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Report: Women of faith could help curb extremism and religious conflict
Women of faith have the potential to curb religious extremism and reduce the role of religion in conflict, says a new report from Catholic aid agency Progressio out on Wednesday.
Bishops discuss human sexuality at Lambeth Conference
The Anglican bishops meeting at the Lambeth Conference are today tackling the most anticipated item on their packed agenda as they move onto the thorny subject of human sexuality.
'Costly empathy is the way of Christ,' Keswick Convention hears
Christians who talk about bio-ethics and the issues of life and death such as abortion, euthanasia, infertility, "must not talk about these issues with judgement or hatred", said Dr John Wyatt, Professor of Neo-natal Paediatrics at University College London.
Israel's opposition calls for new election
Israel's right-wing Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu responded on Thursday to Ehud Olmert's decision to resign as prime minister by calling for new elections, a move that could paralyse Middle East peace talks.
Ex-Thai PM's wife guilty of tax fraud
A Thai court found Potjaman Shinawatra, the wife of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin and a major force in his political and business empire, guilty of tax fraud on Thursday and sentenced her to three years in jail.
Karadzic set to face U.N. war crimes judge
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic faces a U.N. war crimes judge for the first time on Thursday to answer genocide charges after his dramatic arrest that ended 11 years on the run.
U.N. council set to renew Darfur peacekeeping mandate
The U.N. Security Council is set to renew a mandate for peacekeepers in Sudan's war-ravaged Darfur region on Thursday in a resolution calling for redoubled efforts to end a 5-year humanitarian disaster.
Afghan and NATO troops kill 20 Taliban
Afghan and NATO-led troops backed by air power killed more than 20 Taliban insurgents southwest of the capital Kabul, a provincial official said on Thursday.
Ex-CS broker reportedly missing as securities probe nears
A former Credit Suisse broker charged with fraud in an auction rate securities scam may have fled to his native Bulgaria, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the case.
Gore likely to star at Democratic convention
Al Gore, long mocked as an exaggerating bore, seems certain to land a lead role at the Democratic National Convention as an internationally recognized defender of the Earth.
U.S. sees rise in Pakistani fighters in Afghanistan
A growing number of Pakistani militants who earlier operated only inside Pakistan and Kashmir are joining the intensifying insurgency against U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, U.S. officials say.
Mexican cop killed by colleague working as hit man
A Mexican police officer working as a hit man for drug gangs killed one of his police colleagues on Wednesday in the violent border city of Ciudad Juarez, police said.
IOC admits Internet censorship deal with China
Some International Olympic Committee officials cut a deal to let China block sensitive websites despite promises of unrestricted access, a senior IOC official admitted on Wednesday.
Broad tobacco regulation bill clears U.S. House
Legislation to give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration broad authority to regulate cigarettes and other forms of tobacco cleared the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday.
Oil man Pickens seeks 'army' to back energy plan
Energy tycoon T. Boone Pickens said on Wednesday he is creating an "army" of business leaders and mainstream Americans to lobby for his plan to revamp U.S. energy policy in favour of wind power and natural gas over imported oil.
House prices fall at fastest rate since '91
House prices fell 1.7 percent on the month in July and at the fastest annual rate since at least 1991, the Nationwide building society said on Thursday, in a further sign the housing market is cooling fast.