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Chancellor flags slower growth, cuts tax
The British economy will slow next year and borrowing will go up, finance minister Alistair Darling said on Tuesday as he tried to regain the initiative on tax after his Labour's Party's poll lead dwindled in the last week.
Anglicans plan for survival amid increasing liberalism
The question for Anglicans in the next 20 years is no longer how the global family can stay together, but how orthodox Anglicans can help each other survive and guard themselves against the rising tide of Western liberalism, according to the archbishop of Sydney.
UN: South Africa neglects children in AIDS fight
South Africa is neglecting most of the 100,000 children born there every year with HIV/AIDS and half of them are likely to die before the age of 2, a senior U.N. official said on Tuesday.
Cathedral appoints first-ever ecumenical canons to unite Christians
Blackburn Cathedral has appointed its first-ever ecumenical canons in efforts to build closer bonds between the Christian communities within the region.
Families on the agenda for Stormont
Members of the Northern Ireland Legislative Assembly met with representatives of charity Care for the Family at Stormont today at a reception breakfast, attended by members of every party.
Bishop calls on congregations to support farmers
The Bishop of Saint Davids in Wales has urged his congregation to give its full support to Welsh farmers amid the continued foot and mouth outbreaks and floods that have hit them over the past year.
Episcopal Church has not repented for gay stance - CofE bishop
A senior Church of England bishop has criticised the US Episcopal Church for not repenting of its pro-gay stance that goes against traditional Anglican teachings.
Greenpeace urges Indonesia to stop forest destruction
Indonesia must stop the destruction of its rainforests and commit to a moratorium on conversion of peat swamp forests into farmland, Greenpeace said on Tuesday.
Unions warn of more postal strikes
Postal disruption looked set to widen on Tuesday, after talks broke down and union officials warned of fresh strikes.
Watchdog attacks Brown's 'harsh' tax credit system
Prime Minister Gordon Brown's flagship tax credit system is causing unnecessary distress and hardship to the poorest families it was designed to help, a critical report said on Tuesday.
Govt raid kills 40 in Darfur town
A Sudanese army raid killed at least 40 people in the Darfur town of Muhajiriya, where bodies were still lying in the streets, the rebel faction which controls the area said on Tuesday.
IAEA in Tehran for talks over Iran's atomic work
A team led by the U.N. nuclear watchdog's second-in-command held talks in Tehran on Tuesday with Iranian officials to try to clear up questions about the country's disputed atomic programme.
Unrepentant, North Korea marks 'miracle' nuclear test
North Korea on Tuesday marked the first anniversary of the nuclear test that made it globally ostracised and the target of painful sanctions by calling it a "great miracle" for all Koreans.
Greenhouse gas emissions hit danger mark
The global economic boom has accelerated greenhouse gas emissions to a dangerous threshold not expected for a decade and could potentially cause irreversible climate change, said one of Australia's leading scientists.
Darfur violence at risk of spreading
Worsening violence in Darfur risks spreading the conflict further in Sudan and shows the need for advanced equipment a planned U.N. peacekeeping force does not yet have, a senior U.N. official said on Monday.
Families key to safeguarding children's rights, says Caritas
Family must come first in guaranteeing rights of the child, says Caritas.