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BREAKING NEWS: Pop King Michael Jackson Dies (World Watch)

June 25, 2009

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

michaeljackson1x1-150x1501LOS ANGELES, USA (BosNewsLife)-- Michael Jackson, who became known as 'the king of pop', has died of cardiac arrest at the age of 50.

China Continues House Church Raids; Website Closed

June 18, 2009

By BosNewsLife Asia Service

china-house-church-20051BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- At least six Christians from China's Henan province were behind bars Thursday, June 18, after security forces stormed their house church following a similar raid on a house church in Sichuan province, Christian rights investigators said.

Suspect Holocaust Museum Shooting “To Survive” Injuries, Officials

June 12, 2009

By BosNewsLife North America Service

ap_us_md_vonbrunn_11jun091WASHINGTON, USA (BosNewsLife)-- An elderly man charged with killing a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington will likely survive the injuries he suffered when other museum guards returned fire, officials said Saturday, June 12.

NEWS ALERT: US Holocaust Museum Closed After Deadly Shooting

June 11, 2009

BosNewsLife North America Service

539w1WASHINGTON, USA (BosNewsLife)-- The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington was closed Thursday, June 11, after an elderly man known for his anti-Semitic views stormed the building and killed a guard, officials said.

US University Prohibits Thanking Jesus At Graduation

June 3, 2009
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Stefan J. Bos

christinapopaLOS ANGELES, USA (BosNewsLife)-- A professor at the government-funded University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) has prohibited a graduating student from saying "I want to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ," in her own graduation speech, amid a heated debate over using that name in public across the United States, BosNewsLife established Wednesday, June 3.

Asian Mission Group Mourns Death US Missionary Leader

May 24, 2009

By BosNewsLife Asia Service

winter1NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON (BosNewsLife)-- A key Asian mission group mourned Sunday, May 24, the death of Ralph Winter the founder of the U.S. Center for World Missions and, later, William Carey International University. He was 84.

Outrage Over US Military Bible Burnings In Afghanistan

May 22, 2009

By Stefan J. Bos with reports from the United States and Afghanistan

burning_bookWASHINGTON/KABUL (BosNewsLife)-- The president of a US-based group helping Christians persecuted for their faith has expressed outrage that United States military personnel haveburned confiscated Bibles in Afghanistan.

BREAKING NEWS: FBI Foils New York Terror Attack

May 21, 2009

By BosNewsLife News Center

targetNEW YORK, USA (BosNewsLife)-- Four men have been detained for allegedly planning to bomb a synagogue and a Jewish community center in the Bronx area of New York City and were expected to appear in federal court Thursday, May 21, police officials said.

NEWS WATCH: President Obama Scales Back National Prayer Day

May 7, 2009

By BosNewsLife News Center

obama-prayerWASHINGTON, USA (BosNewsLife)-- United States President Barack Obama was to limit his participation in the annual "National Day of Prayer," Thursday, May 7, to signing a proclamation, disappointing both Christian conservatives and atheists who want to end the tradition.

U.S. Commission Names 13 Countries as Religious Freedom Violators

May 2, 2009

By Dan Robinson, Voice of America Correspondent, special to BosNewsLife

ap_cuba_religion_church_file_01may09_eng_210WASHINGTON, USA (BosNewsLife)-- The latest annual report by the independent United States Commission on International Religious Freedom names 13 countries as serious violators of religious freedom, BosNewsLife monitored Saturday, May 2, with reporting by the Voice of America network (VOA).