Asia

GUA MUSANG, Malaysia — An indigenous church community of the Temiar Orang Asli people from Gua Musang is suing the Kelantan state government over the

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A Catholic newspaper and an evangelical church have brought lawsuits against the government after authorities ruled against use of the word

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,