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'Golden Compass' director rebuffs movie's anti-Catholic label
With less than two weeks before the slated release of a movie that has some Christians fuming, the director of "The Golden Compass" recently attempted to shed the anti-Catholic, anti-God label that has been associated with the film and the book series from which it is based.
Williams says US has lost moral high ground since 9/11
The head of the Anglican Communion, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has criticised US foreign policy saying that the country has lost the moral high ground since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001.
Indian Buddhist monks protest against Myanmar junta
Hundreds of Buddhist monks, nuns and students marched against Myanmar's military regime in eastern India on Monday, urging Buddhists around the world to unite against the junta, officials said on Monday.
Sharif to register for Pakistani vote
Back in Pakistan from exile, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was due to file nomination papers on Monday for polls in January but he may not take part unless President Pervez Musharraf ends emergency rule.
Typhoon hits northern Philippines and heads for Taiwan
Typhoon Mitag swirled out to sea on Monday after killing 8 people, destroying homes and flooding rice paddies in the Philippines.
Forget the climate! U.S. bargains call
For British tourists heading to the Big Apple to take advantage of a weak dollar and stock up on bargains, the choice is clear: saving money comes before saving the planet.
Brown says no relaxation of pay discipline
The government will maintain its policy of keeping public service sector pay awards in line with the central bank's two percent inflation target, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday.
Two found dead in Leeds house
Detectives are investigating the suspicious deaths of a man and woman after two bodies were found in a house in Leeds, police said on Monday.
Irish children send Christmas gifts to eastern Europe
Irish schoolchildren have taken 3,200 shoeboxes and filled them with gifts to be sent to hundreds of the poorest children in Eastern Europe.
Filipino Christians testify mistreatment of brothers, sons and husbands
Christians in the Philippines are still hoping and praying for an end to the abductions and executions of church members, journalists and activists.
Radical plans to return Lichfield to one of England's cathedral greats
Plans are in the offing to radically transform the visitor experience at Lichfield Cathedral.
Russia names March 2 date for president vote
Russia's upper house of parliament named March 2, 2008, as the date of the next presidential election on Monday, opening the way for candidates to start registering to run.
Carbon price vital but inadequate in climate crisis
Achieving a high and stable price for carbon is vital but inadequate on its own in the bid to beat climate change, business leaders said in a far reaching report published on Monday.
Brown focuses on long-term
Prime Minister Gordon Brown will pledge on Monday not to be pushed off course by the storm in the financial markets but to focus on long-term reforms to enable Britain to compete better globally.
Chavez blasts Colombia's Uribe
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday accused Colombian President Alvaro Uribe of lying in a dispute over his efforts to free rebel hostages, saying he had "frozen" ties because of the spat that threatens to harm trade.
Sarkozy tackles Hu on yuan and human rights
French President Nicolas Sarkozy brought his trademark directness to China on Monday, publicly urging President Hu Jintao to let the yuan rise more swiftly and cajoling Beijing to do more to respect human rights.