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11,000 fled Mogadishu fighting in September
Eleven thousand people have fled Mogadishu this month because of intensified violence and the northern part of the Somali capital is becoming increasingly deserted, the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday.
Myanmar food relief hit by protest crackdown
Army-ruled Myanmar has stopped or restricted the delivery of U.N. food relief to 500,000 people, many of them children, as it cracks down on mass protests against the generals, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Saturday.
Rwanda to urge male circumcision in AIDS fight
Rwanda plans to encourage male circumcision to help the tiny African nation curb HIV/AIDS rates, a senior official told Reuters on Friday.
France fighting blue tongue outbreak
France is fighting an outbreak of the livestock virus, bluetongue disease, and there have been 2,246 cases, the French Agriculture Ministry said on Friday.
Bush authorizes $25 million energy aid for N.Korea
President George W. Bush on Friday authorized $25 million in energy aid for North Korea as a reward for Pyongyang's movement toward dismantling its nuclear weapons program.
EU's Solana confident about building Chad force
The European Union will assemble enough troops to help protect civilians in Chad and Central African Republic from violence in neighbouring Darfur, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Saturday.
African regional church grouping warns of rise in Burundi conflict
An African regional Christian grouping has warned that Burundi could slide into renewed fighting as a result of tensions within the ruling party and the presence of the rebel Forces for National Liberation, which itself is divided and has refused to sign a peace agreement.
Church group examines 'water-thirsty' industries
A church lobby group that seeks to influence corporate business behaviour in Britain and Ireland is turning its attention to the issue of water, which the group says now affects regions once thought to have plentiful supplies.
CHASTE tour to highlight 'Love's not for sale'
The Churches Alert to Sex Trafficking across Europe Not for Sale UK campaign which is seeking to change the mood music in the United Kingdom on the issue of customer demand, is coming on tour in November to Cambridge, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Leeds.
Christian prayer warriors combat human trafficking
Faith-based organisations are calling for prayer, fasting and concern to combat the growing crisis of modern day slavery - or human trafficking.
Bush, Brown renew call on Myanmar to end violence
US President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown renewed a call to the Myanmar junta Friday to stop its violent suppression of pro-democracy protestors.
US Talent Agency Adds Christian Music Division
A renowned US-based talent and literary agency, Agency for the Performing Arts (APA), Inc., has announced the launch of a full service Christian Music Division.
1,000-mile Cut the Carbon march arrives in London this weekend
A group of Christian Aid activists arrive in the capital this weekend at the end of a 1,000 mile Cut the Carbon march from Northern Ireland to London that has brought the issue of climate change to the doorsteps of local people and to businesses and MPs across the country.
Archbishop: Religion Growing in Cuba
A Catholic Archbishop in Cuba says religion is growing in the communist nation despite restrictions.
Church launches hands-on way to learn about Christingle
The Church of England and The Children's Society have turned oranges into cubes to help children engage with the Christian message of Christingle in a fun and creative way.
US insists it supports UN effort on climate
The United States insisted on Thursday it was serious about global warming and tried to reassure skeptics that President George W. Bush's gathering of major polluting nations would not undermine U.N. efforts.