Iran (MNN) ? Sources in Iran say an execution order for Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has been signed.

India (MNN) ? There's a bright spot amongst all the news coming out of India's Jammu and Kashmir states.

USA/China (MNN) ? A visit to the U.S. by China's presumptive next president, Xi Jinping, has not been without its controversy.

Pakistan (MNN) ? Things are only getting worse for another Christian charged with blasphemy in Pakistan.

As most you probably know, Syria is one of our Restricted Nations and right now everyone in Syria needs our prayers for peace. The overwhelming population of Syria is Muslim and their constitution requires that their President be a Muslim. Tom Doyle from E3 Partners gives an update in this report from Mission Network News.

Mexico (MNN) ? Violence in Mexico has claimed the lives of a U.S. missionary couple. Yesterday, John (76) and Wanda (67) Casias were remembered for their service to Christ in the Baptist church they founded.

Nigeria (MNN) ? Police in Nigeria discovered ten more car bombs yesterday in Kano, already reeling from multiple bombings on Friday.

Nigeria (MNN/ODM) ? Hundreds of Nigerian Christians fled from Yobe State after incessant Boko Haram (a militant Islamist sect demanding the rule of strict Muslim law in Nigeria) attacks took refuge in Jos, the Plateau State capital. Fleeing is a bit like jumping "out of the frying pan into the fire."