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New teen band Mission Six debuts on Radio Disney Incubator
New teen band Mission Six is currently featured on the Radio Disney Incubator, where the band will be featured during the month of May.
UK guilty of 'hypocrisy' over Iran, says Church of Scotland Council
Church of Scotland Church & Society Council chides Britain for breaching nuclear arms treaty whilst demanding disarmament from others.
Government's treatment of migrants 'shameful', says bishop
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Brentwood, Thomas McMahon, has strongly criticised the Government's failure to regularise undocumented migrants living in Britain.
US evangelicals call for step back from politics
A group of US evangelical leaders called on Wednesday for a pullback from party politics so that followers would not become "useful idiots" exploited for partisan gain.
Palestinian Bible Society head to speak on challenges of war
Labib Madanat, who leads the Bible Society in Palestine, will be speaking at the annual Churches' Media Conference on 9 -11 June.
Bank of England set to hold rates
The Bank of England looks more likely to leave interest rates on hold rather than cut them later on Thursday, but a stream of dismal data over recent days has made the decision a close call.
Brown bats off taunts after poll rout
Gordon Brown, reeling from a drubbing in local polls, sought to allay voters' concerns over the economy on Wednesday in the face of taunts from an opposition that can smell victory at the next general election.
PM praises Christians, endorses Global Day of Prayer
Prime Minister Gordon Brown hosted a reception at 10 Downing Street on Wednesday in honour of the Global Day of Prayer London taking place at Millwall football stadium this Sunday.
Aid flight delays fuel frustration with Burma junta
With up to 100,000 people feared killed in Burma's cyclone and an estimated 1 million homeless, frustration grew on Thursday over the military government's inability to allow international aid into the country.
Emotions high as Olympic torch scales Everest
The Olympic flame reached the top of Mount Everest on Thursday, an emotional moment for China and the crowning of the Beijing Olympics torch relay that was dogged by anti-Chinese protests on its world tour.
Clinton gives herself loan and vows to fight on
Barack Obama took a commanding lead in the Democratic presidential race on Wednesday, but Hillary Clinton said she would fight on after loaning her campaign $6.4 million (3.27 million pounds) to keep it alive.
Berlusconi forms new Italy government
Silvio Berlusconi unveiled his new conservative government on Wednesday and gave top posts to close allies in one of Italy's most right-wing cabinets since World War Two.
Seen from above, volcanic ash paints Chile white
Looking down over the ash cloud soaring from Chaiten volcano in southern Chile, the whole area is carpeted in white and experts say the eruption that began last week could last for months.
Appeals court says BP blast deal violates U.S. law
A U.S. federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday that a plea bargain between prosecutors and BP violated the rights of victims of a deadly 2005 explosion at the company's giant Texas refinery.
Hezbollah piles pressure on Lebanese government
Iranian-backed Hezbollah tightened its grip on Beirut airport on Thursday, piling pressure on Lebanon's U.S.-backed government on the second day of a protest campaign that has triggered gunbattles in the capital.
Technical flaws mar hearing in new Guantanamo court
Osama bin Laden's suspected "media director" rejected U.S. terrorism court proceedings and renewed his allegiance to the al Qaeda leader on Wednesday in a hearing marred by technical flaws in a new Guantanamo courtroom.