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Pope announces new display of Shroud of Turin
Pope to put mysterious shroud of Turin back on display in 2010.
Christian leaders appeal for end to xenophobic attacks in South Africa
Zimbabwean Christian leaders in the UK urge the South African Goverment to do more to protect Zimbabweans and other African migrants from the recent wave of xenophobic attacks.
World leaders meet on global food crisis
World leaders open a conference on the global food crisis on Tuesday, with human rights activists and the World Bank demanding action to curb soaring prices that are pushing an estimated 100 million people into hunger.
Texas kids return to polygamist homes
More than 400 child members of a polygamist sect began returning to their families on Monday after a judge lifted her order giving the state of Texas custody of the children.
U.N. council breaks deadlock on Somalia piracy
The U.N. Security Council adopted unanimously on Monday a long-delayed resolution giving countries the right to combat rampant piracy off the coast of Somalia.
China forced to wait for draining of quake lake
The largest "quake lake" formed by China's most devastating earthquake in decades is not expected to start draining until Thursday due to a lack of rain, state media said.
Obama and Clinton near finish line in Democratic race
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton end their historic Democratic presidential battle on Tuesday with two nominating contests that could help Obama clinch the nomination and push Clinton from the race.
Deadly embassy bomb raises security fears
Pakistani investigators conducted tests on Tuesday to try to determine what type of explosives were used in a suicide car bombing outside the Danish embassy that killed six people and revived security fears.
Space shuttle docks at station with Japanese lab
Space shuttle Discovery slipped into a parking spot at the International Space Station on Monday after a two-day voyage to deliver Japan's first orbital laboratory while managers on the ground assessed damage beneath the Discovery's launch pad.
Vast distances a barrier to combating HIV/AIDS in India
Vast distances are a major hurdle to India's efforts to curb its soaring HIV rate.
Brown defends terrorism plans
Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday he would stick to his plan to detain terrorism suspects for longer before they are charged, despite the prospect of a humiliating defeat in parliament.
Man arrested after 15-year-old girl stabbed
A man in his 30s was being questioned by police on Tuesday after a 15-year-old schoolgirl, who was found stabbed in a lift, became the 16th teenager to die violently in London this year.
'Good' bacteria may ease hay fever symptoms
A probiotic drink a day may help keep hay fever away, researchers said on Tuesday.
UK slips in clean beach rating
German, British and Portuguese beaches slipped most last year in a list of Europe's cleanest bathing sites, while the Netherlands again came out best, an EU report said on Monday.
Ian McEwan's new novel is on climate change
Best-selling author Ian McEwan surprised an audience at the Hay literary festival in Wales on Sunday by reading a preview extract from his novel in progress, due in about two years.
Plain packs seen as a risk to cigarette profits
Cigarette makers face a new and serious risk to their profits if the government rules that cigarettes should only be sold in plain packaging, undermining the power of brands, analysts said on Monday.