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Biofuels blamed for food price crisis
Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75 percent - far more than previously estimated - according to a confidential World Bank report published in a London newspaper on Friday.
Luxury chocolate sales booming
Consumers are spending more on chocolate with sales of luxury boxes booming and those of healthier dark chocolate nearly doubling, according to a study published on Friday.
London mayor to probe allegations against deputy
London mayor Boris Johnson launched an investigation on Thursday into allegations of sexual and financial misconduct against his deputy, the mayor's toughest political challenge since his election in May.
Greg Laurie: From lost boy to Jesus freak
Once a lost boy and now a well-known evangelist, Greg Laurie is letting millions of people into the journey of his personal life, much of which he did not want to revisit.
Obama's take on Bible continues to raise doubts among conservatives
Several conservative commentators this week defended prominent US evangelical Dr James Dobson after he criticised Democrat Barack Obama's Bible interpretation.
Betancourt reunited with children
Ex-hostage Ingrid Betancourt, rescued from leftist rebels in a stunning Colombian military operation after six years in captivity, was reunited with her children on Thursday.
Hitler wax figure unveiled in Berlin amid criticism
Berlin's new waxwork museum on Thursday unveiled a figure of a glum-looking Adolf Hitler in a mock bunker during the last days of his life, an exhibit that has been criticized as in bad taste.
House arrest for Qaeda suspect
An Algerian suspected of links to Osama bin Laden and bomb plots in the United States and France has been freed from prison after more than seven years but placed under house arrest while he fights deportation.
At 60, the NHS needs reality check
The National Health Service is famous for being free at the point of need, but analysts say that if the 60-year-old NHS is to serve an ageing and expanding population, the reality of its cost must be accepted.
Cardinal presses MPs on protection for unborn children
The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland has written to all 646 MPs asking them not to go further in withdrawing legal protection from unborn children.
WCC head rejoices at release of Colombian hostages
World Council of Churches head rejoices at release of Colombian hostages, urges FARC to release hundreds more remaining hostages.
Brazil Indians seek pope's support in land battle
Brazilian Indians locked in a land dispute in the Amazon met Pope Benedict at the Vatican on Wednesday to enlist Church support in their efforts to defend their three-year-old reservation.
Sunni 'infidels' edict may de-rail Saudi inter-faith efforts
Shi'ite Muslim clerics in Saudi Arabia have criticised a religious edict from Sunni Muslim counterparts branding them infidels, a statement some say is a swipe at King Abdullah's inter-faith dialogue efforts.
Windrush Generation Church hopes to make spiritual, social impact
The Church founded by a member of the Windrush generation aims to galvanise members to impact their local communities at forthcoming national convention.
Shares tumble worldwide on 'Super Thursday'
A global sell-off knocked world shares to a five-month low on Thursday as surging oil fanned concerns about inflation and slowing growth, ahead of an expected euro zone interest rate hike and a key U.S. jobs report.
Colombia tricks rebels in hostage rescue
Colombian troops tricked rebels into freeing politician Ingrid Betancourt and three Americans in a bold but bloodless jungle rescue that dealt a severe blow to Latin America's oldest left-wing insurgency.