World Watch Monitor

• Kidnapped bishop would want Christians to stay in Syria, says nephew

  The nephew of bishop Yohanna Ibrahim said he hopes Syrian Christians will not use the incident as an incentive to flee the country.

• Syria: My cousins in Qamishly

  A desperate attempt to discover whether family are safe in Syria

• Brazilians' ordeal in Senegal prison over, but legal challenges remain

  Held without a hearing for five months, two missionaries free on bail

• Anxiety high as rebels take over Central African Republic

  A three-month-old rebel uprising in the Central African Republic swept into the country's capital Sunday, ousting the president and leaving ransacked Christian homes and churches in its wake.

• Indonesia: Church walls go up only to be torn down again

  Cheers were heard as the barely finished walls of the Batak Protestant Church near Jakarta, Indonesia, were torn down on Thursday.

• Kano bus bomb prompts religious leaders to joint call for urgent measures

  At least 25 dead and 60 injured in Christian enclave of largest city in North

• Libya: Human rights chief flees to London amid death threats

  The head of the Libyan Parliament's Human Rights Committee has resigned and fled to London, saying he's received death threats.

• Christians hope for peace and stability under new Kenyan President

  Amongst their first formal meetings as President and Deputy President-elect of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto on Tuesday met senior religious leaders, even ahead of meeting outgoing President Mwai Kibaki.

• Attacks continue on minorities in Burma

  Christians around the world who have been praying for Burma have been warned against euphoria over reform, while Christian and Muslim minorities remain under attack by the military.