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Hezbollah demands inquiry into Beirut killings
Hezbollah, Lebanon's most powerful faction, on Monday demanded to know who was behind shooting that killed eight opposition supporters in some of Beirut's worst street violence since the 1975-90 civil war.
Marie Curie asks Christians to pray for terminally ill
Leading cancer charity Marie Curie Cancer Care has created a special faith resource pack to help people address end-of-life issues.
Hezbollah demands inquiry into Beirut killings
Hezbollah, Lebanon's most powerful faction, on Monday demanded to know who was behind shootings that killed seven opposition supporters in some of Beirut's worst street violence since the 1975-90 civil war.
North Korea releases Canadian Christian aid worker
North Korea released at the weekend a Canadian reportedly held by the communist state for two months, a Canadian Embassy official in Seoul said on Monday.
Greek Archbishop Christodoulos dies
The head of Greece's powerful Orthodox Church, Archbishop Christodoulos, died of cancer on Monday at the age of 69.
Brown urges training for jobless
Prime Minister Gordon Brown will set out plans on Monday for far-reaching welfare reform, forcing the jobless to learn skills and enlisting the private sector to help the long-term unemployed find work.
House prices up 2.3 percent
House prices in England and Wales rose at the slowest annual pace since mid-2006 this month as the average time it takes to sell a property reached a seven-year high, a survey showed on Monday.
New political funding row hits Brown's government
A senior minister faced accusations on Sunday that he had accepted illegal political donations, the latest funding row to hit Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government.
Financial crisis seen hitting 20,000 London jobs
As many as 20,000 jobs in London's financial district are likely to be wiped out due to the financial crisis, a survey showed on Sunday.
Man walking in M61 motorway hit by car
A man escaped with a broken leg after he was hit by a car while walking in the fast lane of a motorway, police said on Sunday.
New U.S. strategy working in east Afghanistan
Afghan village elder Noor Mohammad stroked his white beard as he listened to a local government chief appeal for help to rebuild the economy of this snow-bound plateau shattered by war and the fight with the Taliban.
Sierra Leone seeks aid and investment from UK mission
Sierra Leone's new president will seek more aid and investment from leading donor Britain this week to speed post-war reconstruction, the West African country's finance minister said.
Joel Osteen: Politics is good, but not in my pulpit
The seemingly always smiling, positive-thinking pastor to America's largest congregation welcomes everyone to his church, including office holders and politicians - as long as they agree to leave politics outside the church doors.
Archbishop of Canterbury joins Liverpool Holocaust memorial
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has attended a Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony in Liverpool on Sunday.
HCJB shortwave broadcasts in Ecuador granted extension
Missionary radio station HCJB Global Voice has been given permission to keep up some of its shortwave radio antennas in Ecuador that were due to come down over fears that they could interfere with the approach of landing planes at a new international airport.
Christian Peoples Alliance keen to clamp down on cinema alcohol adverts
Campaigners for the Christian Peoples Alliance party have outlined steps they would take through the London Assembly to tackle the abuse of alcohol if elected in May.