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Conference makes open invitation to Worshipping God through music
A conference entitled 'Sounding God's Praise' will take place Saturday 10 November 10, and will mark the first major event to take place in Portsmouth Anglican Cathedral's brand new music centre.
Mystery Worshipper to secretly assess Midland churches
Churches throughout the Midlands are preparing for the visit of an unannounced visitor to their pews - the Mystery Worshipper.
Christian group highlights plight of human rights defenders in Pakistan
A Christian human rights group has today called for the immediate release of all human rights defenders and lawyers arrested in the past two days in Pakistan, and for the restoration of basic democratic freedoms in the country.
Britain unveils new security proposals
The government unveiled new security proposals on Tuesday but shied away from announcing any firm plans to extend the period a terrorism suspect can be held without charge.
Mudslide buries houses in flooded Mexico
A huge wall of mud and water engulfed a remote village in flood-ravaged southern Mexico on Monday and the government said at least 16 people were missing.
Uganda's LRA rebels ask war victims for forgiveness
Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army rebels pleaded for forgiveness on Tuesday for atrocities committed during their 20-year insurgency, but some victims said they had mixed feelings about the appeal.
FACTBOX - Milestones in Roman Catholic-Muslim relations
Pope Benedict met Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah on Tuesday -- the first meeting between a Pope and a Saudi monarch, custodian of two of Islam's holiest shrines.
Britain sets out climate bills, deemed conflicting
The British government, a major advocate of international climate change action, will bring forward within weeks three climate related pieces of legislation that environmentalists say are contradictory.
Pope holds historic meeting with Saudi king
Pope Benedict and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah held a historic meeting on Tuesday and discussed the situation of minority Christians in the Islamic country where the Vatican wants them to have more freedom.
EU pushes anti-terror plans for air travel and Web
Europe should strengthen the fight against terrorism by cracking down on militant Web sites and compiling U.S.-style profiles of air passengers, the European Union executive said on Tuesday.
Suicide bomber kills 50 in northern Afghanistan
A suicide attack on a parliamentary delegation killed at least 50 people in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, a provincial official said, in the worst such blast in the country's history.
Paparazzi not compelled to appear at Diana inquest
France has rejected a request to compel paparazzi, who pursued Princess Diana's car into a Paris road tunnel where she died in a high-speed crash, to testify at an inquiry into her death, the British coroner said on Tuesday.
Italy police question 3 over UK student's murder
Italian police brought three people in for questioning on Tuesday over the brutal murder of an English student in the university town of Perugia last week, including the girl's American flatmate.
Climate experts to help fight Africa's meningitis
Climate and health experts are teaming up to combat meningitis in Africa, fearing that creeping desertification and dust storms will aid a disease that thrives where people suffer from sore throats.
Billy Graham to mark 89th birthday with thoughts of heavenly reunion
World-renowned evangelist Billy Graham will mark his 89th birthday on Wednesday, by expressing his gratitude for his health, his family and the ongoing hope of being reunited with his wife Ruth in Heaven.
Church Action on Poverty calls for £7/hour living wage
Church Action on Poverty has called on all employers to pay a Living Wage of at least £7 an hour.