India Militants Attack Christian Birthday Party, Pastor
By Santosh Digal, BosNewsLife Asia Correspondent
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Hindu militants in south-eastern India halted a Christian birthday celebration and prayer meeting and attacked an evangelical pastor involved in the festivities saying he was trying to forcibly convert non-Christians to Christianity, one of India's national Christian organizations said Saturday, January 30.
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Hindu militants in south-eastern India halted a Christian birthday celebration and prayer meeting and attacked an evangelical pastor involved in the festivities saying he was trying to forcibly convert non-Christians to Christianity, one of India's national Christian organizations said Saturday, January 30. BREAKING NEWS: Pakistan Court Hears Case About Murdered Christian Servant
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A court hearing was underway Friday, January 29, in Pakistan against the main suspect in the murder of a 12-year-old Christian domestic servant, her family's representatives said.
LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A court hearing was underway Friday, January 29, in Pakistan against the main suspect in the murder of a 12-year-old Christian domestic servant, her family's representatives said. Hindu Militants Burn India Church
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Hindu extremists burned down a church in India's state of Andhra Pradesh causing serious injury to the pastor in his attempts to extinguish the fire, rights investigators said Thursday, January 28.
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Hindu extremists burned down a church in India's state of Andhra Pradesh causing serious injury to the pastor in his attempts to extinguish the fire, rights investigators said Thursday, January 28.
Army Moves In After Muslim Mob Burns Indonesia Churches
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)-- The army patrolled the streets of a village on Indonesia's Sumatra island Wednesday, January 28, after two churches were burned down by a Muslim mob.
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)-- The army patrolled the streets of a village on Indonesia's Sumatra island Wednesday, January 28, after two churches were burned down by a Muslim mob.
Thousands Of Karen Villagers Flee Burma Army, Investigators Say (UPDATE)
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
RANGOON, BURMA (BosNewsLife)-- Over 2000 ethnic Karen villagers were seeking shelter Tuesday, January 26, as they were forced to flee their homes in the past week following deadly attacks by the Burmese army, investigators said.
RANGOON, BURMA (BosNewsLife)-- Over 2000 ethnic Karen villagers were seeking shelter Tuesday, January 26, as they were forced to flee their homes in the past week following deadly attacks by the Burmese army, investigators said. Philippines’ Bishops Concerned Over Elections After Massacre
By Santosh Digal, BosNewsLife Asia Correspondent reporting from the Philippines
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (BosNewsLife)-- Influential Catholic bishops have urged Filipinos to vote in upcoming May elections with their conscience and not be "swayed" by opinion polls, after the worst act of political violence in the Asian nation's history killed dozens of people.
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (BosNewsLife)-- Influential Catholic bishops have urged Filipinos to vote in upcoming May elections with their conscience and not be "swayed" by opinion polls, after the worst act of political violence in the Asian nation's history killed dozens of people. Haiti Christians Pray After Death, Destruction And “Miracle” Survival
By BosNewsLife Americas Service with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (BosNewsLife)-- Amid destroyed churches and the stench of human death, native Christians prayed for Haiti Sunday, January 24, and one believer said it was a miracle he had been found alive a full 11 days after the magnitude 7.0 earth quake shook his nation.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (BosNewsLife)-- Amid destroyed churches and the stench of human death, native Christians prayed for Haiti Sunday, January 24, and one believer said it was a miracle he had been found alive a full 11 days after the magnitude 7.0 earth quake shook his nation. Pakistan Christian Receives Life Imprisonment For “Blasphemy”
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A young Christian man was behind bars Saturday, January 23, after being sentenced to life imprisonment for having "insulted and desecrated" the Koran, seen as a holy book by Muslims.
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A young Christian man was behind bars Saturday, January 23, after being sentenced to life imprisonment for having "insulted and desecrated" the Koran, seen as a holy book by Muslims. Hindu Militants Attack Prayer Service; 11 Injured
By BosNewsLife Asia Center
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Indian police have released on bail Hindu militants who allegedly attacked a Christian prayer meeting in Western India, seriously injuring at least 11 Christians, a rights group said Friday, January 22.
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Indian police have released on bail Hindu militants who allegedly attacked a Christian prayer meeting in Western India, seriously injuring at least 11 Christians, a rights group said Friday, January 22. 2009 “Worst Year” For Pakistan Christians
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Last year was the worst period of persecution against Christians in Pakistan in thelast decade, with attacks, arrests and detentions that reportedly killed some 130 Christians across the Islamic country,an advocacy group said Thursday, January 21.
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Last year was the worst period of persecution against Christians in Pakistan in thelast decade, with attacks, arrests and detentions that reportedly killed some 130 Christians across the Islamic country,an advocacy group said Thursday, January 21. 
