By BosNewsLife Asia Service with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos

HAGATNA, GUAM (BosNewsLife)-- Global Christian broadcaster Trans World Radio (TWR) was heard "louder than ever" across Asia Monday, November 21, after inaugurating two transmitters it hopes will help to reach "millions more people" including "persecuted" Christians in countries such as China.
 

By BosNewsLife Asia Service

HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- An unregistered house church in Vietnam's capital Hanoi faced uncertainty over where to worship Sunday, November 20, after armed men reportedly broke up their meeting, seriously injuring a dozen Christians, including women and children.

By Voice of America (VOA) Correspondent Marianne Brown reporting from Hanoi, Vietnam, special to BosNewsLife.

HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- A tense calm has returned to the streets of Vietnam's capital Hanoi after hundreds of people marched through the center in an ongoing dispute between the state and the Catholic Church over the use of land.

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife with BosNewsLife African Service

TRIPOLI, LIBYA (BosNewsLife)-- Ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's fugitive son Seif al-Islam was captured in the south of the country, officials said Saturday, November 19, but it remained unclear whether minority Christians would feel safer in the still troubled nation.

 

By BosNewsLife Asia Service

NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Seven people have been detained in eastern India over the murder of a Catholic nun who was known for defending hundreds of people displaced by mining operations, police announced Friday, November 18.

 

By BosNewsLife Asia Service

KARACHI, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Funeral services were prepared Thursday, November 17, for a Christian evangelist and entrepreneur who was killed by suspected Islamic fighters in Pakistan's financial capital Karachi, Christians said.

 

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife

URK, NETHERLANDS (BosNewsLife)-- The Dutch town of Urk, known for its many churches and fishing traditions, says it will not dismiss public servants refusing to officiate at gay weddings, despite a draft law adopted by parliament forcing municipalities to fire registrars opposing same-sex marriage.

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian civil servant has been fired by the Dutch city of The Hague for refusing to oversee same-sex marriages on Biblical grounds.

 

By BosNewsLife Middle East Service

CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Egypt have demanded a full investigation after a teenager was reportedly killed in the country's central province of Minya for wearing a crucifix at school.

By BosNewsLife News Center in Budapest with Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Millions of Christians around the world were expected Sunday, November 13, to participate in the 'International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church' (IDOP), amid mounting concerns over a global crackdown on devoted believers.