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God TV to gather thousands in Israel for anniversary broadcast
Global Christian broadcaster, GOD TV, is planning a mammoth tour which will see thousands of Christians from different countries visit Israel next May to celebrate her 60th Anniversary as a modern nation.
Holy Spirits! Aussies turn pub into church
Jesus Christ may have turned water into wine, but for a group of Australian churchgoers the ideal place to worship on a Sunday is a pub.
Christians push influence in Australian election
Australia's religious right has weighed into the nation's election campaign, urging major candidates to block same-sex marriage and angering gay groups who accuse Christian lobby groups of scare mongering.
Pope's 'morning after pill' speech criticised
Politicians and pharmacists in Italy responded angrily on Tuesday to an appeal by Pope Benedict for pharmacists to refuse to dispense drugs such as the "morning after pill" if they object on moral grounds.
Episcopal head warns bishops withdrawing from US Church
The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church, has urged a conservative bishop not to lead congregations out of the denomination.
Christian foster parents no longer forced to promote homosexuality
A committed Christian foster couple who were told they would have to give up their foster son following their refusal to sign an Equality policy, which forbids discrimination on the grounds of homosexuality, have won the right to have their personal convictions and conscientious objections recognised.
Nordic nations sound alarm over melting Arctic
Nordic nations sounded the alarm on Wednesday about a quickening melt of Arctic ice and said the thaw might soon prove irreversible because of global warming.
Religious groups cry out as US states turn up heat on illegal immigrants
Minor traffic violations do not usually warrant a press release from a US governor. But when state police stopped a van on a Missouri road for "following too closely" and found it was carrying 10 presumed illegal immigrants Gov. Matt Blunt was quick to tout the incident as part of a new state program to hunt down undocumented aliens.
Free trade in rice can lead to more hunger, says Christian alliance
Free trade in rice has increased hunger and poverty among subsistence farmers in at least three developing countries, a Christian anti-poverty advocacy group said on Thursday.
US urges Japan to continue to aid Afghan mission
The Bush administration will press Japan to resume refueling missions supporting the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan after they were halted earlier on Thursday, the White House said.
New bid for UN resolution to ban death penalty
More than 70 countries opposed to the death penalty launched a fresh bid on Thursday to have the U.N. General Assembly pass a resolution urging an end to the practice, diplomats said.
Uganda's LRA rebels make first peace trip home
On a historic return to Uganda to meet government officials, The Lord's Resistance Army rebels said on Thursday they might make peace even if the International Criminal Court upholds indictments against them.
Fall in hospital superbug infections brings hope
Cases of Clostridium difficile have fallen, but it is too soon to say whether the corner has been turned on tackling the hospital superbug, according to the Health Protection Agency (HPA).
UN launches MDG monitoring website to end global poverty
The United Nations has launched a new Web site on Thursday that will show how and where the world is succeeding or failing in meeting the Millennium Development Goals on ending poverty.
Brain stimulation sparks out-of-body experience
Electrodes implanted into the brain to treat a man with a stubborn case of ringing in the ear instead sparked an out-of-body sensation.
C-section raises risk to mother and infant
Compared with vaginal deliveries, cesarean deliveries have twice the risk of complications and deaths of both infants and mothers.