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Christian Medical Fellowship inspires confident Christianity
Effective evangelism must be rooted in the belief that God is creator, owner, sustainer, director and redeemer. This was the message from the Christian Medical Fellowship during a day course in central London on Wednesday to help nurses and medical workers find the confidence they need to share their faith in the workplace.
Evangelicals, Wycliffe collaborate in Bible-rooted transformation
World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) welcomed Wycliffe International as its newest Global Partner, adding strength to the alliance's efforts in promoting transformation solidly rooted in the Bible.
Environment is 'under stress', say Lutheran leaders
The melting snow on Mount Kilimanjaro points to an environment "under stress", says the head of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), the Rev Dr Ishmael Noko.
Portsmouth to welcome Anglican bishops ahead of Lambeth
Worshippers from across south-east Hampshire and the Isle of Wight will welcome Anglican bishops from across the globe next month as part of a hew hospitality initiative ahead of the Lambeth Conference.
Thousands of paper chains tell G8 leaders to drop debt
Campaigners from Jubilee Debt Campaign formed a giant white band around Parliament Square in central London on Thursday to call on world leaders to 'Drop the Debt', ahead of the G8 meeting in Japan next month.
Churches invited to celebrate gift of sight this autumn
Leading blindness charity Sightsavers International is asking churches to join together in worship and prayer to mark World Sight Day this October.
Zimbabwe turnout a slap in face for critics
Zimbabwe's state-run Herald newspaper said on Saturday the presidential election turnout could be a record and that this was a slap in the face to world leaders who had criticised President Robert Mugabe.
Obama and Clinton embrace in Unity show
Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton joined forces at a carefully staged campaign rally on Friday, promising to bury the grudges from their bruising presidential nominating fight and work together to put Obama in the White House.
Guatemalan minister dies in helicopter crash
Guatemala's interior minister died when a helicopter crashed on Friday in bad weather north of the Guatemalan capital, officials said.
U.S. says Taliban attacks may rise
The Taliban has created a "resilient insurgency" in Afghanistan and will likely maintain or increase the pace of its attacks this year, the Pentagon said on Friday.
U.S. calls on N.Korea to come clean on uranium
North Korea still has not responded to U.S. suspicions of proliferating nuclear technology and enriching uranium for weapons, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Saturday.