• Int'l Furor over Forced Abortion Case in China

  The international community is outraged and warns China it is watching closely the case of a Muslim Uyghur woman who is being forced against her will to have an abortion.

• World Leaders Meet for U.N. Religious Tolerance Talk

  Heads of state convened at the U.N. headquarters on Wednesday to begin talks on how to foster religious tolerance, but little headway was made because of underlying differences.

• Lutherans Worldwide Celebrate Martin Luther's Baptism

  Lutheran congregations worldwide are joining in celebration on Tuesday for the 525th anniversary of the baptism of protestant reformation founder Martin Luther.

• China to Issue Human Rights Plan, Official Says

  China will issue a “human rights action plan” that will seek to “expand democracy and strengthen the rule of law,” a Chinese official said this week.

• Prominent Muslims Criticize Attacks on Iraqi Christians

  A group of high-level Muslim leaders condemned the recent flare in violence against Iraqi Christians and said that there was no justification in Islam for the attacks.