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Northern Rock shareholders file complaint
A group of small shareholders in nationalised bank Northern Rock has written to the government denouncing the terms set to determine compensation levels, the first step in a legal fight to recover their losses.
Madeleine's parents win libel damages
Two tabloid newspapers made unprecedented front page apologies on Wednesday to the parents of missing girl Madeleine McCann for suggesting they might have killed their daughter and covered up her death.
Carbon offset schemes 'confusing'
Carbon offsetting Web sites are inconsistent and confusing, with costs varying by up to 540 percent, according to a report.
Easter egg giveaway says thank you to seafarers
Foreign and UK seafarers visiting Falmouth Docks this Easter each had an Easter egg delivered to them to mark the occasion.
Paint-by-numbers Easter story could smash world record
The greatest story ever told could become the biggest painting-by-numbers picture ever made.
Trans World Radio surpasses 225 languages with new programmes to Africa
Trans World Radio has surpassed broadcast in 225 languages and dialects with its expansion into West Africa.
Lay Catholic movement leader Chiara Lubich laid to rest
Chiara Lubich, founder of the international lay Roman Catholic Church movement Focolare and one of the most influential women in modern Catholicism, has been laid to rest.
Learn lessons of Iraq, say Methodists
On the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq by US and UK forces, the Methodist Church has spoken out against the war in Iraq and its devastating human cost.
Australian nuns pray sun shines during Pope visit
Nuns praying for the sun to come out during Pope Benedict's first visit to Australia in July.
Obama rebukes preacher, urges race healing
US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Tuesday criticised his preacher's racially charged sermons but said he could not disown him in a speech urging Americans to move past their "racial stalemate".
Beijing says torch relay will go to Tibet
The torch relay for the 2008 Olympics will go to Tibet as scheduled despite the unrest in the Himalayan region, a senior Beijing organiser said on Wednesday.
Zimbabwe exodus helps prop up Mugabe
Millions who fled Zimbabwe amid its economic collapse blame President Robert Mugabe, but their inability to vote in elections this month may boost his chances to stay in power.
East Timor president recounts assassination bid
President Jose Ramos-Horta spoke for the first time on Wednesday about the assassination attempt on his life in February, which left him critically wounded, and called for peace in East Timor.
Inmates riot at high-security Kabul jail
Scores of prisoners rioted in a high-security Kabul jail and at least nine people were wounded in an exchange of gunfire as Afghan police tried to restore order, sources in two foreign aid agencies said on Wednesday.
Iraq reconciliation talks hit by walkouts
A conference to reconcile Iraq's rival political parties fell apart almost as soon as it began on Tuesday, with influential Sunni and Shi'ite blocs pulling out in protest.
NATO tightens grip on north Kosovo in police vacuum
NATO troops in Kosovo patrolled the Serb stronghold of north Mitrovica alone on Tuesday after police withdrew following deadly Serb riots.