BEIJING — A Christian defender of human rights in China — whom authorities detained in early February — detailed state-sponsored torture he suffered in 2007
JAKARTA, Indonesia — As candidates hit the campaign trail in preparation for Indonesia’s presidential election in July, rights groups have voiced strong opposition to an
GANGAPUR DAM, India — Hindu extremists disrupted a baptism and thrashed believers at Gangapur Dam, Nashik district, in Maharashtra state Jan. 26. The Times of
VATICAN CITY — In the latest consequence of more than two weeks of international outcry, a Holocaust-denying bishop who was recently readmitted to the Catholic
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Attempts to amend Wyoming’s constitution to prevent the state from recognizing same-sex unions from other states failed Feb. 6 in the Wyoming
AMERICUS, Ga. — Millard Fuller, a millionaire entrepreneur who gave away his fortune to create Habitat for Humanity International in 1976, died Feb. 3 after
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has selected a 26-year-old Pentecostal minister who served as his top religion adviser during the presidential campaign to head a