By Santosh Digal, BosNewsLife Asia Correspondent

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Muslims began protests Friday, December 24, against plans to change Pakistan's blasphemy laws, after an Islamic leader offered nearly $6,000 for the killing of a Christian woman he accused of offending Islam.

By BosNewsLife Middle East Service

TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- Several Christians in Iran prepared Wednesday, December 22, to spend Christmas behind bars, including at least two Iranian pastors who face the death penalty on charges of 'apostasy', or abandoning Islam.

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- European Union President Herman van Rompuy says the bloc is prepared to do more to ensure stability in the Euro Zone, amid concerns over the future stability of the European single currency. Van Rompuy spoke Tuesday, December 21, in Hungary, which takes over the rotating six-month E.U. presidency on January 1.

By BosNewsLife Asia Service

NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in India's Karnataka State were recovering Monday, December 20, after several attacks by Hindu militants, a church group said.

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Hungary's parliament is voting Monday on a government backed media law that critics say will turn the clock back and re-introduce "totalitarian rule" in the former Communist-nation. Under the legislation, journalists can face huge fines if their coverage is deemed unbalanced. The controversy comes just weeks before Hungary is to take over the rotating presidency of the European Union on January 1.