Bangladesh Father Threatened After Conversion Of Son

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DHAKA, BANGLADESH (BosNewsLife)-- Muslim clerics and neighbors have ordered the father of a Muslim man who converted to Catholicism to remain confined to his home in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka until retaliatory punishment can be carried out against the convert, Christians said Thursday, October 16.

Nigerian President Declares Date of Emergency after Hundreds of Christians are Killed

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ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife/ANS) -- President Obasanjo of Nigeria yesterday declared a state of emergency in Plateau State after inter-religious violence

Reporter Narrowly Survives Bomb Attack in Philippines

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ZAMBOANGA CITY, PHILIPPINES (BosNewsLife) -- The Southeast Asia Correspondent of BosNewsLife, Noel T. Tarrazona, narrowly survived

INTERVIEW: Christian Monitor Interview with Stefan J. Bos, BosNewsLife

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TAIPEI/BUDAPEST - Dutch-born foreign correspondent Stefan J. Bos (37) has covered wars and revolutions in many countries, including Iraq and the former Yugoslavia, with his reports appearing in media outlets around the world.

North Korea Christians Fear More Persecution Despite Ruler’s Illness

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SOUL/ PYONGYANG (BosNewsLife)-- North Korean Christians fear government backed persecution will continue, despite reports that the country's ruler, Kim Jong Il, is very ill, BosNewsLife learned Thursday, September 18.

Poles Celebrate Pope’s Election Amid Health Fears

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WARSAW, POLAND (BosNewsLife) -- Poles are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their native son's papacy with cheers and

Indonesian Christians Face “Genocide” And Hunger

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JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife) -- A leading human rights group appealed Wednesday, December 10, for food supplies and medical aid

NEWS ALERT: Austria Seeks Longer Jail Sentence for Holocaust Denier Irving

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VIENNA/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- The controversial British historian David Irving was behind bars Tuesday, February 21, after an Austrian court sentenced him to three years in prison for denying the Holocaust,

Thousands Sign Petition For More Religious Freedom In Belarus

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BUDAPEST/MINSK (BosNewsLife)-- Over 50,000 people in the former Soviet republic of Belarus, many of them Christians, have signed a daring petition calling for a revision of what is seen as Europe's most restrictive religious legislation, a rights group said Thursday, May 22.

NEWS ALERT: Chinese Christian Writer Released From Labor Camp

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BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- A prominent Christian writer and church historian who spend two years in a labor camp after investigating