday, April 8.

By BosNewsLife Asia Service with additional reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos PYONGYANG/SEOUL/WASHINGTON (BosNewsLife)-- North Korean Christians appealed for prayers as Pyongyang warned foreign embassies to leave by April 10 after moving medium range missiles to its east coast, raising fears of imminent war. “We are to meet the decisive battle with a gun in one hand and a hammer in the other,” said a Christian leader.