Asia

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

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Attacking the house of a Baptist pastor and protesting the presence of a Catholic church, radical Muslim groups got authorities to close

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — A Baptist has been sentenced to serve two years of correctional labor. Nikolai Zulfikarov was sentenced Nov. 29 under Uzbekistan’s criminal code

NEW DELHI — Ending a long era of no adoption rights for non-Hindus, the Indian government has cleared the way for all religious communities in

NEW DELHI — More than 500 Christians from across India staged a rally in New Delhi Nov. 29 to protest yet another Supreme Court deferment

MANDWA, India — A mob, allegedly led by a Hindu extremist group, demolished a house church and beat the pastor and church members Nov. 19

KHARTOUM, Sudan — A court in Sudan sentenced British elementary school teacher Gillian Gibbons to 15 days in prison and deportation on charges of inciting