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Christian leaders welcome letter of peace from leading Muslim scholars
Christian leaders have welcomed Thursday's letter from 138 Islamic scholars calling for peace and understanding between Islam and Christianity.
Queen dedicates new Armed Forces Memorial
The first national memorial dedicated to members of the armed forces killed on duty since World War Two was officially unveiled by the Queen on Friday.
Britain set to relax livestock movement controls
Britain's farm ministry said on Friday it is relaxing some animal movement controls related to bluetongue disease with an easing of restrictions for a foot and mouth outbreak expected next week.
Church of England Synod to hold 2nd Virtual Question Time
The General Synod of the Church of England will hold its second 'Virtual Question Time' following its successful first showing last year, it has been announced.
Bishop urges Christians to seek a wider fellowship
The Bishop of Rochester has delivered his 5th Chavasse lecture at Wycliffe Hall in Oxford, saying that people have turned God's gift of culture into a "vehicle for selfishness, greed and idolatry, a replacement of God and his purposes by human constructs, ideas and ideologies".
US Conservatives, Evangelicals urged to 'galvanize' support around Romney
Some 150 top-level conservative Christian leaders are expected to receive in the mail this week a letter urging them to "galvanize support" around presidential hopeful Mitt Romney so former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani "isn't the unintended beneficiary of our divided support among several candidates."
Evangelicals, Progressives seek to end culture wars
The line dividing evangelicals from progressives blurred Wednesday as members from both parties joined in a new mission to erase long-held stereotypes of one another and seek commonality on polarizing issues such as abortion, gay rights, and the role of religion in public life.
Zimbabwe seeks tourism revival with fair
Zimbabwe opened an international tourism fair on Thursday to try to generate cash as it battles a severe economic crisis.
Brown believes UK has achieved goals on EU treaty
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown voiced confidence on Thursday that negotiations on the European Union treaty will satisfy British demands but held out the threat of a veto if they did not.
World powers to meet in Berlin next week on Iran
Senior officials from six world powers will meet in Berlin on Wednesday to discuss the showdown with Iran over its nuclear programme, a diplomat said.
More than 30 illegal workers held in London Chinatown raids
Police arrested more than 30 suspected illegal workers in raids on restaurants in London's Chinatown on Thursday as part of a crackdown on immigration offences, the government said.
UN's Gambari to return to Asia, Burma
U.N. envoy Ibrahim Gambari will set off at the weekend for an Asian tour expected to culminate in his second visit to Myanmar since pro-democracy demonstrations erupted there, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Europeans meet to evade Russia's energy
East European leaders voiced anxiety on Thursday over Russia's use of its massive energy resources to enforce its foreign policy goals and called for efforts to diversify their sources of supply.
Southerners withdraw members from Sudan's govt
Former rebels in southern Sudan have withdrawn their members from a national coalition government, party officials said on Thursday, to pressure their northern partners to reignite a stalled peace process.
Development aid back in focus at WTO as talks sour
World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiators have turned their focus to development aid in an attempt to salvage souring talks over a global free trade pact.
Text of UN Security Council statement on Burma
Following is the full text of a U.N. Security Council presidential statement on Myanmar, approved by the council's 15 members on Thursday.