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Zimbabwe sets presidential run-off for June 27
Zimbabwe said on Friday it would hold a delayed presidential election run-off on June 27, when the opposition hopes to oust veteran leader Robert Mugabe after nearly three decades in power.
Film tackles IRA leader Bobby Sands hunger strike
The director of a powerful film about the final days of Bobby Sands said he had not made a hero of the IRA prisoner whose death in a 1981 hunger strike made him one of the most prominent symbols of opposition to British rule in Northern Ireland.
Report says one-in-10 will need social housing
Almost one in 10 people in England and Wales could be on the waiting list for social housing by 2010 due to a spike in repossessions and a slump in private house building and mortgage offers, a report warned on Friday.
Strike threats add to Brown's woes
Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced a summer of industrial unrest on Friday when union leaders warned that a million public sector workers were poised to strike over pay.
Rain pushes Myanmar death toll higher
Torrential rain lashed survivors of Cyclone Nargis on Friday as Myanmar's junta raised its toll sharply to more than 133,000 people dead or missing, putting the disaster on a par with a 1991 cyclone that killed 143,000 in neighbouring Bangladesh.
Top California court rules gays may marry
The California Supreme Court overturned a ban on same-sex marriages on Thursday in a major victory for gay rights advocates that will allow homosexual couples to marry in the most populous U.S. state.
New storm deepens misery in cyclone-hit Burma
Torrential tropical downpours lashed Burma's Irrawaddy delta on Friday, deepening the misery of an estimated 2.5 million destitute survivors of Cyclone Nargis and further hampering the military government's aid efforts.
Man in court over murder of Jimmy Mizen
A 19-year-old man appeared in court on Thursday charged with the murder of Jimmy Mizen, a teenager who died in an unprovoked attack at a London baker's shop.
Two arrested on campus under Terrorism Act
Two men were arrested at a university campus under the Terrorism Act, police said on Thursday.
Obesity seen contributing to global warming
Obesity contributes to global warming, too. Obese and overweight people require more fuel to transport them and the food they eat, and the problem will worsen as the population literally swells in size.
Man who murdered family must serve life behind bars
A man who murdered his mother, father, sister and twin nephews was must spend the rest of his life in jail, one of the country's top judges ruled on Friday.
China buries quake dead as new aftershock hits
China struggled to bury its dead and help tens of thousands of injured and homeless on Friday when a powerful aftershock brought new havoc four days after an earthquake thought to have killed more than 50,000.
Bin Laden vows to fight as Israel marks 60th anniversary
Osama bin Laden vowed in an audio tape timed to coincide with Israel's 60th anniversary to continue to fight the Jewish state and its allies in the West.
Book Review: Micah's Challenge
Micah's Challenge shows just how seriously evangelicals are embracing social justice and poverty issues as an essential element of credible Christian witness.
Plass hands awards to some of UK's best Christian writers
Renowned Christian author and speaker Adrian Plass announced the three winning titles of the 2008 UK Christian Book Awards to a packed audience at the Christian Resources Exhibition (CRE) at Sandown Park in Surrey on Wednesday.
Jesuits call on Gordon Brown to return to Christian values
The Prime Minister needs "to regain the moral high ground" and demonstrate his "earnest and serious commitment to fairness, honesty and justice", argues a prominent British Jesuit.