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World Vision Bangladesh Partners with Government to Deliver Aid
In the past few days, the Bangladesh Government and World Vision Bangladesh have partnered to ensure much needed relief items are delivered to communities severely affected by recent flooding.
Methodists Respond to Report on Draft Climate Change Bill
The Methodist Church has welcomed the report from the joint committee on the draft Climate Change Bill, proposing to cut carbon emissions by 60 per cent, but called for greater responsibility to be taken at the individual level to cut carbon emissions.
Aitken Challenges Christians to Get Involved in Prison Ministry
Former politician turned Christian writer and speaker Jonathan Aitken has challenged his listeners to "Go back and ask your own church - does your church do anything in the way of prison ministry or after-care for prisoners? And if not, why not?"
Greece Revises School History Book after Church Protests
Greece has revised a school history book that enraged the Greek Orthodox Church, Cyprus and historians with what they said were toned down versions of Greek suffering at the hands of Ottomans and Turks.
Britain Requests Flood Compensation from EU
Britain is to seek assistance from the European Union to help cover the multi-billion dollar cost of the country's destructive flooding in June and July, the government said on Wednesday.
South Korea to Hold Direct Talks with Taliban Over Hostages
A South Korean delegation arrived on Thursday in the Afghan province where 21 Koreans are held hostage in an attempt to hold direct talks with Taliban kidnappers and peacefully end the two-week ordeal.
Malaysia Minister Reopens 'Islamic State' Debate
A Malaysian minister on Thursday reopened a divisive debate over whether the mainly Muslim nation is an Islamic state, asserting the Southeast Asian country was never meant to be one.
CAFOD urges UK Government to do more to end Colombian Violence
CAFOD has sent an open letter to the British Government urging them to pressure the Colombian Government to do more for the thousands of people forced from their homes by armed conflict.
UK Flood Damages Could Cost £340m
Aviva said the June and July floods in the UK, the worst to hit the country in 60 years, could cost it 340 million pounds ($691 million) and would affect its general insurance results.
Search for Missing in Minneapolis Bridge Collapse
Rescuers searched on Thursday for 20 people missing in a U.S. bridge collapse that sent vehicles tumbling several stories into the Mississippi River in an avalanche of concrete and steel that killed at least four.
Red Cross Pulls Out from Ethiopia Region
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has pulled out from Ethiopia's restive Ogaden region following a government order, but still hopes to return.
African Union: Five Nations to Support Darfur Force
Five African nations pledged on Thursday to send peacekeepers to a mission in Sudan's troubled Darfur region that was approved this week by the U.N. Security Council, a top African Union (AU) official said.
Rwandan Genocide Widow to Help Women Truly Forgive
The challenge to forgive is the focus of this year's Reality, the annual event for women from charity, Care for the Family.
Nigeria Cancels Subsidies for Religious Pilgrimages
Nigeria will scrap millions of dollars in subsidies for Christians and Muslims to go on pilgrimage from next year in an effort to curb spending, a minister said on Wednesday.
Conservative US Anglicans Outline 'Classic Christianity'
A group of conservative Anglicans planning to form a separate orthodox Anglican body in the United States ratified a "common cause" document on Tuesday.
No Force to Free Afghan Korean Hostages
South Korea and the United States agreed not to use force to free 21 Korean hostages in Afghanistan on Tuesday, but Afghan troops warned villagers of a possible offensive in the area where the captives are held.