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Iran tests missiles amid tensions
Iran test-fired nine missiles on Wednesday and warned the United States and Israel it was ready to retaliate for any attack over its disputed nuclear projects.
G8 patches up climate deal
Group of Eight leaders patched together a deal to fight climate change at a summit that wound up on Wednesday, but failed to convince big emerging economies that rich countries were doing enough.
More house building jobs go in gloom
Builders Bovis Homes and Redrow are cutting 40 percent of their workforces, about 750 jobs in total, to cope with the deepening depression in the housing market.
Police extend Jersey abuse probe to WW2 bunker
Police carrying out an inquiry into reports of decades of child abuse on Jersey said on Wednesday they were extending their probe to a second site, a former World War Two underground German bunker.
Wary Gehry brings design to England at last
Architect Frank Gehry, whose distinctive asymmetric, curved buildings are admired the world over, has unveiled his first structure in England, a country he says does not appreciate his ideas.
Conservatives would pay households to recycle
A Conservative government would encourage councils to pay households to recycle their rubbish rather than fining them for incorrectly sorting their garbage, the party's Shadow Chancellor George Osborne said on Wednesday.
Darfur militia ambush kills one peacekeeper
Darfur militiamen ambushed and killed at least one member of a joint U.N.-African Union (UNAMID) peacekeeping mission and wounded 23 others, a UNAMID spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
Six killed at U.S. Istanbul mission
Three Turkish policemen and three gunmen were killed in an attack on the United States consulate in Istanbul on Wednesday, the city's governor said.
G8 leaders condemn Zimbabwe's Mugabe
Prime Minister Gordon Brown said that Robert Mugabe's regime was "illegitimate" and had "blood on its hands".
Report challenges Methodist Conference to eliminate discrimination
The Methodist Conference has received a major report challenging the Church to eliminate discrimination in an increasingly diverse Christian community.
Mission Aviation Fellowship faces crisis with soaring gas costs
High fuel costs are putting pressure on Mission Aviation Fellowship and forcing them to re-think their operations.
Lambeth preparing for strong ecumenical presence
Lambeth Conference set to welcome 75 representatives of Churches and Christian communities, including Cardinal Ivan Dias and evangelical Brian McLaren.
Baptists, Street Pastors welcome Archbishop's knife crime call
Baptists and Street Pastors welcome Archbishop's call to the Church of England to reach out to those caught up in knife-crime, a week before a Christian anti-violent crime conference.
Moshing for Jesus at 'Christian Woodstock'
A music festival with heavy metal, punk, hip-hop and pop music might seem like an unusual place to get baptised, but US Creation is a festival with strict rules: no alcohol, no drugs and no sex before marriage.
Ancient text sheds light on Jewish-Christian links
An ancient stone tablet discussed at a conference in Jerusalem on Tuesday may shed light on the links between Judaism and Christianity, experts say.
Egypt's Christian-Muslim gap growing bigger
The divide between Egypt's Coptic Christian community and the Muslim majority is growing bigger as an increasing number of Christians are cutting ties with Muslim neighbors and turning to the Church for all their social needs.