NEWS WATCH: Kosovo Prime Minister Claims Victory In Tense Elections

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife PRISTINA/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Incumbent Prime Minister Hashim Thaci claimed victory Sunday, December 12, in Kosovo's first parliamentary elections since it declared independence from Serbia, but the vote was overshadowed by ethnic tensions and allegations of fraud.

NEWS WATCH: European Aid In Hungary’s Toxic Flooding

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- European Union crisis response chief Kristalina Georgieva says massive toxic flooding in Hungary that killed nine people and injured more than 120 others has underscored the need for a stronger European disaster response.

American Evangelist Franklin Graham To Preach In Hungary

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest, Hungary
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- American evangelist Franklin Graham is to visit Hungary next year for a three-day evangelistic festival in the country's largest indoor sports stadium in hope to spread "the Good News of Jesus Christ" to as many people as possible, the preacher and organizers said.
 

NEWS WATCH: Hungary’s Orban Expected To Win Parliamentary Elections Despite Controversy

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Hungary hungaryballotBUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Hungarians were expected to return Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to power for another four years in a parliamentary election Sunday that was also expected to boost support for the far-right Jobbik party.

Hungarians In ‘March of Living’ After Historic Holocaust Funeral

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By BosNewsLife News Center in Budapest MARCH OF LIVINGBUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Thousands of Hungarians have participated in the 'March of the Living' to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust, shortly after the remains of about 20 executed people, most of them Ashkenazi Jews, were buried in Budapest's Jewish cemetery.

NEWS WATCH: Bulgaria’s ‘Badman’ Wins Parliamentary Poll

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
Bos report Download (MP3) ap_bulgaria_boiko_borisov_06jul09_210SOFIA, BULGARIA (BosNewsLife)-- Bulgaria's main center-right opposition party said Monday, July 6, it would launch coalition talks after winning the country's first parliamentary elections since it joined the European Union in 2007. The governing Socialists were defeated following several corruption scandals and concerns over the economy.

NEWS WATCH: Eastern EU States Under Western Pressure Amid Social Unrest

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Romania and Hungary are among several former Communist nations of the European Union facing social and political turmoil, as the EU and other Western institutions demand far reaching political and austerity measures in exchange for multi-billion dollar financial assistance. The resulting tensions have revived a debate over how much sovereignty eastern EU members should give up, more than two decades after freeing themselves from the Soviet Union's sphere of influence.

Hungary Detains Metals Plant Director in Toxic Spill Probe (Exclusive)

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Hungary's disaster area in Kolontar and Devecser
KOLONTAR/DEVECSER (BosNewsLife)-- Hungarian police on Monday detained the managing director of a metals plant where a reservoir burst last week, flooding several towns with toxic waste - killing at least eight people and injuring more than 100 others.  Before his arrest, Zoltan Bakonyi told BosNewsLife that his company was not guilty of negligence, as authorities contend.

Hungary Court Hears Wiesel’s “Holocaust Lies” In Controversial Case

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- A Budapest court is to rule next month in a case of a Nazi-concentration camp survivor who claims Nobel Peace Prize winning author and human rights activist Elie Wiesel "lies" about his Holocaust past, BosNewsLife learned Friday, January 27.  

“Thousands” Embracing Christ In Hungary At Graham Festival

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest, Hungary BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Over 2,700 people have come forward to "make decisions for Christ" at the recent three-day 'Festival of Hope' in Budapest of American evangelist Franklin Graham, his organization confirmed in comments monitored by BosNewsLife Wednesday, July 4