NEWS WATCH: Thousands Protest Ukraine’s Suspension Of EU Deal
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KYIV/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Thousands of Ukrainians have demonstrated against a government decision to suspend preparations for a trade pact with the European Union. The protests come as the country also commemorates a Soviet-era famine that killed millions of people.
Hungary’s Ruling Fidesz Party Condemns Book Burning
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BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Hungary's ruling rightist Fidesz party has condemned the burning of a book written by prominent Hungarian Jewish poet Miklós Radnóti, whose statue was also broken over the weekend amid growing antisemitism in the country. "Every decent person in Hungary has condemned the book burning that took place in Miskolc on November 9," said László L. Simon, a Fidesz politician and chair of Parliament’s Cultural and Press Committee.
NEWS WATCH: Hungary University Saves Baby Of Brain-Dead Mother
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DEBRECEN/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- A Hungarian university hospital says a premature but healthy baby was delivered after doctors kept the child's brain-dead mother on life support for three months, a move, it claims, will shake the foundations of human medicine. After a 31-year-old mother suffered a stroke when she was just 15 weeks pregnant, the hospital of the University of Debrecen in eastern Hungary sprang into action.
NEWS WATCH: Germany Marks Deadly ‘Kristallnacht’ Amid Concerns
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BERLIN, GERMANY (BosNewsLife)-- Germans, including church leaders, have marked the 75th anniversary of deadly attacks against Jewish properties, known as the Kristallnacht, and the 24th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The commemorations, which were also observed in other European cities, come at a time of concern about a new wave of antisemitism in Europe.
NEWS WATCH: Kosovo Elections Overshadowed By Violence
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
PRISTINA, KOSOVO (BosNewsLife)-- Less than half of Kosovo's 1.8 million voters have dared to participate in local elections, which have been overshadowed by violence. On the Serb-side of the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica a group of masked men broke into the main polling center.
Roma ‘Fresco Village’ Turns Hungary Hardship Into Hope (Special Feature)
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Bódvalenke, Hungary
BODVALENKE, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- A malnourished villager in northeastern Hungary, who claims to be 20-years-old, smiles while holding her premature baby in her arms. She likes a recently completed fresco showing Gypsy life and references to Jesus Christ. Nearby children are finishing the 33rd mural in Bódvalenke, the world's only Fresco Village painted by Gypsy artists, also known as Roma.
NEWS WATCH: Angry Czechs Vote Amid Expected Return Of Communists
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC (BosNewsLife)-- Czechs have voted in early parliamentary elections, punishing the center-right government following massive corruption and spying scandals. The Communists are expected to play a key role in national politics, for the first time since the collapse of Communism in 1989.
NEWS WATCH: Hungary Remembers 1956 Revolution Amid Election Tensions
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BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Hungary has commemorated the crushed 1956 Revolution against Soviet domination amid increasing tensions between the government and opposition ahead of next year's elections.
NEWS WATCH: Macedonia Jails Journalist Amid Wider Crackdown
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SKOPJE/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has condemned a court decision by Macedonia to sentence investigative journalist Tomislav Kezarovski to four and a half years imprisonment amid wider concerns over a reported crackdown on press freedom and religion in the Balkan nation.
Scotland Pastor Forgives His Mother’s Killers In Pakistan Blasts
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PESHAWAR/GRANGEMOUTH(BosNewsLife)-- A Church of Scotland pastor who lost his mother and other close relatives in a suicide attack on a church in Pakistan has said he forgives their killers. Reverend Aftab Gohar's 79-year-old mother, nephew, niece, two uncles and other friends and relatives were among the up to 171 people who were killed in the September 22 blasts at Peshawar's All Saints Church.