A large sign outside the multistory Shinsegae department store in downtown Seoul, South Korea, reads, “Pray for the safe return of the hostages in Afghanistan.”
Waiting anxiously for relief packets that would keep their families alive another few days, famished villagers braved swiftly moving, chest-high water to crowd around the
Ten thousand Chinese become Christians each day, and by midcentury, the People’s Republic of China may be home to the world’s second largest concentration of
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — When seven police officers with a video camera raided his home Sunday morning July 29, Nikolai Zulfikarov was away. But this did
ASMARA, Eritrea — Christians in Eritrea confirmed Aug. 22 that a pastor in Asmara who disappeared 11 days before remains missing. Pastor Leule Gebreab of
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Christians and Hindus in northern Pakistan have received dozens of letters threatening them with death if they refuse to become Muslims, church
BHILAI, India — About 50 Hindu extremists disrupted the Sunday worship service of a church in India’s Chhattisgarh state Aug. 5 and attacked the pastor
ALIABAD, Azerbaijan — Baptist pastor Zaur Balaev was sentenced Aug. 8 to two years in prison. The pastor from Aliabad in northern Azerbaijan was convicted