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Churches set up £50,000 relief fund for Zimbabwe Anglicans
Church of England dioceses team up with Lambeth Palace, Mothers' Union and Anglican mission agency USPG in setting up £50,000 emergency fund for Anglican Church in Zimbabwe.
Forced marriage 'morally and legally wrong' - Church of England
Forced marriage is "morally and legally wrong", the Church of England's Mission and Public Affairs Council said on Monday in response to a Home Office consultation on 'marriage to partners from overseas'.
Adrian Plass Woolly Hat tour to support Sailors' Society
Best-selling Christian authors and broadcasters, Adrian and Bridget Plass, will embark on a UK-wide tour this week in support of the inter-denominational charity the Sailors' Society.
United Reformed Church seeks new vigour in ending Iraq occupation
United Reformed Church calls for renewed urgency and vigour in efforts to end the occupation of Iraq by British and American forces.
Gay bishop kept out of Lambeth
Leaders of the US Episcopal Church were told once and for all on Monday that the gay man they elevated to bishop will not be allowed to attend a top, once-a-decade worldwide Anglican church meeting this summer.
At least 20 dead in two blasts in Pakistan's Lahore
Two suspected suicide car bombs exploded in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Tuesday, one outside a government office, killing at least 20 people, police and officials said.
NY Gov. Spitzer under pressure to quit over sex case
New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer faces pressure to resign on Tuesday as well as questions about whether he will be prosecuted for any crime after a report linked him to a high-class prostitution ring.
Malaysia opposition takes aim at affirmative action
The opposition took power in Malaysia's industrial heartland on Tuesday and immediately said it will no longer follow the nation's controversial affirmative action policy in state administration.
Global fund seeks $12 bln to fight AIDS, TB
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria hopes to raise over $12 billion by 2012 to help some of the world's poorest nations fight the diseases, its chairman said on Monday.
Church reaffirms opposition to forced marriage
The Church of England has reaffirmed its belief that forced marriage is wrong both morally and legally.
Uneasy lull between Israeli army and Gaza militants
Israel and Hamas Islamists who control the Gaza Strip have been holding their fire as Egypt tries to mediate a truce, both sides said on Monday.
Climate change not behind 2007 floods
Climate change did not cause the devastating floods that hit northern England last August, a report said on Tuesday.
Labour names new general secretary after loans furore
The Labour Party appointed an experienced businessman as its new general secretary on Monday, filling a post vacated in the wake of last year's furore over undisclosed loans.
Tide in outsourcing turns back onshore
Managers who offshored call centre work and IT services to cheaper locations like India earlier in the decade are now bringing the jobs back to the UK, a trend that could reshape the outsourcing industry.
Atlantic storm lashes southern England
Residents on the southern coast of England were braced for further possible flooding late on Monday after authorities warned of more severe storms.
London bomb probe man admits to al Qaeda handbook
A man arrested as part of the investigation into the July 7, 2005 London bombings pleaded guilty on Monday to possessing an al Qaeda handbook.