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Kenya's Kibaki unveils power-sharing cabinet
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki named a power-sharing cabinet on Sunday making his rival Raila Odinga prime minister and ending deadlock that threatened the economic rebound from a bloody post-election crisis.
Female Australia governor reopens republic debate
The appointment of Australia's first woman Governor-General, who represents the Queen, has sparked speculation Australia might become a republic and break from Britain in five years.
Beijing torch passes through Tanzania in peace
The 2008 Olympic torch relay passed through Tanzania's commercial capital in peace on Sunday, cheered on by residents who braved a heavy downpour.
Barack Obama lashes out at rivals
U.S. Democrat Barack Obama accused his rivals for the U.S. presidency on Sunday of twisting his words for political gain when they branded him an elitist for saying embittered small-town voters were clinging to guns or religion.
Chinese envoy walks out on Irish minister's speech
Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern denied reports of a diplomatic row on Sunday after China's ambassador walked out on a speech in which Environment Minister John Gormley accused China of human rights abuses in Tibet.
Five Britons killed in Ecuador bus crash
Five British tourists were killed and 12 injured in a bus crash in Ecuador late on Saturday, the Foreign Office said on Sunday. Four gap-year students and their guide died when their tour bus was in collision with another vehicle as they travelled from the capital Quito to the coastal town of Puerto Lopez.
Brown in record poll slide
Gordon Brown's personal popularity ratings have plunged further and faster than any other British prime minister since polling began in the 1930s, a poll revealed on Sunday.
Darling wants Bank rate cuts passed on
Mortgage lenders need to pass on Bank of England interest rate cuts to consumers to reduce pressure on the slowing housing market, Chancellor Alistair Darling told Reuters on Saturday.
Pray for China's Christians
A leading Catholic charity has issued a call to prayer for China's suffering Christians - in the same week that pressure from the authorities forced Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun of Hong Kong to cancel a pilgrimage.
Jews 'emotional' over Good Friday prayer - cardinal
Jews reacted irrationally and emotionally to a prayer that many regarded as a call for their conversion, a Vatican cardinal said on Wednesday, assuring them the Church's policy of respect had not changed.
Malaysia to ease religious tension over conversions
Malaysia will soon require new converts to Islam to notify family members of their change in faith.
Pope and President Bush have foreign policy differences
Pope Benedict and President George W Bush disagree on the Iraq war and other foreign policy issues, but their White House meeting this week may focus more on areas of agreement like abortion.
Clinton, Obama target faith voters at forum
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton defended her support for abortion rights at a faith forum on Sunday, saying the decision to have an abortion was not just about the "potential life" of a child, but the lives of others involved, including the parents.
Iraqi panel orders U.S. to release AP photographer
An Iraqi judicial panel dismissed the last remaining criminal allegation against an Associated Press photographer on Sunday and ordered him freed from U.S. military custody, the news agency reported.
Pope hopes U.S. trip leads to spiritual renewal
Pope Benedict asked Catholics around the world on Sunday to pray for his trip to the United States, saying he hoped it would lead to a spiritual renewal of America's faithful.
Kenya's Kibaki unveils power-sharing cabinet
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki named a power-sharing cabinet on Sunday making his rival Raila Odinga prime minister and ending deadlock that threatened the economic rebound from a bloody post-election crisis.