March 15, 2010
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
 JOS, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Thousands of women dressed in black have marched through the streets of the troubled Nigerian city of Jos "to mourn, pray and protest" against the killings of possible hundreds of people, most of them Christians, by suspected Muslim mobs.
Tags: Berom, Commissioner, Fulani, Gregory Yenlong, Jos Posted in Africa, Nigeria | 3 Comments »
March 14, 2010
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
 TBILISI/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- The opposition in Georgia has condemned a fake television report about the invasion of the former Soviet Republic by forces from neighboring Russia. Georgia President Mikheil Saakhasvili has defended the report, following widespread panic caused by the broadcast.
Tags: Burjanadze, Fake, Imedi, Saakhasvili Posted in CIS (ex-USSR), Europe | No Comments »
March 13, 2010
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
 RABAT, MOROCCO (BosNewsLife)-- A baby boy was reportedly fighting for his life Saturday, March 13, after Moroccan authorities expelled his Christian foster parents and some 70 other foreign Christian aid workers for allegedly trying to convert local Muslims.
Tags: Fez, Hope, Orphans, Village Posted in Africa, Morocco, Uncategorized | 5 Comments »
March 11, 2010
By Jawad Mazhar, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent reporting from Pakistan
 LAHORE/KASUR (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian couple, remained detained Thursday, March 11, as they began serving a 25-year prison term for blasphemy against Islam shortly after another Christian received a similar sentence, the latest in a series of cases that have worried the human rights community.
Tags: Koran, Munir Masih, Muslims, Ruqqiya Bibi Posted in Asia/Pacific, Pakistan | 5 Comments »
March 10, 2010
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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife with BosNewslife Special Correspondent Xavier P. William reporting from Pakistan
 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- The US-based Christian charity World Vision said Wednesday, March 10, it has suspended operations in Pakistan after militants stormed its offices, killing six staff members and injuring several others.
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife with BosNewslife Special Correspondent Xavier P. William reporting from Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- The US-based Christian charity World Vision said Wednesday, March 10, it has suspended operations in Pakistan after militants stormed its offices, killing six staff members and injuring several others.
Tags: Charity, Mansehra, Oghi, World Vision Posted in Asia/Pacific, Pakistan | No Comments »
March 10, 2010
By BosNewsLife News Center in Budapest with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
 BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Hungary's President Laszlo Solyom signed a law Wednesday, March 10, making denial, or playing down, of the Holocaust a criminal offense punishable by up to three years imprisonment.
Tags: Holocaust, László Sólyom, Law, Raj Posted in Europe, Hungary | 2 Comments »
March 10, 2010
By BosNewsLife News Center in Budapest
 BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- A funeral service was underway Wednesday, March 10, for a former Hungarian chief rabbi who was persecuted under Communism because of his involvement in spreading the Jewish faith,the Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary (MAZSIHISZ) confirmed.
Tags: Community, Jewish, Rabbi, Tamás Raj Posted in Europe, Hungary | No Comments »
March 10, 2010
By Xavier P. William, reporting from Pakistan
 LAHORE, PUNHAB (BosNewsLife)-- A young Christian man died of a heart attack after armed Muslim gunmen stormed his house in the outskirts of Lahore, the capital of Pakistan's Punjab province, where Islamic attacks against minority Christians are increasing, two advocacy groups said Wednesday, March 10.
Tags: Lahore, Life for All, Mukhityar Masih, Protect Foundation, Youhanabad Posted in Asia/Pacific, Pakistan | No Comments »
March 9, 2010
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife with BosNewsLife Special Correspondent Johan Th. Bos reporting from Amstelveen
 AMSTELVEEN, NETHERLANDS ( BosNewsLife)-- A small Christian party which made world headlines with protests against local government support for a Hindu religious festival has been re-elected in the municipal council of Amstelveen, a strategic town near the Dutch capital Amsterdam, according to local election results.
Tags: Amstelveen, ChristenUnie, ChristianUnion, Jacqueline Koops-Scheele Posted in Europe, Netherlands | 8 Comments »
March 9, 2010
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
 TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- The detained Assyrian pastor of an evangelical church in Iran has been tortured and told he may be executed for converting Muslims to Christianity and related charges, his wife and Christians with close knowledge about his situation said.
Tags: Iran, Prison, Reverend, Wilson Issavi Posted in Iran, Middle East | 4 Comments »
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