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Mothers' Union meeting disbanded by Zimbabwe riot police
A prayerful meeting of over 3,000 Mothers' Union members in Harare was recently forcefully disrupted and halted by riot police.
Christians quiz mayoral candidates on faith issues
London mayoral candidates were last night quizzed on their commitment to the faith community at a hustings event organised by the Evangelical Alliance.
Hannah Montana star's new book to focus on family relationship
Miley Cyrus, 15-year-old teen star who attributes her family and Christian faith for keeping her grounded in her fast-pace lifestyle, will write about her life before becoming Hannah Montana in a book deal that was confirmed by the publisher for Disney on Tuesday.
Tutu backs US church initiative to end poverty in Africa
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize winner, has endorsed an interfaith initiative to partner congregations in the United States with African villages in the fight against poverty.
World Vision cuts back food aid, sounds alarm
It is one of the largest and most trusted humanitarian organisations in the world that leverages compassion and generosity to help the most needy. Yet on Tuesday, World Vision announced a cutback on the number of people it can feed this year as it gets to grips with a slowing economy.
Nuns, monks call on UK to kick carbon habit
Hundreds of nuns, monks and clergy descended on Westminster yesterday to demand MPs strengthen the Climate Change Bill and 'kick the carbon habit' for the sake of the poorest in the world
Teachers hold first national strike in 20 years
Thousands of schools will be forced to close on Thursday as teachers stage their first national strike in 20 years, in a dispute with the government over pay.
Strike to close Grangemouth refinery Sunday
Refinery workers at Grangemouth refinery will begin a two-day strike on Sunday that will shut the plant and squeeze fuel supplies in Scotland and northern England.
Some pension schemes need more regulation
The pensions watchdog needs step up regulation of defined-contribution pension schemes and raise governance standards at many schemes, a parliamentary committee said on Thursday.
Financial companies 'underestimating ID fraud'
Financial services companies must change their attitude to security to curb the rise in identity fraud, the City watchdog said on Thursday.
Major pro-Beijing rally for Australia relay
In the biggest pro-Beijing rally of the protest-marred Olympic torch relay, more than 10,000 Chinese Australians rallied in Canberra on Thursday, bringing a sea of red Chinese flags and drowning out Tibetan demonstrators.
Brown and Zuma call for Zimbabwe election results
Britain and South Africa's ruling party leader Jacob Zuma made a united call on Wednesday for an end to the election stalemate in Zimbabwe, stepping up pressure on President Robert Mugabe to release results.
Bush seeks boost for Abbas and Mideast peace bid
President George W. Bush hosts Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House on Thursday to try to bolster him and shore up a fragile U.S.-backed peace effort with Israel.
Envoys walk out of U.N. after Libya Holocaust remark
Western U.N. envoys walked out of a Security Council discussion on Wednesday after Libya's U.N. ambassador likened the plight of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to the Nazi Holocaust, diplomats said.
British Somalia draft eyes increased U.N. presence
Britain has circulated a draft resolution on Somalia to members of the Security Council that would open the door to a stronger U.N. presence and a possible deployment of U.N. peacekeepers.
Militant commander orders cease fire in Pakistan
An al Qaeda-linked militant commander has ordered his followers to stop attacks in Pakistan after the new government began "secret" peace talks, a government official said on Thursday.