Hungary's Holocaust Nobel Author Imre Kertész Dies At 86


By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife

kerteszBUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Imre Kertész, the Hungarian-Jewish author who survived Nazi death camp Auschwitz as a teenager and later won the Nobel Prize in Literature for his Holocaust-inspired works, has died. The 86-year-old passed away at 4.am local time following a long illness, said book publishing firm Magvető Kiadó in a statement. Kertész was the first Hungarian national to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2002, though Hungarians had already won Nobel science awards.

Britain Urged To Defend Religious Freedom After Pakistan Easter Bombing


By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
cameron1LAHORE/LONDON (BosNewsLife)-- The persecution watchdog of Britain's largest body of evangelical Christians has condemned the deadly Easter bombing in Pakistan and urged the British government to act immediately to "enshrine freedom of religion or belief" in its foreign policy.

BREAKING NEWS: Survivors Searching For Loved Ones After Pakistan Blast Kills 72


By Xavier P. William, Special Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Lahore, Pakistan
extravictimsnowLAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christians were among those searching for loved ones Monday, March 28, after a suicide bomber ripped through the laughter of children killing at least 72 people and injuring more than 350 in a park in Pakistan's second-largest city of Lahore, where the Christian community celebrated Easter.

BREAKING NEWS: Dozens Of Christians Killed In Pakistan Easter Bombing


By BosNewsLife Asia Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos

lahoreattackLAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- At least 63 people were killed and more than 300 others injured when a suicide bomber linked to an Islamic terror group blew himself up in a children's park in Lahore, the capital of Pakistan's Punjab, where Christians celebrated Easter, officials and Christians said.

BREAKING NEWS: 'Executed Jesus Christ Risen From Death, Tomb Empty', Friends Say


By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
emptyJERUSALEM (BosNewsLife Columns)-- A man claiming to be the Messiah rose up from death Sunday, March 27, after He died at a cross on Golgotha hill near Jerusalem's walls, friends said. Jesus Christ had been tortured and crucified to death Friday, March 25, by Roman forces, after Jewish crowds rallied against him for claiming he is the Heavenly King who will sit "at the right hand" of his Heavenly Father, giving eternal life to everyone who believes in Him.

Islamic Militants Threaten To Kill Bangladesh Evangelist (BosNewsLife Exclusive)


By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife

hujiDHAKA, BANGLADESH (BosNewsLife)-- A young Christian evangelist says he has fled Bangladesh after Islamic militants threatened to kill him for converting to Christianity. Mark Huda Junayed Fino, 23, confirmed to BosNewsLife Saturday, March 26, that he is outside the country and studying at a Bible college in a somewhat more "safe Asian nation", though security concerns remain.

China Frees Rights Lawyer But Removes Crosses From Churches


By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife

indexBEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Prominent Chinese rights lawyer Zhang Kai, who was detained last year after defending some 100 churches affected by an ongoing cross demolition campaign in China, has been released and can celebrate Easter with his family, BosNewsLife learned.