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MPs may have been misled over Iraq torture
MPs said on Sunday they might have been misled by the government and a senior military figure over the use of banned interrogation techniques by British troops in Iraq.
Young Palestinian Christians explore reconciliation in Ireland
Eighteen teenagers from the village of Zebabdeh in Palestine last week visited ancient Christian sites in County Down as part of a two-week visit to Ireland, North and South.
Anglicans intensify relations with independent evangelical churches
The Anglican Communion is intensifying its relationships with the growing independent evangelical church movement, according to the President of the World Council of Churches.
Faith shines as Steven Curtis Chapman returns to stage
Award winning Christian artist Steven Curtis Chapman has hit six different cities across the US over the last two weeks, touching the lives of fans with his family's story of faith and perseverance after the death of their daughter in May.
Ukraine leader pleads for independent church
President Viktor Yushchenko appealed on Saturday to the leader of the world's Orthodox believers to let Ukraine have its own church free from Russia, and the patriarch suggested he was ready to consider this.
Baptist pastors in West face decline and in South, poverty
The biggest problem a pastor faces depends on where the minister is located. That was the message from speakers at the Baptist World Alliance annual conference in Prague last week.
Obama defends tour as visit closes
U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama, wrapping up an overseas tour where he got a rock star reception, defended his decision to take the trip despite mixed signals about its impact on his popularity at home.
Poll adds to woes over Brown future
Speculation about Prime Minister Gordon Brown's future gathered pace on Saturday with media reports of concern amongst senior Labour figures and a new opinion poll putting the Conservatives 22 points ahead.
MoD names soldier killed in Afghanistan
The Ministry of Defence on Saturday named the British soldier killed in a firefight with Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan this week.
Dominatrix 'sorry' for Mosley orgy row
The woman who filmed motor racing chief Max Mosley taking part in a sado-masochistic orgy and sold the story to a tabloid newspaper has apologised for the trouble it caused.
NATO force kills four Afghan civilians
NATO-led troops killed four Afghan civilians and wounded three more when their vehicle failed to stop at a checkpoint in the southern province of Helmand on Saturday, the NATO force said.
Iran says expanded nuclear enrichment programme
Iran has more than 5,000 active centrifuges for enriching uranium, its president was quoted as saying on Saturday, suggesting a rapid expansion of nuclear work the West suspects is aimed at making bombs.
Bosnian Serbs pray for Karadzic and say charges unjust
Hundreds of people gathered to pray for Radovan Karadzic across the Serb half of Bosnia on Saturday, holding vigils inside churches or marching in protest at his arrest on war crimes charges.
British women held for emergency landing in Germany
German police detained two British women on a Greece to Manchester flight after one of them tried to open the plane's cabin door at an altitude of 10,000 metres, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing.
Tevez move to United to set transfer record
Manchester United will sign Argentine Carlos Tevez for a British transfer record fee of 32 million pounds, according to newspaper reports on Saturday.
Andy Burnham adds support to foreign quota plan
Premier League clubs should have a quota of English players to boost home-grown talent, a leading government minister said on Saturday.