Wesley Ernst, Christian Post

Indonesia: Church bomb plot foiled ahead of Easter celebrations

Indonesian police foiled Islamic extremists’ plan to bomb a church ahead of Easter celebrations in Serpong, just outside of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta.

Egypt's Copts fear rise of Muslim Brotherhood

Fear persists among Egypt’s minority Coptic community despite hope among the rest of the population of greater freedom after the successful referendum to amend the constitution.

Filming of the Hobbit gets underway in New Zealand

Filming of the J R R Tolkien-classic, The Hobbit, is underway at Stone Street Studios in Wellington, New Zealand, after months of setbacks.

Gaddafi calls allies 'barbarians' after airstrikes in Libya

As allied aircraft pounded Libyan forces on the ground, Moammar Gaddafi promised a protracted war with the coalition that includes France, Britain, the US and Arab league nations.