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Church Army, Scripture Union team up for multi-media Bible experience

Church Army's pioneering Word-on-the-Web ministry is handing over the baton to Scripture Union's new WordLive service to guarantee a future proofed multi-media Bible experience for Christians.

Youth for Christ motivates 'at risk' young people and offenders

Youth for Christ is reaching out to young offenders and 'at risk' young people with new creative music project, Urban Skillz.

World's youth more religious than reputed

Bertelsmann Stiftung's study on religion reveals that the world's teenagers and young adults are much more religious than people think.

Langham Partnership merger good news for majority world churches

Langham Partnership and the Eastern Europe Literature Advisory Committee (EELAC) have announced a merger between the two ministries to help them reach even more local level churches with high quality Christian literature.

House price falls ease but market bleak

House price falls eased slightly in June, but market conditions remain bleak with sentiment near record lows, according to a survey on Tuesday.

Hospital admissions for violence soar

The number of hospital admissions in England due to violence has soared by 30 percent in four years with far more people affected in poor areas than rich ones, a study said on Tuesday.

BT to invest 1.5 bln in super-fast broadband

Telecoms group BT plans to invest 1.5 billion pounds to roll out super-fast broadband to up to 10 million homes by 2012, it said on Tuesday.

Sudan president accused of genocide

The International Criminal Court's (ICC) prosecutor charged Sudan's president on Monday with masterminding a campaign of genocide in Darfur, killing 35,000 people and persecuting 2.5 million refugees.

Two suicide bombers kill 16 in Iraq's Diyala

Two suicide bombers killed 16 recruits for the Iraqi security forces and wounded 30 others north of Baghdad on Tuesday, the U.S. military said, just days after Iraq promised a major security crackdown in the region.

One killed in Rhodes quake

One person was killed in an accident after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the island of Rhodes in southeast Greece, officials said on Tuesday, but there were no other reports of casualties or damage.

Two arrested over teenager's murder

Police investigating the murder of an 18-year-old teenager in Edmonton, north London, have arrested two men in their twenties, Scotland Yard said.

Obama camp not amused with magazine cover

This week's New Yorker magazine pokes fun at smears directed at Barack Obama, but the U.S. Democratic presidential candidate isn't laughing.

Australian man spent 487 pounds a week on beer

An Australian man convicted of his seventh drink-driving charge was spending about A$1,000 (487 pounds) a week on beer - enough to buy more than 2,500 small bottles a month, a newspaper said on Tuesday.

Retail sales fall back as May sun disappears

Retail sales values fell back last month after May's sun-driven boost as consumers cut back on most items except groceries, a survey showed on Tuesday.

Indonesia president regrets E.Timor violence

Indonesia's president expressed regret on Tuesday for violence surrounding East Timor's 1999 independence ballot after a joint probe blamed state institutions for "gross human rights violations".

Belgian PM resigns and king mulls next step

Belgium plunged back into political crisis on Tuesday after Prime Minister Yves Leterme tendered his resignation, having failed to push through measures to devolve more power to the regions.