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Five Talents announces new microcredit programme in Sudan
Five Talents International announces new microcredit programme to help rebuild southern Sudan's economy after 20 years of war.
Dry autumn across the UK
As autumn draws to a close, provisional figures from the Met Office show that the season is on course to be one of the driest on record across the UK.
Londoners vote Silent Night as favourite Christmas carol
Findings from a new survey released today by Help the Aged reveals that nearly half of Londoners (45%) have voted Silent Night as their favourite Christmas carol of all time.
Radical Muslims destroy Indonesian church
A Protestant church in the Indonesian province of West Java has been destroyed by a group of 250 "radical Muslims" according to Open Doors. The Muslims from the "Anti Apostasy Movement Alliance" (AAMA) entered the Pasundan Christian Church in the South Bandung area of West Java by force.
Options open as Dalai Lama stokes succession debate
The Dalai Lama is stoking a debate on who will succeed him as the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, throwing out ideas that have angered China but keeping his options very much open.
Governor says NATO air-strike kills 12 Afghan civilians
NATO air-strikes killed 12 civilian road workers in eastern Afghanistan, a provincial governor said on Wednesday, an incident bound to fuel Afghan resentment against the presence of international forces.
Reporters say Baghdad too dangerous despite surge
Nearly 90 percent of U.S. journalists in Iraq say much of Baghdad is still too dangerous to visit, despite a recent drop in violence attributed to the build-up of U.S. forces, a poll released on Wednesday said.
Suicide attack kills Sri Lanka minister's aide
A Tamil Tiger suicide bomber blew herself up near the office of a minority Tamil minister in the Sri Lankan capital on Wednesday, killing his personal secretary, officials said.
Sarkozy vows tough line against rioters
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, visiting police officers injured in riots, vowed on Wednesday to take a tough line against protesters after a sharp drop in the nightly violence.
Bush to launch Mideast talks
U.S. President George W. Bush will revive long-stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks at a White House summit on Wednesday but will find it hard to meet a deadline for securing a deal before he leaves office.
Interview - Phil Wickham
In a year that saw a wave of new musical talent flood the Christian music scene, Phil Wickham is an artist that stood out.
Musharraf steps down as Pakistan army chief
General Pervez Musharraf finally quit as army chief on Wednesday, trading the post for a second five-year term as president and fulfilling a promise many Pakistanis doubted he would keep.
BBC Worldwide CEO says Web revenue surging
The head of BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation, said on Tuesday the business has underestimated how much money it could make from the Internet.
Toads in a hole due to deadly fungus
Britain's toad population could face extinction in some areas within 10 years due to an infectious fungal disease, scientists said on Wednesday.
Tories take aim at Victorian jail buildings
Overcrowded Victorian inner-city jails are under threat from prison reformers on all sides of the political spectrum who want to demolish and rebuild them.
Officials meet to discuss McCann evidence
British and Portuguese forensic scientists are to meet to discuss DNA evidence in the Madeleine McCann investigation, police said on Wednesday.