NEWS WATCH: Germany Stampede Kills 19 At ‘Love Parade’
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
DUISBURG/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Officials in western Germany say at least 19 people have been killed and 80 injured in a stampede at the famed Love Parade techno music festival in the German city of Duisburg. The annual event is meant to celebrate music, love and peace.
NEWS WATCH: Hungary Marks Anniversary of Beginning of Collapse of Iron Curtain (Feature)
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Sopronpuszta, Hungary
SORPONPUSZTA, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Hungary is marking the 20th anniversary of itsdecision to allow tens of thousands East Germans to cross the Hungarian border and flee to the West. It was a risky decision that contributed to the collapse of the Iron Curtain and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Former refugees from then-communist East Germany and aid workers still recall the often traumatic experiences that preceded the mass exodus to freedom.
NEWS WATCH: EU Rejects Multi-Billion Dollar Rescue Package for Eastern Europe
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- European Union leaders have ruled out a multi-billion dollar rescue plan for Eastern Europe in the face of the global economic crisis, despite warnings from Hungary that the rejection could lead to an economic "iron curtain" across the continent.
NEWS WATCH: Thousands Flee Deadly Central Europe Flooding (Update)
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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
PRAGUE/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Thousands of people have been evacuated in Central and Eastern Europe where flooding and heavy rainfall has left at least a dozen people dead or missing. Rescue workers and soldiers desperately tried to protect millions of people in especially Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic, but the raging water still managed to inundate areas across the region.
NEWS WATCH: Germany’s Merkel Bloc Wins Ballot But Rocky Road Ahead
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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
BERLIN/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives won Sunday's parliamentary elections in Germany, but fell short of a historic absolute majority. Despite their strongest performance in a German national ballot for more than two decades, Merkel will face a tough challenge to form the next coalition, which could include political archrivals.
German Police Storm Church
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
BERLIN, GERMANY (BosNewsLife)-- German police have stormed a church service as pressure mounts on Europe’s devoted Christians...
Canada Priest Fired, Losing Home, After Reporting Sex Abuse (BosNewsLife Exclusive)
(WARNING:The report contains a short described explicit scene. Reader discretion advised)
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
EDMONTON, CANADA (BosNewsLife)-- A prominent Anglican priest says he will lose his house after being fired by bishops and other authorities for revealing sexual abuse within Canada's Anglican Church and the prison system.
NEWS WATCH: Turkey Recalls Envoy After Germany Calls Armenian Massacre “Genocide”
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent
ISTANBUL/BERLIN (BosNewsLife)-- Turkey has recalled its ambassador to Germany to protest against the German Parliament's decision to declare the massacre of Armenians during World War I a "genocide". The vote heightens German-Turkish tensions amid an ongoing refugee crisis.
Germany’s Merkel Blames Racism For Mass Killings
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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife with reporting from Hanau and Berlin
HANAU/BERLIN/BUDAPEST...