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New website to mark 500 years since birth of John Calvin
The Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches (FSPC) has officially launched a website in preparation of the Calvin-Jubilee-Year 2009, celebrating 500 years since the birth of reformer John Calvin.
Pouring out my soul before the Lord
From the outside, we can only faintly imagine the depth of Hannah's misery...
Pope appeals for peaceful solution in Myanmar
Pope Benedict appealed on Sunday for a peaceful solution to the "extremely serious" events in Myanmar and expressed his solidarity with the country's impoverished population.
North Korea's Kim: god at home, villain abroad
Vilified, ridiculed and feeling threatened by the outside world, at home North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong-il basks in praise as a man of god-like wisdom and talents.
Darfur attack kills 10 AU troops, 50 missing
Ten African Union soldiers were killed and 50 were missing after armed men launched an assault on an AU base in Darfur, the worst attack on AU troops since they deployed in Sudan's violent west in 2004.
Iran will work with IAEA to avert sanctions
Iran will continue its cooperation with the U.N. atomic watchdog to defuse a row over its nuclear programme, an Iranian official said on Sunday, accusing some Western states of trying to disrupt the process.
UN peace envoy meets Myanmar's Suu Kyi
U.N. envoy Ibrahim Gambari met detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Sunday but had not held talks yet with the head of the junta on ending a bloody crackdown on protests against 45 years of military rule.
Bush struggles to stay relevant in climate debate
U.S. President George W. Bush, hosting major polluting nations last week, sought to convince skeptics that he wants to help shape the next global deal on climate change, despite his long history of shunning such efforts.
Milestones in relations between the two Koreas
The leaders of the rival Koreas will hold a summit Oct 2-4 in Pyongyang, only the second between two states still technically at war.
South Korean leader hopes to make final mark
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun heads to Pyongyang this week for only the second ever summit between leaders of the rival Korean states, hoping to end his unpopular presidency with a major achievement.
Taliban reject Afghan president's peace talk offer
Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents rejected President Hamid Karzai's offer of peace talks on Sunday, citing the presence of foreign troops, a Taliban spokesman said.
Money, not nuclear arms, on table at Korea summit
The leaders of divided Korea will share smiles this week and talk cash but skirt around Pyongyang's nuclear arms ambitions and human rights abuses in favour of fostering dreams of unification.
Japan to roll over North Korea sanctions
Japan said on Sunday it would extend economic sanctions against North Korea for another six months given the reclusive communist state's failure to reveal the fate of Japanese nationals it abducted decades ago.
North Korea talks 'document' to be announced in 2 days
Talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear programmes took a break in Beijing on Sunday while delegates discuss a joint statement with their governments, a Chinese official said.
Myanmar junta allows some food aid to resume
Army-ruled Myanmar will allow some shipments of food aid, halted during a crackdown against anti-government protests, to resume from the northern city of Mandalay, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Sunday.
Three more academic staff leave under-fire Wycliffe College
Three senior academic staff are leaving Wycliffe College just months after five others left in controversial circumstances.