MISSION WATCH: Missionaries Feared Dead After Plane Disappears
By Eric Leijenaar, BosNewsLife Senior Special Correspondent
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (BosNewsLife)-- There were fears Thursday, February 26, that missionaries may have died in a plane crash, ten days after their small aircraft disappeared in the jungles of Venezuela.
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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.
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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.
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Iran: 70,000 Students Ready For Suicide Attacks Against Israel
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