ISTANBUL, TURKEY (BosNewsLife)-- There was increased concern Thursday, April 26, about the plight of active Christians in Turkey after investigators revealed that three evangelical believers were "satanically tortured" last week before being killed.

MOSCOW/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Russians as well as current and former world leaders prayed and bid a final farewell Wednesday, April 25, to Russia's first democratically elected president Boris N. Yeltsin during a funeral service in Moscow's Novodevichy Convent or 'Christ the Savior Cathedral'

SEOUL/BANGOK (BosNewsLife)-- Hundreds of North Koreans who fled their country have begun a hunger strike in Thailand to protest against their detention there, a Christian pastor said Wednesday, April 25.

BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Four Americans and nearly two dozen Chinese house church leaders were believed to be in detention Wednesday, April 25, after they were reportedly arrested last week following a Christian worship service in China's Xinjiang province.

HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- An influential Christian politician was in hiding in Vietnam Tuesday, April 24, after being harassed by Vietnamese security forces who also attacked other dissidents planning to meet US officials, a leading human rights activist confirmed to BosNewsLife.

ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Nigeria were on high alert Monday, April 23, as election officials confirmed that the outgoing Christian president of Nigeria will be succeeded by a controversial Muslim candidate following Saturday's election.

MOSCOW/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Boris N. Yeltsin, who served as the first president of shrunken Russia died Monday, April 23, at age 76, but evangelical Christians were expected to be among those painting a mixed picture about his legacy.

ISTANBUL, TURKEY (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Turkey on Sunday, April 22, remained anxious amid fears of more violence after police arrested suspected Muslim militants believed to be involved in killing three evangelical believers at a Christian publishing house.

LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife) -- A 12 years old Christian girl, Shaheena Masih was kidnapped and gang raped by four Muslim men on Easter day at Lahore in the Province of Punjab.

VIRGINIA, USA (BosNewsLife) -- Virginia Tech killer Cho Seung-Hui claimed he was like Christ. Worldwide minister Paul Davis examines the spiritual forces that motivated this murderer.