DAMURHUDA, Bangladesh — A court in Bangladesh on Aug. 11 exonerated two Christians, along with four Muslim friends, accused of “hurting religious sensibility.” Nurul Islam,
ARKALYK, Kazakhstan — After legal residence in Kazakhstan for 15 years, marriage to a Kazakh citizen and a 2-year-old daughter, Russian citizen Leonid Pan was
At 8:45 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, Tom Fortner sat down for a quick breakfast. Only five miles from where Fortner blessed his meal, a
The Turkish government made a historic U-turn in state policy recently, issuing an official decree inviting Turkey’s Christian and Jewish communities to reclaim their long-confiscated
The last few days of August delivered a flurry of activity regarding the issue of electronic bingo in Alabama. One business was raided, another reopened
FERGANA, Uzbekistan — Police who raided a Protestant family’s private home in Fergana assaulted the husband and confiscated religious literature, local Protestants said. The religious
MELBOURNE, Australia — Baptist leaders in Australia issued statements Aug. 24 opposing a proposal to change the current legal definition of marriage to include gay
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s decision not to include clergy in the 10th anniversary remembrance of the 9/11 terrorist attacks has drawn objections from
