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Church helps launch Scotland's first postnatal depression helpline
Scotland's first postnatal depression telephone helpline "Bluebell at ParentLine Scotland", in partnership with the Church of Scotland, launched on Friday, the national awareness-raising day for postnatal depression.
Scottish Churches call for prayer, action to heal Holy Land divisions
The leaders of the Church of Scotland and the Catholic Church in Scotland are urging congregations to make this Sunday a day of prayer and action for troubled Israel and Palestine.
Church steps in after Belize storm floods kill five
The Anglican mission agency USPG has sent emergency funding to help the Diocese of Belize to support victims of a tropical storm that killed at least five people and destroyed villages.
Church leaders call for worshippers to make 'Time for God's Creation'
Church leaders have called upon Christians throughout England to use the period from 1 September until 4 October as an opportunity to put the environment at the heart of their worship.
Euthanasia tourists snap up pet shop drug in Mexico
Elderly foreign tourists are tapping Mexican pet shops for a drug used by veterinarians to put cats and dogs to sleep that has become the sedative of choice for euthanasia campaigners.
Rabbi, imam, priest discuss their 'painful verses'
New book "The Painful Verses" sums up efforts of rabbi, imam and priest to move interfaith dialogue beyond polite meetings to discussions on key issues of tension between Christians, Muslims and Jews.
Obama meets Clinton in private
Likely U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama met privately with former rival Hillary Clinton on Thursday as the party sought to unite for the general election campaign after a long nomination battle.
Sri Lanka bus explosion kills 20
A roadside bomb exploded near a crowded passenger bus in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Friday, killing 20 people and wounding 47, the military said.
Zimbabwe suspends aid groups
Zimbabwe indefinitely suspended all work by aid groups on Thursday and police held a group of U.S. and British diplomats for several hours after they visited victims of political violence ahead of a presidential vote.
China ready to ease pressure on quake lake
China readied on Friday to ease pressure on a swollen "quake lake" threatening hundreds of thousands of people downstream in the southwestern province of Sichuan as the water level quickly rises toward a man-made sluice.
Nepal needs to appoint living goddess
Nepal's religious authorities picked the country's next "living goddess" or Kumari in a centuries-old tradition on Friday, priests and officials said, but the question now is who will appoint her as a deity.
Prosecutor accuses Sudanese state of Darfur crimes
The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Thursday he would seek new indictments next month against top officials, accusing Sudan's "entire state apparatus" of involvement in crimes in Darfur.
Summit vows to tackle hunger after Latam protest
A U.N. summit pledged to cut trade barriers and help poor farmers on Thursday to fight hunger threatening 1 billion people, but poverty campaigners said this was not enough to cap high world food prices.
Relief efforts demonstrate love of Christ to Burma cyclone survivors
Humanitarian work among cyclone survivors in Burma is providing Gospel for Asia workers the opportunity to demonstrate the love of Christ and share with those in need a hope found only in Him.
Major says 42 days would help terrorists
Former Prime Minister John Major said the government's plan to extend pre-charge detention to 42 days would be more likely to boost terrorist recruitment than tackle the security threat to Britain.
UK urges EU collaboration on food
The European Union should take coordinated action to try to tame rising food and energy prices, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Thursday.