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BRUSSELS/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on Tuesday, June 26, condemned video footage showing British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) correspondent Alan Johnston wearing a suicide bomber’s vest, which his captors have

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS (BosNewsLife)-- The Netherlands' most famous soldier of the Salvation Army died Monday, June 25, just as the non-military evangelical organization tried to overcome another, financial, crisis by breaking off ties with Internet and computer giant Microsoft.

LONDON, UK (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian anti-poverty movement of Christians, churches, organizations and leaders from 32 countries on Monday, June 25, urged incoming British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to "take a powerful stand to stamp out global poverty."

NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Hundreds of apparently persecuted Indian Christians, including widows of murdered preachers, were in relative safety Monday, June 25, after surviving heavy rains and flooding during their journey home from a major conference, organizers said.

NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians across India on Sunday, June 24, attended church services Sunday, June 24, following what organizers described as the "largest gathering of victims of religious persecution" in recent years.

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- The leader of one of the world's most influential evangelistic movements has condemned "inflammatory" comments about Islam made by the son of American evangelist Billy Graham.

BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BosNewsLife)-- Eight kidnapped Christians, including students and two teachers, were reportedly released in Iraq, Friday, June 22, ending a two-day ordeal.

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A tense calm returned to a village in Pakistan's Punjab province Thursday, June 21, after a mob of suspected Muslim militants attacked Protestant Christians as they prepared for an open-air evangelistic meeting, injuring at least 10 people, including women, local police and news reports said.

VATICAN CITY/BAGHDAD (BosNewsLife)-- Pope Benedict XVI expressed concern Thursday, June 21, about the fate of Christians in Iraq after Catholic and police officials confirmed that two Christians were killed and up to 10 others kidnapped in the northern part of the volatile nation.

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, (BosNewsLife)-- The world's top evangelical leaders continued discussing strategies Wednesday, June 20, on how to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ in a 21st century world, they say,"has become a place increasingly hostile toward evangelical Christians."