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Archbishop of Canterbury meets Chief Rabbis in Jerusalem

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has held talks in Jerusalem with Israel's Chief Rabbis on Wednesday.

First-hand account - Ambushed by the Taliban in Afghanistan

The first Taliban shell struck just as Canadian and Afghan troops retreated across a dusty field in southern Afghanistan.

UN uncovers organised child abduction group in Chad

Most of the 103 African children which a French group had planned to fly out of Chad were not orphans as the group had claimed, the United Nations children's agency UNICEF said on Thursday.

Storm warning issued in Florida as Tropical Storm Noel edges northward

Southeast Florida came under a storm warning on Thursday as Tropical Storm Noel edged northward off the peninsula's Atlantic coast after dumping days of torrential rain in the Caribbean and killing at least 91 people.

Gaza Christians fear new extremists over Hamas

The small Christian community in the Gaza Strip says it is more fearful of a new generation of extremists than of Hamas.

Solar energy boom may help world's poorest

Solar energy may just be the answer to the woes of the 1.6 billion people worldwide without electricity.

Barnabas Fund working to save Iraqi Christians

The Barnabas Fund has appealed to Christians to pray for their brothers and sisters in Iraq in the face of severe persecution and dwindling numbers.

Tyneside communities' regeneration photos get national viewing

Regeneration can make a real difference to a community and an exhibition of photography from Tyneside communities that have experienced it first-hand is showing its effects, both the good and the bad.

Christian Peoples Alliance condemns London casino report

The Christian Peoples Alliance leader has said that the executive Mayor of Newham Sir Robin Wales should stop dithering and follow the lead of the Prime Minister to terminate casino plans.

New Christian centre promises ground-breaking theological study

The Diocese of Lichfield and its cathedral have joined forces with the University of Staffordshire to establish the Lichfield Centre for Christian Studies.

Priceless landmark Georgian church put up for sale by CofE

A historic Grade II* listed Georgian church is being offered for sale by the Church of England - without a price tag.

WARC rejects South African church for failing to renounce apartheid

The World Alliance of Reformed Churches has said that a South African church suspended from the grouping in 1982 cannot be readmitted because it has not renounced the support for the apartheid ideology that led to its exclusion.

Churches determined to impose influence at United Nations

Leaders from the World Council of Churches (WCC) and its member churches have been at the United Nations headquarters this week as part of their concerted ongoing advocacy efforts.

Christians call Parliamentary pro-abortion report 'biased'

A biased committee report calling for the liberalisation of abortion laws has sacrificed the rights of the unborn child to further a pro-abortion agenda, the Evangelical Alliance has said.

Manchester's bikers gear-up for 10th Salvation Army Motorbike Toy Run

Hundreds of motorcyclists will be taking to the streets of Manchester - joining forces once again with The Salvation Army for its annual Motorbike Toy Run.

Witchcraft goes mainstream in Britain

Witchcraft got its annual public outing on Wednesday with the celebrations surrounding Halloween when the occult comes into its own.