Asia

SAMSUN, Turkey — A Turkish judge set a teenager free Jan. 6 in the Black Sea coastal city of Samsun. The teenager had confessed to

Several Christians were killed and a number of churches and homes burnt by Hindu militants in Orissa state in eastern India during a series of

BANGALORE, India — In their campaign against Christians, Hindu extremists in India are increasingly relying on a key weapon: police officers. Local police in Bangalore

For Josh Russell, training church planters is a lot like roasting coffee. Inside a narrow storefront in Central Asia, the Southern Baptist worker details the

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Nativity Television, the only Christian television station in the Holy Land, has been forced to shut down for lack of funding.

BALUPETTE, India — About 20 Hindu extremists in Karnataka state’s Hassan district stormed a worship service Nov. 25, dragged out two pastors and another believer,

SOUTH JAKARTA, Indonesia — Three Islamic extremists were sentenced Dec. 3 to 19, 14 and 10 years in prison respectively for beheading three Christian teenage