BREAKING NEWS: Norway Churches Pray As Terror Death Toll Rises To 92

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By BosNewsLife's Johan Th. Bos and Stefan J. Bos OSLO, NORWAY (BosNewsLife)-- Norway's churches called for prayers and opened their doors to those seeking consolation and comfort as officials confirmed Saturday, July 23, that a suspected gunman killed at least 85 people at a youth summer camp after he allegedly set off a bomb blast that claimed the lives of seven people in Oslo, the capital.  

BREAKING NEWS: ‘Singer Amy Winehouse Found Dead’

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>Christian commentators already expressed concerns >"Troubled soul" singer tried to fill "emptiness", observers say By BosNewsLife News Center and BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
LONDON/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Troubled singer Amy Winehouse, whose Grammy Awards-winning career was overshadowed by alcohol and drugs abuse, was found dead Saturday, July 23, in her London apartment, several reports said. She was 27.

BREAKING NEWS: 17 Killed In Norway Terror Attacks

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By BosNewsLife News Center OSLO, NORWAY (BosNewsLife)-- Unprecedented terror attacks shattered the home to the Nobel Peace Price Friday, July 22, with a large bomb devastating Oslo's main government building, killing at least seven people. About two hours later a gunman fired shots at people attending the ruling Labour Party youth camp on an island near Oslo, causing at least some 10 casualties, officials said.

Serbia Compares Detention Hadzic With Capture Osama bin Landen (Profile)

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife Goran HadzicBELGRADE/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Serbia says the successful detention of the last fugitive war crimes suspect from the Balkan wars involved an operation that was as difficult as finding terrorist Osama bin Laden.  Wednesday's announced arrest of Goran Hadzic in northern Serbia ended a seven-year manhunt.  

NEWS ALERT: Hungarian Court Acquits Top Nazi Suspect

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest, Hungary BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- In his wheelchair, connected to an infusion device and with half closed eyes, he seemed an innocent old man. Prosecutors saw the 97-year old Sándor Képíró as a war criminal who killed dozens of Jews, Serbs and others the Nazis didn't like during World War Two. But a court in Budapest declared him "not-guilty" Monday, July 18, citing a lack of evidence.  

NEWS WATCH: Shakespeare Helps Hungary’s Poorest Region

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Gyula, Hungary
GYULA, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- The Bard has arrived in a small, impoverished town in eastern Hungary. Organizers hope Shakespeare's universal allure will draw tourists to the region.

Armenia Evangelicals Under Pressure Amid New Legislation

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By BosNewsLife News Center YEREVAN/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Rights activists and religious groups in Armenia say new legislation will increase intolerance towards the country's evangelical Christians and other minorities, some of whom already face prosecution for their church activities.

NEWS WATCH: Thousands Attend Mass Funeral of Srebrenica Victims

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife SREBRENICA/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- An estimated 40,000 people gathered in Srebrenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina on Monday to mark the 16th anniversary of Europe's worst civilian massacre since World War II. The remains of 613 victims only recently dug up and identified were reburied as part of Monday's commemoration.

Hungary Mourns Last Emperor’s Son Otto von Habsburg; Dies At 98

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By BosNewsLife News Center in Budapest BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Hungary  mourned Monday, July 4, Otto von Habsburg, the oldest son of Austria-Hungary's last emperor and a longtime member of the European Parliament, who has died at age 98.

NEWS WATCH: Clinton Questions Hungary’s Democratic Credentials

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has raised concerns with Hungary's government about legislative measures that critics claim limit press freedom and reduce powers of previously independent institutions. Clinton also expressed solidarity with pro-democracy activists in Egypt, where she says the U.S. will re-open talks with the controversial Muslim Brotherhood group.