Asia

JERUSALEM — Non-Orthodox groups are praising the Jerusalem municipality’s decision to approve the establishment of the city’s first non-Orthodox cemetery. All Jewish cemeteries in Jerusalem

NEW DELHI — India’s national capital witnessed two incidents of anti-Christian violence at the end of February, including an attack Feb. 28 on a relief

MADHYA PRADESH, India — At least 125 Hindu extremists attacked one of the oldest and best known churches in Madhya Pradesh state, Masihi Mandir Church,

BANNU, Pakistan — A Christian doctor reported receiving various death threats while kidnapped recently by Islamic extremists in an area of Pakistan reeling from extremist

NEW DELHI — Two Christians have died in refugee camps from injuries sustained in Christmas season violence against Christians in the Kandhamal district of Orissa

JERUSALEM — A 2,500-year-old stone seal unearthed during a Jerusalem archeological dig in early January isn’t tied to the obscure Old Testament family initially thought,