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Church leaders alerted to mental health crisis in black community
A public call has been made to church leader to step up their role in helping to combat the mental health crisis in the African Caribbean community.
Novel new calendar to recruit more priests
The Catholic Church is trying to show the human side of priests in a new calendar that it hopes will drive up interest among teenagers to join the priesthood.
Inquiry into police shooting in Kent
The police watchdog has opened an inquiry into the fatal shooting of a man by police at a village near Sevenoaks.
BBC caps price of quiz phone lines
The BBC said on Sunday it would reintroduce a limited number of premium-rate line competitions in the New Year but would cap the price of calls.
Brown gets opinion poll boost
Prime Minister Gordon Brown got a boost from an opinion poll on Sunday and said his priority for 2008 would be steering Britain's economy through the fallout from the global credit crunch.
Mother pays tribute to son killed by dog
The mother of a year-old boy who died after being attacked by a pet rottweiller has paid tribute to her "li'l angel".
Spanish protests calls for defence of family
Hundreds of thousands of Spaniards demonstrated in favour of the traditional family in the centre of Madrid on Sunday, in a show of force by Catholics in what is now one of the most liberal countries in Europe.
Ban in first year struggles to raise UN profile
Flying 346,000 km and visiting 39 countries, Ban Ki-moon has put tireless energy into his first year as U.N. secretary-general but has struggled to raise the profile of the much-criticized body.
Zimbabwe doctors and nurses strike over pay
Zimbabwe's state-employed junior doctors and nurses are on strike for higher pay, putting further strain on the country's crumbling public healthcare facilities.
Pakistani TV shows pictures of Bhutto 'attackers'
A Pakistani television channel broadcast on Sunday grainy still pictures of what it said appeared to be two men who attacked and killed opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.
Syria's Assad vows to free dissidents
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has promised to release seven dissidents jailed after trying to revive a democratic movement crushed by the authorities, two U.S. lawmakers said on Sunday.
Protests erupt after Kibaki wins Kenyan election
Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki won a second five-year term on Sunday in a disputed election victory that triggered deadly riots by tens of thousands of opposition supporters.
Bhutto's son and husband to be her successors
Benazir Bhutto's party appointed her son and her husband to succeed the slain Pakistani opposition leader on Sunday and the party said it would take part in a Jan 8 election as Bhutto would have wanted.
Christian Solidarity Worldwide calls for prayers for Pakistan
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has condemned the assassination of Pakistan's opposition leader and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
Party criticised for refusing to denounce violence against Christians in India
Following the attacks on churches in Orissa, India, the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) who were accused of taking part in the violence, have said that they condemn violence. However Christians have said that their words do not go far enough.
New president for John Stott ministries
John Stott Ministries (JSM) recently announced its new president as Ken Perez, who has been JSM board chair for the last three years.