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Tibet monasteries said on lockdown after protests
Chinese authorities sealed off three monasteries in Tibet, reports said on Friday, after a wave of rare street protests in the remote, Buddhist region whose rule has become a focus for critics ahead of the Beijing Olympics.
Chad and Sudan make peace agreement
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and Chadian President Idriss Deby signed a peace agreement on Thursday designed to end cross-border rebel attacks in a region which includes Sudan's conflict-ravaged Darfur area.
Crackdown fallout hits Myanmar tourism hard
It may be awash with cultural splendours, topped off by the 1,000-year-old temples of Bagan, but a reviled military government has ensured Myanmar has never been flooded with foreign tourists.
Iraqi fighters told to cease fire after clashes
A close aide to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's ordered his Mehdi Army militiamen on Thursday to observe a ceasefire after they clashed with Iraqi and U.S. soldiers in the southern city of Kut.
Ugandan leader urges harmony at Afro-Arab meeting
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has called for an end to racial and religious tensions between Africa's mainly Arab north and its largely black sub-Saharan region, saying they could cause conflict.
Cameron to promote family friendly policies
Conservative leader David Cameron will rally party activists at the weekend, hoping to boost his poll lead over Labour with a series of family friendly policies.
EU executive quashes Britain's green tax plan
The European Commission on Thursday quashed a British plan to cut rates of sales tax on green products to help save energy, saying there was not enough support among the bloc's members nor enough proof it would work.
Widow pays tribute to Todd
The widow of the police chief found dead in north Wales described him as a "loving father and husband" on Thursday after media reports said he had been having an affair.
Homeowners given green light for solar power
Homeowners across will find it easier to make their own renewable power at home from April as part of a government push to cut carbon emissions from the residential sector.
Recycling and wild cats keep London busy
Commuters travelling into London from the eastern suburbs are treated daily to the sight of construction vehicles, yellow lights blinking in the winter gloom, snaking across huge mounds of earth.
Britons' inflation expectations hit record
Britons' expectations of future inflation rose to a series high of 3.3 percent in February, more than a percentage point above the actual rate of inflation, a survey by the Bank of England showed on Thursday.
US Episcopal church deposes two dissident bishops
Bishops of the U.S. Episcopal Church on Wednesday formally kicked two conservative prelates out of the church in the latest jolt for a worldwide Anglican community divided over the role of gays, biblical interpretation and other issues.
Vatican official says Anglican head naive on Sharia
The Vatican's top man for relations with Islam on Tuesday criticised the Archbishop of Canterbury as mistaken and "naive" for suggesting that some aspects of Sharia law in Britain were unavoidable.
Kidnapped Iraq archbishop found dead
The Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Mosul kidnapped in Iraq last month has been found dead, Church officials in Rome and Baghdad said on Thursday.
Be a good egg by eating one less Easter egg
Turn one chocolate Easter egg into 120 real eggs and help feed someone in a developing country, says Christian humanitarian charity World Emergency Relief.
Green budget not green enough, say climate campaigners
Environmental groups dismiss Government's green budget for failing to present a coherent strategy for addressing climate change.