COMPASS DIRECT NEWS: Friday July 27, 2012 Av 8, 5772

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News by Country Afghanistan Algeria Bangladesh Bhutan Bolivia Burma China Colombia Cuba Dagestan Eastern Europe and Eurasia Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Honduras India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Kenya Laos Malaysia Maldives Mauritania Mexico Morocco Nepal Nigeria North Korea Other Other Africa Other Asia Other Latin America Other Middle East Pakistan Palestinian Territories Peru Philippines Saudi Arabia Somalia Sri Lanka Sudan Tajikistan Tanzania Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen   Violence topples Nigeria’s ‘bridge’ Jos, July 26 (CDN) — Gyang Dantong was killed while attending a funeral.   He was among a handful of elected members of Nigerian government attempting to bury the more than 100 Christians killed just the day .... Full coverage: Dantong Indian Christians forced into Hindu worship, driven from homes Jawanga, July 17 (CDN) —JAWANGA, Chhattisgarh state, India, July 17 (Open Doors News) - Hindu extremists forced 15 Christians to participate in Hindu worship rituals, then beat them up and rousted them from their village, according to an evangelical organization in India. .... Full coverage: Hindu Nigerian attackers kill dozens of Christians Jos, July 9 (CDN) — The news is distressingly familiar: A series of attacks on African Christian communities leaves many dead or injured. On Saturday, July 7, coordinated attacks killed dozens of people in Nigeria's Plateau state. One news report claims the death toll, .... Full coverage: Plateau Around the World Bangladesh Church Leaders Beaten at Police Station China Authorities Plan to Eradicate House Churches Egypt Christian’s Six-Year Sentence Upheld India Islamic Extremists Beat, Mock Christians Indonesia President Sidesteps Church Controversy Iran Crackdown Hits Official Churches Iraq Islamic Rioters Attack Christian Shops in Kurdish North Laos Officials Arrest Five Christians in Southern Village Mexico Missionary Couple Slain; Peace Pact in Puebla Morocco Convert Serving 15 Years for His Faith Nigeria Bombers Attack Center in Christian Area of Jos Pakistan Woman Accused of ‘Blasphemy’ Illegally Held in Jail Somalia Islamic Extremists Behead Another Convert Tanzania Christians Live in Cloud of Fear in Zanzibar Vietnam Christians Injured in Attack Denied Medical Care     More Top Stories Nigeria: Attackers kill dozens of Christians India: Recent Incidents of Persecution Sudan: Sudanese Authorities Demolish Two Church Buildings Pakistan: Christian Legislator Stuck with Muslim ID Laos: Three Lao, Two Thai Christians Arrested Azerbaijan: Appeals Judge to Decide Fate of Church Sudan: Convert from Islam Loses Wife, Children Nigeria: Islamists Bomb Three Churches in Kaduna State   Also in the News Nigeria: Islamists Bomb Three Churches in Kaduna State Egypt: Gutted Church Building Leaves Copts with Debt Egypt: Christians Hail Dissolution of Parliament Pakistan: Police Decline to Prosecute Rape/Beating Suspects Nigeria: Suicide Bombing Hits Another Church in Jos Laos: Police Arrest Pastor for Spreading Faith Iran: Authorities Shut Church in Tehran Nigeria: Injuries Severe after Bauchi Suicide Bomb Attack   Most Read News 1. Nigeria: Church of Christ in Nigeria reeling from massacre 2. India: Christians forced into Hindu worship, driven from homes 3. Nigeria: Attackers kill dozens of Christians 4. Nigeria: Violence topples country's ‘bridge’ 5. Somalia: Teenage Girl Shot to Death for Embracing Christ Compass Feeds