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School resource to help young people engage with Easter story
A new resource from Church Mission Society and the Diocese of London aims to bring the Easter story alive for young people in the capital.
Vatican calls for moderation in Kosovo and Serbia
The Vatican called for "prudence and moderation" in Kosovo and Serbia after the breakaway province declared independence on Sunday.
Caritas launches Chad appeal as refugees stream into Cameroon
The Caritas network of Catholic aid agencies has launched an appeal to help refugees fleeing from turbulent Chad to neighbouring Cameroon.
Pakistanis vote in delayed polls
Fears of violence kept many Pakistanis away from the polls on Monday with 80,000 troops backing up police to watch over a vote that could return a parliament set on driving President Pervez Musharraf from office.
Kosovo awaits recognition and Serb challenge
Kosovo looked forward on Monday to recognition by the Western powers who went to war to save its Albanian majority, but Russia served notice the new state will never be forced on its Serb allies in the territory.
U.S. makes largest beef recall
A California meatpacker accused of animal cruelty is making the largest U.S. meat recall on record - 143 million lbs, the Agriculture Department said on Sunday.
Picnic site blast kills over 80 Afghans
A suicide bomber killed more than 80 people at a picnic spot in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar on Sunday in the most deadly attack since the Taliban were ousted in 2001, the government said.
Child campaign brings Freetown slum to Internet
From Monday, people all over the world can become virtual neighbours to the residents of a Sierra Leone slum, plagued by infant mortality and rampant disease, through an Internet campaign by the charity Save the Children.
Barack Obama visits John Edwards
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama slipped away for a private meeting with former rival John Edwards on Sunday to seek his endorsement as the Illinois senator and Hillary Clinton battle for Wisconsin.
Uganda's Anglicans hail boycott of Lambeth meeting
Uganda's Anglican worshippers praised on Sunday their archbishop's decision to boycott a once-in-a-decade global Church meeting over a row over gay clergy and same-sex unions.
Thousands of villagers flee after Darfur offensive
Three elderly Darfuri men hack away at a pile of logs, struggling to build a new home in Kondobe town more than a week after they fled their village to escape government attacks and militia looting.
East Timor police arrest 200 for breaking curfew
East Timor police have arrested slain rebel leader Alfredo Reinado's lawyer in connection with last week's assassination attempt on President Jose Ramos-Horta, the prosecutor general said on Monday.
EU must 'rapidly' seek Chad ceasefire to avert crisis
European foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday must increase diplomatic pressure for a ceasefire in Chad to prevent a major humanitarian crisis, British charity Oxfam said.
Cyprus president defeated in election
Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos was eliminated in the first round of a presidential election on Sunday, sending two candidates who want talks on reuniting the island to a run-off.
Brown faces grilling on Rock nationalisation
Prime Minister Gordon Brown faces a grilling on Monday after the government said it would take ailing bank Northern Rock into public ownership, the first nationalisation since the 1970s.
Al-Fayed takes centre stage at Diana inquest
More than a decade after his son Dodi was killed in a Paris car crash with Princess Diana, Mohamed al-Fayed finally gets his moment in court on Monday to accuse the royal family of ordering their deaths.