Laos Police Destroy Village Church
BosNewsLife Asia Service
NOMSOMBOON, LAOS (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in a village of Laos' Borikhamxay province were without a church building Tuesday, April 14, as police destroyed their property as part of a crackdown on Christians in rural areas, BosNewsLife learned.
Global Rescue Of North Korea Refugees Amid Nuclear Celebrations
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife with reports from the region
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (BosNewsLife)-- A leading coalition of advocacy and aid groups were preparing Sunday, September 9, to rescue more North Korean refugees while North Korea's regime celebrated its most powerful nuclear test yet.

Iraq Christians Caught In Middle After Provincial Poll
By Stefan J. Bos, BosNewsLife Chief International Correspondent with reporting from Iraq
MOSUL, IRAQ (BosNewsLife)-- Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki made a strong showing in Saturday's provincial elections, but it was unclear whether life would improve for the country's embattled Christian minority.

China Police Raid Evangelical Church
By BosNewsLife Asia Service with additional reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- An evangelical house church in China’s coastal province of Hubei...
Communist Rebels Decapitate Indian Pastor, Wife Severely Beaten
By George Whitten, BosNewsLife Senior International Correspondent with BosNewsLife Asia Service
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Communist rebels decapitated a pastor and cut up his body after murdering him, and severely beat his wife in Valam Guve Village, India, according to a Washington-based Christian human rights organization.
NEWS WATCH: Russia Seeks Closer Ties With OPEC As Oil Prices Drop
By Stefan J. Bos, Stefan J. Bos Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
VIENNA/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Russia said Sunday, March 15, it will send a permanent observer to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, amid mounting concerns among producers about falling oil prices.

NEWS WATCH: Ukraine Refuses To Abandon Crimea
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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent
KYIV, UKRAINE (BosNewsLife)--Ukraine's interim government has warned that it will not give up the Crimean Peninsula where Russian forces have surrounded military bases and other sites, but that it will try to resolve the crisis there peacefully. The announcement comes after Russian forces attempted to occupy a Ukrainian air force base and amid concerns over plans by Russian legislators to annex the region.



Breaking News: Dozens Killed In Israeli Strike; Christians Concerned
By BosNewsLife Chief International Correspondent Stefan J. Bos and BosNewsLife Chief Middle East Correspondent George Whitten reporting from Israel
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (BosNewsLife) –- At least 40 people were killed and over 50 injured when the Israeli Air Force struck a United Nations-run school in the Gaza Strip in what it said was a response to repeated mortar and rocket attacks from militants of the Hamas group.

India State Detains Pastors For “Converting” Hindus
By Santosh Digal, BosNewsLife Asia Correspondent
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- A dozen church leaders remained behind bars Tuesday, April 13, over a week after security forces detained them in India's southern state of Karnataka on charges of "forceful conversion" of Hindus, a major evangelical group said.
