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EU urged to renew Uzbekistan sanctions amid deteriorating human rights
EU member states have been urged to recognise the deteriorating human rights situation and continuing limitation of religious freedom in Uzbekistan as they meet to consider the renewal of sanctions against the country.
An Old Testament prophet inspires 21st century action in Africa
Christians in Zambia are living out the call of the Old Testament prophet Micah to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with God in their efforts to halt the spread of HIV and Aids.
New research reveals drastic cuts in hospital chaplaincy
New research reveals for the first time the extent to which overspending and financial pressures in the NHS are leading to cuts in chaplaincy provision.
Race, religion still divisive issues in Malaysia
Fifty years after independence, race and religion remain divisive issues in Malaysia, with the nation at times coming "close to the brink of disaster", Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said.
Brown under fire after ruling out election
Gordon Brown came under the first real pressure of his premiership on Sunday as newspapers, opponents and even allies accused him of stoking election fever only to retreat in the face of collapsing polls. After weeks of hinting an election was coming, the British prime minister ruled out calling an early vote after opinion polls showed a double-digit lead over his opponents had evaporated in a week.
Global warming changes face of high Alps
The Trient glacier looming ahead of me on a trek through the Alps this summer looked very different to the frosty heights that once provided ice for pastis drinkers in France.
Mynamar junta takes soldiers off Yangon streets
The Myanmar junta reduced security in Yangon sharply on Sunday, apparently confident it would face no further mass protests against military rule, but the streets remained unusually quiet and arrests continued.
Norway, Sweden in new territory with Darfur force
If accepted, the 400 Norwegian and Swedish army engineers offered for peacekeeping in Darfur will be far the largest Western contingent -- a bold step from Nordic countries unused to fighting overseas.
Iran rejects idea of talks on nuclear programme
Negotiations over Iran's nuclear enrichment activities would be meaningless because the country has a legal right to pursue the technology, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying on Sunday.
Palestinians see rifts with Israel on peace draft
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are deeply divided over the content of a joint document they are drafting for next month's U.S.-sponsored statehood conference, Palestinian officials said on Sunday.
Prominent Palestinian Christian killed in Gaza
A prominent Palestinian Christian in the Gaza Strip was found dead on Sunday after being abducted near his home, six months after the religious bookshop he ran was blown up.
Up to 67 killed in worst Vietnam floods in decades
At least 67 people were killed or missing after a typhoon, floods and landslides cut power and closed roads in what officials in two Vietnamese provinces on Sunday described as some of the worst flooding in decades.
Floods leave Africans without money for food, school
Aime Assou should have started his final year of school this week but like hundreds of thousands of farmers across West Africa, floods have left his family without enough money to buy food let alone pay his fees.
Darfur town where troops killed 'burned down'
A Darfur town has been burned to the ground and its residents forced to flee, days after 10 African Union troops were killed there in an attack, a joint United Nations/African Union mission said on Sunday.
Brothers and sisters
This Sunday is Animal Welfare Sunday, although this little collection of scattered verses demonstrates...
BMS World Mission in Nepal amid severe monsoon flooding
BMS World Mission and its local partners in Nepal are providing much needed humanitarian assistance in response to terrible monsoon flooding.