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India police 'covered up' Keeling's murder
Indian police deliberately covered up the murder of a 15-year-old British teenage girl who was found dead in Goa last month, the state's tourism minister said on Monday.
Church of Scotland moderator praises faith organisations for poverty work
Church of Scotland moderator applauds interfaith workers in Scotland
Hillsong mobilises thousands of woman to fight Aids
Taking responsibility for the world's impoverished and oppressed was the message to the Colour Women's Conference as it drew to a close at the end of last week.
Churches to identify Europe's most urgent social challenges
Protestant churches asked to identify Europe's most pressing social challenges as part of an ongoing study to ensure the church is responding effectively to the areas of greatest need.
Sri Lanka's Christians experience 'dramatic' rise in violence - CSW
Christians in Sri Lanka have seen a "dramatic" increase in violence within the last month, according to reports from the National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka (NCEASL).
Nicaraguans celebrate mass for dogs, pray for cures
Nicaraguan Catholics pray to saint to protect pets from illness.
To Anglo-Saxon prayers, 3,000 skeletons return home
Three thousand skeletons dating back over 1,000 years and used for research for three decades were returned to their original resting place in eastern England on Friday accompanied by Anglo-Saxon and mediaeval prayers.
Lichfield churches celebrate half million pound windfall
Nine churches in the Diocese of Lichfield are to receive a share of more than half a million pounds in the latest series of grants announced by English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Spanish Socialists win short of majority
Spain's governing Socialist Party won Sunday's election but fell short of the absolute majority that might have helped them act more quickly to cushion an economic slowdown.
Left gains at Sarkozy's expense in French vote
President Nicolas Sarkozy's centre-right UMP party suffered losses in the first round of French municipal elections on Sunday but avoided the crushing defeat some had predicted.
Malaysian Front regrouping after shock poll setback
Malaysia's ruling coalition tried to regroup on Monday after a shocking electoral setback that decimated its ranks and sent markets swooning over the political uncertainties ahead.
Azerbaijan reopens church ruined in Soviet times
Azerbaijan unveiled on Friday a new church for its tiny Catholic community, making good on a promise made to late Pope John Paul II to restore a parish ruined in Soviet times.
Venezuela restores Colombia relations, ties fragile
Venezuela will immediately restore diplomacy with Colombia but ties are still fragile, the government said on Sunday, after this week's resolution of a regional dispute that had raised fears of war.
Pakistan parties to join in coalition
Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif agreed on Sunday to join the late Benazir Bhutto's party in a coalition, raising the prospect of a government hostile to U.S. ally President Pervez Musharraf.
Iranian election fails to fire student passions
Iranian students, who spearheaded a reform movement blunted by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election in 2005, doubt that voting for a new parliament on Friday can promote real change.
Serbia faces months of instability and stark choice
Serbia faces renewed uncertainty on Monday under a caretaker government which will lead the country into its most important election since voters ended the era of the late autocrat Slobodan Milosevic.