BOUKHAM, Laos — Lao officials released three prisoners from Boukham village, Savannakhet province, after several weeks of detention, but restrictions on Christian worship in the
DHARAMSALA, India — The Dalai Lama will abandon efforts to persuade China to allow autonomy in Tibet, the exiled Tibetan leader said Oct. 25. “As
As the congregation begins to sing, the only sound is a faint murmur. Suddenly, the loud pounding of a bongo drum shatters the quiet. Eyes
TAYYIBA, Egypt — Authorities in an Egyptian village arrested 50 Coptic Christians — whose shops were then looted — to pacify Muslims following violence that
NASHVILLE — The United Methodist Council of Bishops said it will not recognize the ordinations of two women, including a lesbian, by the unofficial Church
WASHINGTON — A top-ranking Republican said he would call for a new federal inquiry into an alleged CIA cover-up in the 2001 military attack on
PUNJAB, Pakistan — A Christian doctor in Pakistan jailed since May 5 on charges of “blasphemy” was acquitted in early November, while another Christian and
PHOENIX — A federal court has ruled the Arizona License Plate Commission must approve a pro-life group’s “Choose Life” specialty license plate. The Arizona Life
