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EMI to cut up to 2,000 jobs
Music company EMI is to axe up to 2,000 jobs amid a restructuring plan by its new private equity owners to save up to 200 million pounds a year.
University chaplains demonstrate religious cohesion - report
A major report commissioned by the Church of England and supported by many of the main faith communities in the UK, published today offers a tutorial in the valuable work of university and college chaplains up and down the country.
Christians to protest over 'hybrid' embryos Bill
Around 1,000 people expected to protest outside Parliament in opposition to Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill.
Protest ahead of Pope's lecture at Rome university
Pope's forthcoming address at prestigious Rome university stirs up protest over a 1990 speech some professors and students believe demonstrates the Pope's support for the heresy trial of Galileo.
Zagreb church reader wins human rights award
Zagreb church reader wins award from human rights organisation in Croatia for work in promoting and protecting human rights in the country.
Kay Warren backs Tearfund programme to tackle HIV and Aids
Kay Warren lends her support to a new programme from Christian aid and development agency Tearfund to encourage greater engagement with HIV among UK churches.
Chinese believers targeted as Olympics creep nearer
Most Chinese Christians still not free to practise their faith freely, says director of Open Doors China.
US church group backs away from befriending presidential hopefuls
One of the US' largest interdenominational bodies decides to focus energy on poverty instead of presidents.
Williams condemns harrassment of churches in Zimbabwe
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has unequivocally condemned the Zimbabwe Government for halting Sunday services in Anglican churches in Harare.
Solariums raise skin cancer risk in young - study
Using a solarium to gain a suntan increases the risk of developing skin cancer by 98 percent if you are under the age of 35, with one visit heightening the chance of developing a melanoma by 22 percent, said an Australian study.
Saudi king to host Bush at desert playground
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah hosts George W. Bush at his desert playground on Tuesday when the U.S. president will get a taste of how the royals live in the world's richest oil-producing monarchy.
Amnesty urges Iran to stop stoning executions
Amnesty International on Tuesday called on Iran to abolish the "grotesque and horrific" practice of stoning people to death.
Attack on Afghan hotel kills seven
A suicide attack claimed by the Taliban killed seven people, including an American and a Norwegian journalist, on Monday at a luxury hotel in Kabul where the Norwegian foreign minister was staying.
Iraqi sees need for U.S. military until 2018
Iraq's defence minister said on Monday his country would need foreign military help to defend its borders for another 10 years and would not be able to maintain internal security until 2012.
Northern Rock faces key vote
Ailing bank Northern Rock faces a key shareholder meeting on Tuesday that could restrict its ability to sell assets and issue shares as possible nationalisation looms.
Plague a growing but overlooked threat
Plague, the disease that devastated medieval Europe, is re-emerging worldwide and poses a growing but overlooked threat, researchers warned on Tuesday.