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Climate will alter travel patterns in decades
Global warming will produce stay-at-home tourists over the next few decades, radically altering travel patterns and threatening jobs and businesses in tourism-dependent countries, according to a stark assessment by U.N experts.
UN Council stymied over AU's attackers in Darfur
The U.N. Security Council failed to issue a formal statement on Monday condemning a rebel attack on an African peacekeeping base in Darfur over the weekend because of a dispute over naming the culprits.
UN envoy leaves Myanmar after Suu Kyi meeting
United Nations envoy Ibrahim Gambari flew out of army-ruled Myanmar on Tuesday after meeting junta chief Than Shwe and a second session of talks with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Nordic peacekeepers ready, still await Darfur call
Norwegian and Swedish army engineers could be in Sudan's Darfur region as early as November as part of the U.N.-AU Darfur peacekeeping mission, their commander says, but so far their offer has yet to be accepted.
Japan to remap climate plans to reach Kyoto goal
Japan will draw up new measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions by next March in an attempt to meet its targets under the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, a top official said on Tuesday.
South Korean president meets dour Kim in North
South Korea's president arrived in the capital of hermit North Korea on Tuesday to cheering crowds and an unsmiling leader Kim Jong-il for only the second summit between Cold War-era foes who remain technically at war.
North Korea has date for removal from terrorism list
A draft agreement reached at North Korean disarmament talks sets a timeframe for taking the country off a U.S. terrorism blacklist, the North's chief negotiator said on Tuesday, but he declined to be more specific.
Brown in Iraq to discuss Basra handover
Britain's Gordon Brown arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday on his first visit as prime minister to discuss when Iraqi forces can take responsibility for security in the southern province of Basra, a British official said.
CAFOD saddened by death of Sri Lankan priest on aid run
Catholic humanitarian agency CAFOD said it was deeply shocked and saddened by news of the death of Rev Fr Nicholaspillai Packiyaranjith, 40, a priest who was killed in Sri Lanka on 26 September.
Diocese testifies 'Back to Church Sunday' a great success
Early responses from churches that took part in Back to Church Sunday in the Diocese of Lichfield last weekend suggest that the event has been a "huge success".
World Evangelical Alliance Goodwill Ambassador Visits Pakistan
The World Evangelical Alliance's Goodwill Ambassador, Rev Johan Candelin of Finland, is back after a one week fact finding trip to Pakistan.
Nine Christians killed following accusations of blasphemy in Nigeria
Over the weekend at least nine Christians were killed, churches were set on fire and businesses and homes destroyed in the Tundun Wada area of Kano State, Nigeria.
Bible Society competition winner gives £7,000 to NHS project
A nurse from Greater Manchester has given her Scripture scratchcard winnings of £7,000 to the Oldham Substance Misuse Service.
Nelson Mandela announces 46664 World AIDS Day concert
Nelson Mandela has announced that the Fifth International 46664 Concert will take place on World Aids Day, Saturday 1 December 2007, at Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Christian worker murdered in India following religious conversions
The body of a Christian working for Trans World Radio was found last month in a jungle area near Sahoda village, Jharkhand state, India.
Eritrean Christians describe anti-faith torture methods
For Paulus, an Eritrean refugee in northern Ethiopia, a helicopter is not only an aircraft people can spot in the sky above. It is also a form of torture which forces victims to balance on their belly with hands and feet tied together and legs bent behind their back.