ISLAMABAD: January 3, 2008. (AFP) – Pakistani opposition parties demanded better security Thursday as the nation prepared for a lengthy campaign ahead of February 18 elections, a week after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
The country`s main political parties confirmed they would resume the

by the level of escalating violence against the defenseless Christians in the state of Orissa, India since the Christmas day. FIACONA lately realized that the state government of Orissa, headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and supported by radical Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have been in

Mumbai (AsiaNews) – An appeal "to learn to forgive each other" and an invitation to political leaders to "restore harmony" among communities, has come from one of the greatest victims of anti-Christian violence in the state of Orissa, the Australian Gladys Staines. Gladys, now in Australia, lost

NAIROBI: January 2, 2008. (Reuters) - A mob torched a Kenyan church on Tuesday, killing about 30 villagers cowering inside, as the death toll from ethnic riots triggered by President Mwai Kibaki`s disputed re-election approached 250.
Fire engulfed a church near Eldoret town where hundreds of Kikuy

CAIRO: January 2, 2008. Al-Azhar, highest seat of learning of Sunni Islam, today declared that any woman pregnant by rape must abort the baby immediately in order to maintain "social stability".
"A raped woman must terminate the pregnancy immediately upon learning of the pregnancy if a trusted doct

Qazi Mohammad Farooq, the chief election commissioner said that elections shall be fair and transparent but its not possible to hold on due date in prevailing circumstances.
The Pakistan Peoples Party and Muslim League (N) stressed to hold elections on January 8, but Muslim League (Q) wanted delay

NEW DELHI: December 31, 2007. (ANS) -- A national fact finding team of six led by Dr. John Dayal, Secretary General of All India Christian Council, Member of National Integration Council and President of All India Catholic Union, has reached Balliguda in Orissa to find out more about the violence th

Crowned her political successor on Sunday, 19-year-old son Bilawal will not be eligible to run for parliament for another six years, but banker and party stalwart Haseeb Ala can wait.
"Truly, Benazir left a great vacuum," said Ala, 48, sitting under an awning outside the towering fortress-like wall

Bhutto aide said they doubted militant commander Baitullah Mehsud was behind the attack on the opposition leader and said the government`s claim that she died when she hit her head on the sunroof of her vehicle was "dangerous nonsense."
Meanwhile, attackers opened fire at a motorcade of Bhutto supp

Her killing after an election rally in the city of Rawalpindi triggered a wave of violence, especially in her native Sindh province, and could lead to the postponement of January 8 polls meant to return Pakistan to civilian-led democracy.
Bhutto, 54, had hoped the huge popular following she enjoyed

Nazir Bhatti said "death of BB is grave challenge to government on safety and security of people of Pakistan and total failure of establishment"
"It was responsibility of government to secure life of Benazir Bhutto but it seems that security measures were neglected and such sad incident happened" B

Authorities deployed 450 police and imposed a curfew to quell the violence in the remote district of Orissa state where the churches --- most nothing more than mud-and-thatch houses --- were attacked, said Bahugrahi Mahapatra, a government official.
Six of the village churches were torched on Chris

The document has been addressed to all the Christian World starting from Pope Banedict XVI to a common Christian. This document puts emphasis on "Neighborly Love" that has been taught by Lord Jesus Christ and they (The Muslim Scholars) claim, is common in Christianity and Islam. This document can be

Mr. Bhatti said "MQM demands provincial autonomy in true spirit of Pakistan Resolution of 1940, but neglects rights of minorities stated in this resolution and written assurance of All India Muslim League to Christian leaders to allocate Separate Electorate"
Nazir Bhatti added, " Christians expecte

Kabul (AsiaNews) - "A reawakening of awareness of our Christian identity and dignity" teaching the Gospel by the way we live: only in this way will we succeed in "bringing the Christmas' hope of salvation to the entire world, including the Islamic world". This is the invitation launched by the reli