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Pope urges international generosity for Myanmar

Pope Benedict urged the international community on Tuesday to provide generous and effective aid to help Burma deal with the death and disaster caused by a cyclone.

U.N. seeks urgent access to Darfur bombing victims

The top U.N. humanitarian official in Sudan on Tuesday called for immediate access to those wounded in a government bombing attack on a school and busy marketplace in North Darfur, which killed 12 people.

Amnesty says civilians targeted in Somalia conflict

All parties in Somalia's conflict have carried out rights abuses including executions, rape and torture, Amnesty International said on Tuesday, adding there were reports Ethiopian soldiers had slit civilians' throats.

Parliamentary campaign launches to reduce abortion limit

Nadine Dorries MP will on Tuesday launch the official parliamentary campaign to reduce the upper limit for abortion from 24 weeks to 20 weeks when the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill is debated in the Commons later this month.

A look back at China's growing faith

Much attention has been paid to China's human rights violations, including its suppression of religious freedom, ahead of the Beijing Olympics in August. But a look back at the past decade shows how far the strictly secular and officially atheist nation has come in terms of religion.

Christian Aid helps Edinburgh mark 500 years of published word

A L Kennedy will be the patron of this year's Christian Aid 'big book event' in Edinburgh, Scotland, helping to mark 500 years of the published word in the Scottish capital.

GFA Bible college sheltering cyclone survivors in Burma

A Gospel for Asia Bible college in Rangoon, Burma, is now a makeshift shelter for those devastated by Cyclone Nargis, which swept across the country Saturday.

Church Commissioners announce outstanding investment results

Results released today by the Church Commissioners show that they have outperformed 98 per cent of similar investment funds over the past 10 years.

Iraqi refugees cry out to Christians around the world for solidarity

Stories of lost loved ones, the sudden need to flee home and community and the hardship of life as refugees need to be told. And those who have the power to help end the tragedy of being a refugee need to listen, say Iraqi Christian refugees and church reps.

Pope discusses Islam relations with Anglican head

Pope Benedict and the Archbishop of Canterbury discussed Christian-Muslim relations on Monday in their first meeting since the Anglican leader caused a storm with comments on the role of Sharia law in Britain.

Luis Palau hits Jamaica with good news

American evangelist Luis Palau preached the Good News of Jesus Christ to an estimated 150,000 people in Jamaica's capital city of Kingston this past weekend.

Brown to host U.N. poverty summit

Prime Minister Gordon Brown will play host to the heads of some of the world's largest corporations on Tuesday to encourage big business to fight global poverty.

Senior officer says CCTV use 'a fiasco'

Billions of pounds spent by Britain on security cameras has failed to cut crime and has been "an utter fiasco", a senior detective was quoted as saying on Tuesday.

Prince Harry awarded Afghan service medal

Prince Harry was awarded a military service medal on Monday for 10 weeks of frontline service in Afghanistan.

Scottish Labour says 'bring on' independence vote

The head of Scotland's unionist Labour party has challenged Nationalist leader Alex Salmond to "bring on" a referendum on independence in a u-turn after Prime Minister Gordon Brown suffered heavy losses in local elections in England and Wales.