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Rights committee attacks Brown's terrorism case
Prime Minister Gordon Brown's move to toughen terrorism laws came under attack on Thursday from an influential parliamentary committee, less than a week before a vital vote on the issue.
Bank of England set to hold rates
The Bank of England looks set to hold off from cutting interest rates on Thursday as policymakers' worries about higher inflation trump their fears of a sharp economic slowdown.
Thousand Foot Krutch wraps up knock-out spring tour
Canadian Christian rock band Thousand Foot Krutch look back at their stint on two of the most successful tours in the Christian music market - the TobyMac Portable Sounds spring and fall tours and the Comatose Tour with rockers Skillet and Decyfer Down.
Archbishop affirms Christian-Muslim engagement
The Archbishop of Canterbury convened an ecumenical gathering earlier in the week to discuss ways in which Christian-Muslim engagement might be strengthened and deepened.
Clinton promises to 'strongly support' Obama
Hillary Clinton will declare her strong support for Barack Obama's White House bid and rally supporters around him, she said in a letter on Thursday, drawing the curtain on a gruelling 16-month nominating fight that badly split the Democratic Party.
Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai freed after detention
Police released Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday after holding him for more than eight hours, his lawyer and party officials said.
Environment day calls for end to carbon addiction
The United Nations urged the world on Thursday to kick an all-consuming addiction to carbon dioxide and said everyone must take steps to fight climate change.
U.S. Marine acquitted in Haditha deaths
A U.S. Marine officer was acquitted by a military jury on Wednesday on charges he tried to cover up the shooting deaths of two dozen unarmed Iraqi men, women and children at Haditha in 2005.
Burma arrests activist as U.S. ships leave
Burma has detained a top activist comedian involved in a private aid effort for cyclone victims, a relative said, as U.S. warships sailed away on Thursday after the military junta refused to accept their aid offer.
Al Qaeda claims attack on Danish embassy
Al Qaeda said on Wednesday it was behind a suicide attack on Denmark's embassy in Pakistan which it mounted in revenge for the publication of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad.
World's hungry look for hope from food summit
African countries and anti-poverty campaigners looked to the outcome of a food crisis summit on Thursday for a signal the world will start to produce solutions to stop millions more people falling into hunger.
Church of England shelves debate on evangelising Muslims
A controversial debate by the Church of England's General Synod over whether it should seek to convert Muslims has been postponed to 2009.
IPCC to probe Waterloo stabbing
The police watchdog asked Scotland Yard on Wednesday to hand over details of the case of the 15-year-old schoolgirl stabbed to death near Waterloo station in London to allow it to investigate a complaint that officers had failed to protect her.
MDC says Zimbabwe police hold Tsvangirai
Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change said its leader Morgan Tsvangirai was detained at a police roadblock on Wednesday in an attempt to derail his presidential election campaign.
Scarlett Keeling's probe said to be failing
The mother of a teenager murdered in the Indian state of Goa fears the case against her daughter's killer is falling apart after a forensic test failed to find evidence of rape, her lawyer said on Wednesday.
Food summit seeks 'green revolution' for Africa
A U.N. summit on the global food crisis asked rich nations on Wednesday to help "revolutionise" farming in Africa and the developing world to produce more food for nearly 1 billion people facing hunger.