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U.S. launches assault on Iraqi Qaeda stronghold
About 600 U.S. troops launched a pre-dawn assault south of Baghdad on Friday against al Qaeda fighters linked to the kidnapping of two soldiers six months ago, the U.S. military said.
Bangladesh cyclone toll tops 500
A severe cyclone has killed more than 500 people in Bangladesh and left thousands injured or missing, triggering an international relief effort on Friday to help the disaster-prone country cope with its latest disaster.
Baptists offer historic apology for transatlantic slave trade
The Baptist Union of Great Britain has released a statement apologising for the transatlantic slave trade
'Remains of the Day': TV broadcast on persecuted church in Nigeria
A major new TV documentary on the persecuted church in Nigeria is to air on satellite TV next week. 'Remains of the Day' is co-produced by Release International, Christian Solidarity Worldwide and The Voice of the Martyrs Canada.
Redcliffe College to examine end times and environment
In January next year, the annual John Ray Initiative/Redcliffe Environment workshop will examine the relationship between the end times and the environment.
DNA of UK woman on friend's knife-Italian source
Italian police found DNA traces of murdered British student Meredith Kercher and her American flatmate Amanda Knox on a knife belonging to Knox's boyfriend.
French bishop to speak on Lourdes Jubilee
The Bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes Jacques Perrier is in the UK next week to discuss the Jubilee celebrations of the apparitions at the Marian shrine of Lourdes in France.
Bangladesh cyclone kills 250; towns under water
More than 250 dead in Bangladesh cyclone.
Salvation Army expands to Burundi and Greece
The Salvation Army commences work in new countries in Africa and Europe.
Open Air Campaigners to reach more than 10,000 students with gospel
Qualified teacher and author Dawn Getley will be sharing the gospel with over 10,000 schoolchildren as part of her service with Open Air Campaingers Ministries (OAC) in the south west branch of England.
Over-production, over-consumption are sinful, say African Christians
African ecumenical consultation addresses the link between poverty, excessive wealth and ecological degradation.
Net migration to UK last year was 191,000
Net migration to Britain eased further from record peaks last year as the number of people leaving the country hit a record high, offsetting inflows from the European Union, official data showed on Wednesday.
Thames Gateway regeneration risks
The regeneration of the Thames Gateway risks becoming a public spending "calamity" because the government department responsible is unable to manage the project, an influential committee of MPs said on Thursday.
Radical Muslim cleric says he stopped UK violence
Two years ago, Omar Bakri Mohammed was banned from Britain after the government ruled that the so-called "preacher of hate" was not conducive to the public good in the aftermath of the July 2005 London bombings
Climate change is a 'weapon of mass destruction', Christians warned
Nobel Peace Prize winner challenges Christians and politicians to reduce their carbon emissions.
Ministers said to be planning terrorism detention compromise
The government is considering offering extra safeguards over its plans to extend the time terrorism suspects can be detained without charge, the BBC reported on Thursday.