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Obama, McCain both need abortion issue
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain has one ace up his sleeve in his bid to woo disgruntled conservative Christians: his unflinching opposition to abortion rights.
Pope urges help for hungry ahead of food summit
Pope Benedict urged all Christians on Sunday to help international efforts to resolve a food price crisis that threatens to make millions more people go hungry, ahead of a food summit in Rome early next month.
Methodist charity, BBC team up to nurture children's writing talents
A new partnership between Methodist children's charity NCH and the BBC is to give some of the country's most vulnerable children the opportunity to become the creative stars of the future.
Kirk Moderator: Faiths must work for peace, not conflict
The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland will call on people of all faiths to make religion a force for good in tackling warfare around the world.
Priest attacked after standing up for Brazil's landless
Wealthy landowners have been accused of using violence and intimidation to try and stop Christians in Brazil from standing up for the rights of landless people.
Christian World Heritage Sites to benefit from greater protection
Christian sites are among the nation's most important landmarks set to gain from new Government plans to increase protection for all 17 World Heritage Sites in England.
Nepalis celebrate dawn of the republic
Thousands of Nepalis marched, danced and sung in the capital's streets on Wednesday to celebrate "the dawn of the republic" hours before the Himalayan nation was set to abolish its once-revered Hindu monarchy.
West dismayed over Suu Kyi detention
Western governments lashed out at the extension of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest, but the outrage at Burma's generals was tempered by concern over disrupting aid flows to desperate cyclone victims.
China 'quake lake' fears force evacuation
China has evacuated more than 150,000 people living below a swollen lake formed by this month's devastating earthquake amid fears it could burst and trigger massive flooding, state media said on Wednesday.
Western powers pressure Iran over nuclear programme
Germany said on Tuesday the international community must push for a faster response from Iran over its nuclear programme, while Washington said a new U.N. report suggested Tehran wanted to acquire nuclear weapons.
Lebanon's Siniora set to lead new government
Lebanon's parliamentary majority coalition agreed on Tuesday to nominate Prime Minister Fouad Siniora to form the country's first government under newly elected President Michel Suleiman.
IADB offers $500 mln to ease pain of food prices
The Inter-American Development Bank will offer Latin American and Caribbean countries $500 million in loans to help them cope with soaring food prices, bank officials said on Tuesday.
Migrants in S.Africa shelters suffer cold, disease
Jimmy Malish huddles under a blanket, looks at the darkening sky and prays that it doesn't rain again on him and the hundreds of other African migrants camped in the courtyard of a Johannesburg police station.
Sudan officers say no return to war
Military leaders from north and south Sudan have agreed there would be "no return to war" after more than a week of bloody clashes over the disputed oil town of Abyei, a senior northern official said on Tuesday.
Fuel protest pressures Brown over tax
Hundreds of lorry drivers caused road chaos in central London on Tuesday in a protest to demand government help over rising fuel prices.
Churches easing Iraqi Christian resettlement in Sweden
In Sweden, churches play a leading role in the resettlement of Iraqi Christians, providing a bridge to the new culture while connecting this persecuted group to its past.