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Church publishes prayers to ease exam stress
The Church of England has published a selection of prayers offering reassurance to students and teachers in coping with the current examination period.
Leprosy Mission supports disabled Burma cyclone victims
The Leprosy Mission is appealing for donations to support its work with disabled survivors of Cyclone Nargis two weeks after it hit Burma.
Anthony Evans: bridging into new beginnings
With a new record label and album out, singer Anthony Evans could not be happier about how things are going.
Parliament to vote on abortion time limit
Lawmakers will vote on proposals to reduce Britain's time limit for abortion from 24 weeks on Tuesday as parliament debates far-reaching changes to British fertility legislation.
Parliament votes on abortion time limit
MPs will vote on proposals to reduce the time limit for abortion from 24 weeks on Tuesday as parliament debates far-reaching changes to fertility legislation.
Taiwan's new president offers China dialogue
Taiwan's new president took office on Tuesday with a historic offer to reopen dialogue with China, which claims the island as its territory, but pledged to maintain Taipei's existing self-rule and separate international profile.
Obama to take big step in Democratic race
Barack Obama will take a major step toward the Democratic presidential nomination when Oregon and Kentucky vote on Tuesday, but rival Hillary Clinton still hopes to spoil the party.
Philippine army warns of mercenary bombers in south
Philippine security forces warned on Tuesday of attacks in the restive south by a group of "bombers-for-hire" trained by Islamic militants.
TD Jakes calls Christians back to Bible
It is never too late to turn back to the Word of God, according to renowned preacher Bishop TD Jakes.
Record level of benefits fraud detected
A record 140 million pounds of fraudulent benefit claims and overpayments were detected between 2006 and 2007, figures released by an independent watchdog on Tuesday showed.
Police inspectors 'bullied and stressed'
Police chief inspectors and inspectors are bullied, stressed, and endure excessive work hours, a report said on Tuesday.
Carbon Trust 'could do better'
The government-backed Carbon Trust's contribution to reducing UK carbon dioxide emissions is "pretty small beer" and it can do better, the Committee of Public Accounts said in a report on Tuesday.
Al-Qaeda leader in Iraq sentenced to death over slain archbishop
The Iraqi Government says that a leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq is to be executed for the death of a Chaldean Catholic archbishop.
MPs back human-animal embryos
Parliament backed on Monday the creation of human-animal embryos which some scientists say are vital to research cures for diseases but religious leaders have argued pervert God's creation.
China pauses to mourn quake victims
From tent cities in Sichuan province to Beijing's Tiananmen Square, sirens wailed and millions of Chinese stood for three minutes on Monday to mourn the tens of thousands who died in last week's earthquake.
Drinkers confused over safe alcohol limits
A trend to serving wine in larger glasses has added to public confusion over how much alcohol is safe to drink, the government said on Monday.