January 24, 2011
By BosNewsLife News Center
BUDAPEST/MOSCOW (BosNewsLife)-- Christian missionaries in Russia expressed concerns Monday, January 24, about the future of the country after an explosion ripped through the international section of Moscow's busiest airport, killing at least 31 people and wounding about 130 others.
Tags: avel Tokarchuk, Moscow, RIA Novosti
Posted in CIS (ex-USSR), Europe, Russia | No Comments »
January 23, 2011
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Egypt on Sunday, January 23, blamed a Palestinian group with links to terror group Al-Qaeda of masterminding a New Year's church attack in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria that killed as many as 24 Coptic Christians.
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January 23, 2011
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
TIRANA/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- The United States and the European Union are among those appealing for calm in Albania, after at least three people were killed and dozens were injured in anti-government protests in the capital Tirana. Albania's Prime Minister Sali Berisha says he will not allow a similar overthrow of his government as in Tunisia, but the opposition has vowed more demonstrations.
Tags: Interior Ministry, Sali Berisha, Tirana, Tunisia-Style
Posted in Albania, Europe | No Comments »
January 22, 2011
By Santosh Digal, BosNewsLife Asia Correspondent reporting from India
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Human rights officials on Saturday, January 22, welcomed a decision by India's top court to confirm the life sentence given to a Hindu who burned to death an Australian missionary and his two young sons outside a church in eastern India over a decade ago.
Tags: Dara Sing, Graham Staines, Mahendra Hembram, Supreme Court
Posted in Asia/Pacific, India | No Comments »
January 21, 2011
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (BosNewsLife)-- As Chinese President Hu Jintao’s state visit to the United States ended Friday, January 21, Chinese Christians and rights activists urged China to release jailed Christians, including a prominent human rights lawyer who defended house churches and other religious groups.
Tags: Falun Gong, Gao Zhisheng, Geng He, Hu Jintao
Posted in Asia/Pacific, China | No Comments »
January 19, 2011
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
TEHRAN, Iran (BosNewsLife)-- An Iranian Christian has been temporarily freed from prison after posting a $15,000 bail, BosNewsLife learned Wednesday, January 19.
Tags: Christians, Karaj, Reza T., Tehran
Posted in Iran, Middle East | 1 Comment »
January 18, 2011
By BosNewsLife Americas Services
HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- A leaked video appears to show a Cuban Communist Party official openly confirming a government strategy to target churches affiliated with the fast growing Apostolic Movement, a protestant network.
Tags: Apostolic Movement, Central Committee, Cuban Communist, Party
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January 17, 2011
By BosNewsLife Middle East and Africa Services
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- A Muslim men was awaiting execution Monday, January 17, after a court in Egypt sentenced him to death for his alleged involvement in the January 2010 killings of six Coptic Christians following Christmas mass.
Tags: Christians, Coptic, Hamam Kammouni, Worshipers
Posted in Africa, Egypt, Europe | No Comments »
January 16, 2011
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- Iranian Christians requested prayers Sunday, January 16, amid a new wave of arrests of Christian converts, many of them former Muslims.
Tags: Armenian, Assemblies of God, Church, Iran, Islamic, Leonard Keshishian, Middle East Concern, Muslims, Pastor, Prayer
Posted in Iran, Middle East | 3 Comments »
January 15, 2011
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- An estimated 10,000 Hungarians have demonstrated late Friday against what critics describe as Europe's most restrictive media law. Under the legislation, media in Hungary can face heavy fines and sanctions if authorities deem their coverage unbalanced or immoral.
Tags: Council, Flag, Immoral, Rose, Sonja Andrassew
Posted in Europe, Hungary | No Comments »
BUDAPEST/MOSCOW (BosNewsLife)-- Christian missionaries in Russia expressed concerns Monday, January 24, about the future of the country after an explosion ripped through the international section of Moscow's busiest airport, killing at least 31 people and wounding about 130 others.
