• Vigils to Mark 100 Days Since Peacemakers' Abduction

  Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) has made a worldwide appeal to churches to hold a candlelight vigil on the first Sunday of Lent with 100 candles marking the days since the four western peace activist

• Nigeria Death Toll Rises to 96 in Cartoon-Sparked Violence

  After days of Christian-Muslim violence in Nigeria following violent protests last weekend over published cartoons of the Muslim prophet Muhammad, the death toll rose to at least 96 on Wednesday.

• Muslim-Christian Clashes Escalate in Nigeria Over Cartoons, Kill 24

  Christian and Muslim riots in two Nigerian cities left at least 24 people dead on Tuesday, only days after Muslim demonstrators attacked Christians and churches this past weekend in violent protests a

• Hundreds Arrested in Pakistan Cartoon Protest; Church Burned

  Pakistani security forces arrested hundreds of protesters on Sunday, using gunfire and tear gas to put down the demonstration against cartoons of the Muslim prophet Muhammad.

• Over 70,000 Join Riot in Pakistan's Largest Cartoon Protest

  Violence erupted in Pakistan on Wednesday as more than 70,000 people joined Pakistan’s largest protest yet against the Muhammad cartoons.