Americas

By BosNewsLife Americas Service HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- Cuban authorities have halted the demolition of an Assemblies of God church in the city of Santiago de Cuba after protesters, including the denomination’s regional head, held a spontaneous sit-in at the church, activists say. Christians said the demonstrators also participated in an unauthorised march through the city and a "peaceful demonstration" at the local Cuban Communist Party (CCP) offices to rally against "ongoing government confiscations" and destruction of church properties.

By BosNewsLife Americas Service BARTOW, USA (BosNewsLife)-- A group of outraged Christian residents in a Florida city planned to meet local officials Monday, October 7, after they were ordered to remove their "God Bless America" yard signs, local media reported.

By BosNewsLife Americas Service HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- Nearly two dozen Christians were briefly detained and prevented from attending a church service in Cuba which was held in support of pastor Pastor Yordi Toranzo who was removed from his post amid government pressure, rights activists confirmed Tuesday, June 28.

By BosNewsLife Americas Service MIAMI/HAVANA (BosNewsLife)-- A prominent Christian rights activist and independent journalist from Cuba is spending her first weekend in freedom after arriving in the United States to escape reported persecution at home, her supporters confirmed.

By BosNewsLife Americas Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos KRALENDIJK, BONAIRE (BosNewsLife)-- International Christian broadcaster Trans World Radio (TWR) was struggling Sunday, May 13, to prevent flooding at one of its main transmitter sites on the island of Bonaire.

By BosNewsLife News Center NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS (BosNewsLife)-- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas officially asked the United Nations on Friday, September 23, to recognize Palestine as an independent state, despite fierce resistance from the United States and Israel.

By George Whitten, BosNewsLife Senior International Correspondent HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- Cuba has released a well-known church leader -and dropped all charges of "threatening behavior" against him, after his accusers gave contradictory evidence, an international Christian rights group said Tuesday, September 7.

By BosNewsLife News Center in Budapest with additional reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Foreign missionaries living in Hungary fear they will be forced to leave the country under new tax legislation, amid a wider government crackdown on religious groups.

By BosNewsLife News Center ORLANDO/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- One of the world’s leading Bible translation groups says it is introducing technology to "keep Bible translators safe" in areas "where the church and Christians are in hiding due to intense persecution."

By BosNewsLife North America Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos LOS ANGELES, USA (BosNewsLife)-- Michael Jackson, who became known as 'the king of pop', has died of cardiac arrest at the age of 50.