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Wednesday, 12 January 2011 14:25
Pakistan: Cleric offers thousands for killing Christian
Muslims began protests on 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. Tensions have risen…
Wednesday, 12 January 2011 14:24
Algeria: Christians appeal against prison sentence
Four Christian men of a small Protestant church in Algeria are appealing against a court decision to hand them suspended prison sentences for worshiping without a state permission. News of the appeal comes after a court…
Wednesday, 12 January 2011 14:23
Gaza: War 'only a question of time'
A senior Israeli army officer has told the BBC that as long as Hamas remains in control of the Gaza Strip, another war is ‘only a question of time’. He said the Palestinian Islamist group had…
Wednesday, 12 January 2011 14:22
Philippines: Bombing wounds 11 at Christmas Mass
A bomb exploded during Christmas Day Mass at a chapel inside a police camp in the volatile southern Philippines, wounding a priest and 10 churchgoers. The device was hidden in a ventilation window near the ceiling…
Wednesday, 12 January 2011 14:20
Nigeria: Christmas violence death toll rises to 80
The death toll for the Christmas Eve bombings in central Nigeria and the Christian-Muslim clash that ensued has risen to at least 80 people. Police initially said 32 people were killed in the coordinated bomb explosions…
Wednesday, 12 January 2011 14:19
USA: Government inaction on asylum seekers
They came to the USA seeking protection from persecution in their home country but have been caught up in what some are calling an ‘Alice in Wonderland’ situation. In one case a young man from South…