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Sarkozy calls security meeting after fresh unrest
French President Nicolas Sarkozy will summon senior aides to a security meeting when he returns from China on Wednesday, after a second night of violence in Paris suburbs left around 80 police hurt.
Brown to boycott EU-Africa summit over Mugabe
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will attend a European Union-Africa summit in December in Lisbon, triggering a boycott of the meeting by Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Possible Danish 'friendly fire' deaths probed
Britain is investigating an incident in Afghanistan two months ago in which two Danish soldiers may have been killed by British "friendly fire", the Ministry of Defence said on Monday.
'Graveyard' offices lack buzz
David Brent's much-ridiculed dance in "The Office" may not have done much to enhance his status as a manager but a lively work environment can do wonders to enhance job satisfaction, according to a survey on Tuesday.
Labour will not accept Abrahams' donations
Labour will not accept donations made by a property developer through intermediaries, because they were not properly declared and were illegal, Gordon Brown said Tuesday.
Inter-church group meets to re-envision 'polycentric' ecumenical movement
Nigerian Methodist leader heads inter-church group charged with re-envisioning a "poly-centric" ecumenical movement.
Cost of vandalism may force congregation to sell church
A Greek Orthodox Church in Northhamptonshire may be forced to sell its church building after repeated vandalism has pushed the church to the edge of bankruptcy.
China Christian Council produces first Jesus Film
The China Christian Council has teamed up with Campus Crusade for Christ Asia and the United Bible Societies to produce its first ever "Jesus Film" DVD. The DVD comes with the Luke Gospel booklet and is in eight languages.
Incitement to hatred plans must allow traditional Christian opinion - Churches
The Church of England and the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales have responded to the Government's plans to create a new offence of incitement to hatred on grounds of sexual orientation.
Bangladesh relief effort intensifies with U.S. help
U.S. military helicopters and Bangladesh air-force planes intensified relief operations on Tuesday in the cyclone-ravaged country as attention turned from rescue efforts to getting survivors back on their feet.
Russia election chief says Putin won't run again
Russia's top election official appeared to rule out the possibility of President Vladimir Putin exploiting a legal loophole to run for a third term, a Moscow radio station reported.
Iran says has built new long-range missile
Iran has built a new missile able to hit targets 2,000 km (1,250 miles) away, the Iranian defence minister said on Tuesday, matching the range of another missile in the Islamic Republic's arsenal, the Shabab-3.
Pakistan's Musharraf prepares to shed army uniform
Pakistan's General Pervez Musharraf said farewell to military colleagues on Tuesday as he prepared to become a civilian president ahead of January's general election.
Bush hosts Mideast talks amid scepticism
President George W. Bush opens a high-stakes Israeli-Palestinian peace conference on Tuesday, trying to achieve in his final 14 months in office a goal that has eluded U.S. leaders for decades.
Testosterone linked to lower death risk
Higher naturally occurring levels of the male hormone testosterone appear to protect men from fatal heart attacks or strokes and death from all manner of causes, researchers in Britain said on Monday.
USPG celebrates 150 years of Universities Mission to Central Africa
USPG: Anglicans in World Mission has started its celebrations for the creation 150 years ago of the Universities Mission to Central Africa (UMCA), which merged with the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts in 1965.