BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- The Hungarian Reformed Church, Hungary's second largest denomination, continued an investigation Friday, August 31, into one of its pastors, who "blessed" members of an extremist militia seen as resembling the Nazi-era.

KABUL/SEOUL (BosNewsLife)-- Nineteen South Korean Christians released by Taliban kidnappers in Afghanistan left the country late Friday, August 31, and were to return home this weekend, following a 43-day hostage crisis that left two male hostages dead, officials confirmed.

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- The pastor of a Christian church and his American wife were shot dead in their home in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, police said Thursday, August 30.

KABUL, AFGHANISTHAN (BosNewsLife)-- Afghanistan's militant Taliban movement released the last seven remaining South Korean Christian hostages Thursday, August 30, ending their six-week kidnapping ordeal.

LAOAG CITY, PHILIPPINES (BosNewsLife)-- Police on Thursday, August 30, stepped up an investigation into the killing of a Catholic priest in the Philippines'

HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- A blind Christian lawyer and one of Cuba's leading pro-democracy activists was recovering from his injuries after he was "arrested and beaten" by Cuban security forces for trying

BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- The wife of jailed Chinese pro-life activist Chen Guangcheng was back home Wednesday, August 29, after being detained at Beijing airport on her way to the Philippines to pick up

(ADDS DATELINE, MORE HOSTAGES, REACTION FAMILIES, FIGHTING)KABUL/SEOUL (BosNewsLife)-- Afghanistan's militant Taliban movement on Wednesday, August 29, freed 12 South Korean hostages, after

ISTANBUL, TURKEY (BosNewsLife)-- In a development expected to raise eyebrows among Turkey's minority Christians, parliament elected on

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Afghanistan's militant Taliban group pledged Tuesday, August 28, it would release the remaining 19 South Korean Christian hostages after striking