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Concert for Diana raises £150,000 for Leprosy Mission
The work of the Leprosy Mission in England and Wales is set for a boost after it was announced that the charity would be receiving £150,000 from the proceeds of the Concert for Diana.
Church economist urges moral reform of global system
A World Council of Churches economist has criticised the global economic system for creating "material and spiritual poverty" and called for a people-centred economy.
Bible Society leads tributes to murdered Palestinian worker
Bible Society leaders have paid tribute to a prominent Palestinian Christian who was killed in the Gaza Strip after being abducted near his home.
Mourning, condemnation follow murder of prominent Christian in Gaza
Hundreds of Muslims and Christians attended a memorial service Sunday for a prominent Palestinian Christian who was found stabbed and shot on a Gaza City street earlier that day.
Top African American leaders convene for historic HIV/AIDS conference
Over 150 of the top African American leaders, including megachurch pastor T.D. Jakes, are convening in New York this week for the first national conference devoted toward creating a plan to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic among the African American community.
Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of instigating war
Outgoing Ethiopian President Girma Wolde-Giorgise accused Eritrea on Monday of disregarding attempts to peacefully resolve a border impasse and putting the Horn of Africa neighbours on the path to war.
Britain ends consultation on new nuclear power
The British government's legally forced public consultation on whether it should give the green light to a new fleet of nuclear power stations to fight global warming ends on Wednesday with the process deep in controversy.
U.S., West seen skirting Iraqi refugee crisis
The Bush administration's cautious approach to Iraqi refugees offers little hope for those trapped in a growing humanitarian crisis that could begin to breed Islamist militancy if left unchecked, experts say.
AIDS cocktails preserve brain, study finds
Cocktails of drugs widely used to treat infection with the AIDS virus appear to stop brain damage caused by HIV as well, researchers reported on Monday.
End to abortion needs attitude change, says bishop
The Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster told the BBC's The Politics Show on Sunday that an end to abortion in the UK would be possible if people changed their attitude to the procedure.
UK to halve its Iraq force to 2,500 troops
Britain will halve its force in Iraq to 2,500 troops from spring next year, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday against a backdrop of noisy anti-war protesters outside parliament waving "troops out" banners.
Nigeria fights rare vaccine-derived polio outbreak
Nigeria is fighting a rare outbreak of vaccine-derived polio after 69 children caught the paralysing disease from others who had already been immunised, the World Health Organisation said on Monday.
Scottish rugby star launches charity teambuilding programme
Scottish rugby star Kenny Milne launched a brand new teambuilding programme last Wednesday run by Edinburgh-based charity The Edinburgh Cyrenians.
New team at the top for Feed the Minds
Feed the Minds to build on current education work in Asia and Africa with the expansion of its senior management team.
Organ donation a Christian duty, Church of England tells Lords
The Church of England has told the House of Lords that organ donation is a "striking" example of the Christian duty to give oneself and one's possessions voluntarily for the wellbeing of others.
Brown says UK government will not meet with Mugabe
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday neither he nor any senior member of his government would attend a planned summit of African and European leaders alongside Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.