• Pakistan's President, Opposition Leaders Absent at Bhatti's Memorial

  The funeral mass of minister for minorities Shahbaz Bhatti drew high-profile figures, but notably absent from the event were Pakistan President Asif Zardari and opposition leaders.

  

• Christian Agencies Respond to Deadly New Zealand Quake

  Two of the world’s largest Christian aid agencies are working together to respond to the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck New Zealand’s second largest city Tuesday, killing at least 65 people.

  

• Global Evangelical Body: Execution Trial of Afghan Convert Illegal

  The trial of an Afghan man who is facing execution for converting to Christianity is illegal and must be stopped, said the religious liberty representative of the world’s largest evangelical body.

  

• Official: Over 99 Percent in Southern Sudan Vote to Secede

  More than 99 percent of Southern Sudanese voted to secede from the north, a referendum official said Sunday in the first official preliminary result announcement.

  

• Sri Lanka Flood Victims Protest over Slow Food Aid

  Survivors of Sri Lanka’s massive flood from heavy monsoon rains last week protested at a government office in the eastern part of the country on Monday over slow food aid.