LAHORE, PAKISTAN (ANS) -- There are fears for the safety of a young Christian man falsely accused of blasphemy in Pakistan who says he has been tortured and beaten in prison.

Khurram Masih

"An angry mob of around 1,000 Muslims had blocked a road in Shahdara for three hours demanding his arrest; they damaged several vehicles and ransacked the local police station," said a spokesperson for Barnabas Fund.

LONDON, ENGLAND (ANS) -- The positive impact of Christian men's magazine Sorted continues to sweep across the UK, particularly following its launch in 316 WH Smith stores across the country.

According to a press release, Sorted, known as the lad's mag with

Happy customer buys Sorted magazine in WH Smith shop

"It's great to see Sorted taking on the 'big boys' in the men's mag arena," said Sorted editor Steve Legg, who sees the magazine a great alternative to the usually explicit secular men's publications.

He added: "We're not about censorship; we're about giving men the choice to read something a bit less gratifying but a lot more satisfying."

UNITED KINGDOM (ANS) -- The Twurch of England www.twurchofengland.co.uk is a twitter aggregator for the Church of England.

It presents a live feed of tweets from people and organizations that represent the Church of England in some official capacity, and is the only kind of web community of its kind in the UK.

The Twurch follows Readers, Religious, Ordinands, Diocesan Staff and National Organizations.

The site recently asked visitors to vote for Vicar of the Year.

Canon Andrew White, the Vicar of Baghdad  (Courtesy: Twurchofengland.co.uk).

NIGERIA (ANS) -- The militant Islamist group Boko Haram has issued an ultimatum giving Christians living in northern Nigeria three days to leave the area amid a rising tide of violence there.