• U.N. Agency Demands China to Release Missing Christian Lawyer

  A U.N. human rights agency has demanded that the Chinese government release Christian lawyer Gao Zhisheng, who has gone missing for nearly a year.

• Japan Tsunami Survivors Helped by Local Church Network

  Three days after a tsunami tore through Japan's Miyagi prefecture, American missionary Phillip Foxwell drove a truck into the disaster zone to access the damage. Having grown up in Japan, Foxwell had childhood friends amongst local residents – whom he feared had died.

• Muammar al-Gaddafi Offers Cease Fire after U.N. OKs No-Fly Zone

  Muammar al-Gaddafi announced an immediate ceasefire Friday after the United Nations Security Council authorized a no-fly zone in Libya in an effort to quell the conflict between rebels and the government that has left hundreds if not thousands of people dead.

• 90 Tons of Aid Sent to Sendai in 'Jesus' Name'

  Survivors in Sendai, one the hardest hit towns of Japan's deadly earthquake and tsunami, will soon receive desperately needed relief as over 90 tons of aid from Samaritan's Purse makes its way from an aircraft that landed in Yokoto Saturday.

  

• Tokyo Governor Apologizes for Saying Tsunami is Punishment

  Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara apologized Tuesday for saying the tsunami that recently struck Japan is divine punishment for the country’s egoism.