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		<title>North Korea, Iran World&#8217;s &#8220;Top Persecutors&#8221; Of Christians, Report Says</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stefan Bos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
By BosNewsLife News Center with BosNewsLife's Senior Special Correspondent Johan Th. Bos reporting from the Netherlands

<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-10849" title="korea_north_kimjongil" src="http://www.bosnewslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/korea_north_kimjongil1-150x150.jpg" alt="korea_north_kimjongil" width="81" height="81" />AMSTERDAM/WASHINGTON D.C. (BosNewsLife)-- One of the world's largest mission agencies, Open Doors, named North Korea and Iran Wednesday, November 6, as "the worst persecutors of Christians".]]></description>
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		<title>Tajikistan Churches Face Closures, Uncertain Future</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stefan Bos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
By BosNewsLife News Center in Budapest with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos

<img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-10865" title="_41182645_rahmonov_ap24-150x150" src="http://www.bosnewslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/41182645_rahmonov_ap24-150x1501.jpg" alt="_41182645_rahmonov_ap24-150x150" width="81" height="81" />DUSHANBE/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Devoted Christians in several areas of Tajikistan  faced uncertainty Tuesday, January 5, over the future of their churches after the former Soviet republic introduced a new religion law that the United States has criticized as highly restrictive.]]></description>
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		<title>NEWS WATCH: Lithuania Shuts Down Its Only Nuclear Power Plant</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stefan Bos</dc:creator>
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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife

<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-10679" title="ign01_ignalina" src="http://www.bosnewslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/ign01_ignalina3-150x150.jpg" alt="ign01_ignalina" width="72" height="72" />BUDAPEST/VILNIUS (<a href="http://www.bosnewslife.com">BosNewsLife</a>)-- Lithuania has closed down its Soviet-built nuclear power plant as part of an agreement with the European Union, ushering in a new era of energy uncertainty for the country.]]></description>
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		<title>Wave of Clergy Killings in Russia (Feature)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stefan Bos</dc:creator>
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By Peter Fedynsky, reporting from Moscow

<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-10489" title="ap_OrthodoxPriest_DaniilSysoyev_funeral_Moscow_23Dec09" src="http://www.bosnewslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/ap_OrthodoxPriest_DaniilSysoyev_funeral_Moscow_23Dec092-150x150.jpg" alt="ap_OrthodoxPriest_DaniilSysoyev_funeral_Moscow_23Dec09" width="72" height="72" />MOSCOW, RUSSIA (BosNewsLife)-- The second murder of a Russian priest in as many months has prompted a call by the Orthodox Church for Russians to think about their country's spiritual and moral condition.

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		<title>Baptist Congregation Appeals Against Closure</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stefan Bos</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kazakhstan]]></category>
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By BosNewsLife News Center in Budapest

<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-10138" title="ti-lgflag1" src="http://www.bosnewslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/ti-lgflag1-150x150.jpg" alt="ti-lgflag1" width="90" height="90" />DUSHANBE/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Members of a Baptist congregation in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe have appealed to the City Court against a ban on their activity, which was apparently imposed because they meet in a private home without state registration, BosNewsLife learned Wednesday, December 2.]]></description>
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		<title>Kazakh-Born Christian Leader Threatened With Deportation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stefan Bos</dc:creator>
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By BosNewsLife News Center in Budapest

<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-10135" title="photo_verybig_1019141" src="http://www.bosnewslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/photo_verybig_1019141-150x150.jpg" alt="photo_verybig_1019141" width="63" height="63" />ASTANA/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- A Kazakh-born Christian leader who holds a German passport was preparing for deportation from Kazakhstan Tuesday, December 1, after local officials reportedly objected to a worship service.]]></description>
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		<title>Christian-Muslim Tensions Feared in Russia after Train Blast and Killing Priest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stefan Bos</dc:creator>
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By BosNewsLife News Center

<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-10041" title="russia1" src="http://www.bosnewslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/russia1-150x150.jpg" alt="russia1" width="74" height="74" />MOSCOW/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- There were fears Sunday, November 29, of more tensions between Christians and Muslims in Russia after suspected Islamist rebels bombed a train that killed 25 people and a gunmen murdered a missionary priest.]]></description>
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		<title>NEWS WATCH: Hungarians Commemorate 20th Anniversary of End of Communism</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stefan Bos</dc:creator>
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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest

<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-9612" title="_45559552_hungaryborder4662" src="http://www.bosnewslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/_45559552_hungaryborder4662-150x150.gif" alt="_45559552_hungaryborder4662" width="72" height="72" />BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Hungary is commemorating its crushed 1956 Revolution against Soviet domination and the 20th anniversary of its declaration as an independent republic, marking the end of communism.
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		<title>NEWS WATCH: US VP Warns Europe of Missile Threats</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stefan Bos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category>
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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest

<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-9512" title="bideneurope11" src="http://www.bosnewslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/bideneurope11-150x150.jpg" alt="bideneurope11" width="120" height="120" />BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has called on America's European allies to step-up their defense efforts, saying they the face growing security threats from outside Europe. Biden made the comments in Bucharest, Romania Thursday, October 22, before ending his Central and Eastern European tour in the Czech Republic.]]></description>
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		<title>Armenia, Turkey Sign Landmark Accord Despite Tensions</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 08:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stefan Bos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Armenia]]></category>
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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife

<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-9414" title="ap_turkey_armenia_190_eng_10oct09" src="http://www.bosnewslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/ap_turkey_armenia_190_eng_10oct09-150x150.jpg" alt="ap_turkey_armenia_190_eng_10oct09" width="72" height="72" />BUDAPEST/ISTANBUL/YEREVAN (BosNewsLife)-- The former Soviet republic of Armenia and Turkey have signed a historic accord on normalizing relations after a century of hostility.]]></description>
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