A court in the Russian city of Birobidzhan on December 19 sentenced four Jehovah’s Witnesses to between 3 1/2 and seven years in prison for reading and discussing the Bible, the Jehovah’s Witnesses said.
Pakistani security forces on December 20 launched an operation to rescue hostages held by local Taliban militants at the Counter-Terrorism Police Center in the northwestern city of Bannu, sources told RFE/RL.
By Tom Balmforth and Valentyn Ogirenko KYIV (Reuters) - Russian "kamikaze" drones hit key energy infrastructure in and around Kyiv on Monday and President