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Alaska Sen. Stevens charged with hiding gifts

Veteran Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens was charged on Tuesday with concealing more than $250,000 (126, 200 pounds) worth of gifts, including home renovations, that he received from an Alaska oil services company, the Justice Department said.

Cash-short Palestinian PM seeks World Bank lifeline

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has appealed to the World Bank to help him secure emergency financing to bridge a shortfall in donor funds and pay public workers, Palestinian and European sources said on Tuesday.

Archbishop appeals to divided Anglicans to show generosity

The Archbishop of Canterbury has appealed to bishops divided over homosexuality to show generosity towards one another and remember their shared centre, Jesus Christ.

Drug busts seen to have little effect on market

Drug seizures by the police have little impact on Britain's drug market and the millions spent on enforcement measures are unlikely to have much effect on supply on the street, a report by a team of experts said on Wednesday.

Citizens want innocent taken off DNA database

The country's DNA database, the most comprehensive in the world, should remove details of people who are acquitted of crimes, a government-funded panel said on Wednesday.

British soldier killed in Afghanistan

A British soldier was killed in a firefight with Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday.

Cruelty to animals rising in 'throwaway' Britain

Cruelty to animals is rising fast in Britain's "affluent, throwaway society," the RSPCA said in a report on Wednesday.

Credit crunch bites into fashion firms

The number of UK clothing, fashion and cosmetic retailers going into administration rose 21 percent in the first half of 2008 as the global credit crunch crimped consumer spending, a Deloitte DLTE.UL report said.

Teacher recruitment ad misled over pay

A television advert aimed at recruiting would-be teachers has been banned because it suggested newly-qualified staff could earn 34,000 pounds, the advertising watchdog said on Wednesday.

Miliband calls for radical Labour change

Foreign secretary David Miliband, hotly tipped as a future leader of the Labour party, called for a radical change in politics on Wednesday, a move interpreted as laying the groundwork for a leadership challenge.

I am Not Alone

As I sit and watch the birds fly by I find myself with a tear in my eye. I am not alone. God sent the birds to show me today that I should listen to what HE has to say "I am with you today". I am not alone. I thank God for the ones he placed in my life to show me His love with a smile so bright. I am not alone

Thanks and no thanks

Then he Naaman returned to the man of God, he and all his company; he came and stood before him and said, 'Now I know that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel; please accept a present from your servant.' But he said, 'As the Lord lives, whom I serve, I will accept nothing!'... But when Naaman had gone from him a short distance, Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, thought, 'My master has let that Aramean Naaman off too lightly... I will run after him and get something out