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CAFOD welcomes new International Development Director
International aid agency CAFOD has welcomed its new International Development Director, Geoff O'Donoghue.
Former ruling party, Hindu fundamentalists blamed for anti-Christian violence in India
A number of opposition parties in India have unanimously named the former ruling party and a Hindu fundamentalist organisation as the root perpetrators of last month's violence against Christians in Orissa state.
US churches offer spiritual help for weight loss
Churches in the US are offering spiritual Bible-based weight loss programmes to tackle the nation's obesity problem.
Christian tribe sues Malaysian Government for destroying church
Christian indigenous villagers in court battle with Malaysia's sole Islamic state government to keep church land.
Police fight Kenyan protesters for second day
Kenyan police and opposition backers clashed on Thursday in a second day of protests against President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election in which police have already killed three.
U.S. urged to prevent election rigging in Pakistan
U.S. policymakers must keep pressure on President Pervez Musharraf to hold fair elections in Pakistan next month or risk deeper chaos in the nuclear-armed country, an important ally in Washington's anti-terror campaign, experts told Congress on Wednesday.
U.N. asks for $42 mln in aid for Kenya refugees
The United Nations launched an urgent appeal on Wednesday for member states to provide $42 million (21 million pounds) in humanitarian aid to help an estimated half a million people affected by violence in Kenya.
Russia warned over UK staff summons
Britain warned Russia on Wednesday any attempt to intimidate staff of the British Council was "completely unacceptable" after Russia's state security service summoned local employees to speak to its officers.
US Episcopal Church attempts to ban another bishop
An effort to ban another bishop from his religious duties was not supported by The Episcopal Church's senior bishops.
RAC warns against drink-drivers
Almost one in five young people got into a car this Christmas believing the driver was over the drink limit, according to a survey.
Jobs arise from ashes of Finland forestry industry
When Finland's UPM-Kymmene bowed to tough market conditions and shut its Voikkaa paper plant two years ago, Raimo Loytty readily swapped a 30-year career in the mill for a stone mason's chisel.
Wealthy may be next in line in U.S. home crisis
A house in this wealthy Chicago suburb is far beyond the reach of most Americans. Unfortunately, Hinsdale may also now be too expensive for some of the people who already live here.
Brown aims to raise UK profile in Asia
Prime Minister Gordon Brown travels to China and India in the next few days, knowing that boosting trade with the fast-growing countries could be vital at a time when the credit crunch hits growth elsewhere.
GPs wasting money on branded drugs
Primary care doctors are wasting hundreds of millions of pounds a year by prescribing heavily promoted and pricey branded medicines rather than cheaper generics, a parliamentary committee said on Thursday.
Home Office to crack down on radical Web sites
The Home Secretary is to outline plans on Thursday to clamp down on radical Web sites that attract the young and vulnerable to extremism.
Chinese learn English to guide tourists during Olympics
When Zhi Lijiang first signed up to be an Olympic volunteer for the 2008 Beijing Games, she could hardly have imagined she would be playing the role of a Canadian tourist in English and etiquette classes.