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Archbishop Launches New Research Degrees
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has announced a new higher degree programme as an expansion of the Archbishop's Examination in Theology.
Call to European Churches to Support Immigrants
Delegates at the Third European Ecumenical Assembly (EEA3) concluded their weeklong gathering in Sibiu Romania last weekend with a call to the churches of Europe to support immigrants and other ethnic minorities.
Biofuels Offer Cure Worse Than the Disease - OECD
Biofuels, championed for reducing energy reliance, boosting farm revenues and helping fight climate change, may in fact hurt the environment and push up food prices, a study suggested on Tuesday.
Somali Opposition Chides Africa for Inaction
Somali opposition leaders in Eritrea rebuked African nations on Tuesday for shirking their duty to stop conflict in Mogadishu between Islamist-led insurgents and the Ethiopian-backed interim government.
Eritrea Plays Down Chance of Border War with Ethiopia
Eritrea said on Tuesday it will take every precaution to avoid war with arch-foe Ethiopia over their disputed border, but demanded Addis Ababa comply with a five-year-old boundary ruling.
European 'ex-Muslims' Demand Right to Leave Islam
A 22-year-old Dutch-Iranian will launch a campaign on Tuesday for Muslims to have the right to renounce their faith and find support from peers, a view which has made him the victim of three physical attacks.
Uganda to Start Closing Northern War Camps
The Ugandan government was to begin closing camps on Tuesday for thousands uprooted by two decades of war as security returns to the north of the country
Cholera Afflicts 7,000 in Iraq, Water Tested - WHO
Nearly 7,000 people in northern Iraq have been afflicted with cholera in past weeks, and 10 have died from the diarrhoeal disease, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday.
EU Okays Chad Force Plan to Aid Darfur Refugees
The European Union approved outline military plans on Tuesday for the deployment of an EU mission in Chad to help protect refugees from Sudan's Darfur conflict, an EU official said.
Smugglers Beat, Stab, Drown Migrants to Yemen - UN
A dozen African would-be migrants died in "horrific circumstances" while attempting to cross the Gulf of Aden from Somalia to Yemen over the past week, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.
Zimbabwe Archbishop Resigns Over Sex Allegations
Zimbabwean Catholic Archbishop Pius Ncube, an outspoken critic of President Robert Mugabe, resigned on Tuesday, two months after being sued for adultery in a case which he called a vicious government-backed attack.
Rights Group Condemns Kenyans' Killing in Tanzania
A Kenyan rights group said on Tuesday it would go to a regional court to seek redress over 11 Kenyans killed by Tanzanian police as suspected robbers.
U.S. Marks Sept 11 with Moments of Silence
Americans observed a moment of silence at the very hour and place of the first Sept. 11 attack on Tuesday, the sixth anniversary of a day remembered with solemnity and ceremony.
Congo Slaps Quarantine on Ebola Outbreak Area
Authorities placed two towns in southern Democratic Republic of Congo in quarantine on Tuesday to contain an outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever, a deadly disease for which there is no treatment.
Violence Threatens Darfur Peace Talks: UK Minister
Ongoing violence in Sudan's Darfur region threatens to undermine planned peace talks between Khartoum and rebel groups, a British minister said as he flew into the war-torn area on Tuesday.
Ofcom to Examine UK's Public Service Broadcasting
Britain's media regulator Ofcom has launched a review of public service broadcasting to examine how it should be provided in a world dominated by digital TV and the Internet.