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Brown to set out security strategy
Prime Minister Gordon Brown will on Wednesday outline the security threats facing Britain and his government's plans to tackle them.
Study finds shorter radiotherapy courses work
A shorter radiation course at a lower overall dose appears as safe and effective as the standard treatment delivered over a longer period of time for women with early breast cancer, researchers said on Wednesday.
UK calls for care in China's handling of Tibet
Britain's consul-general in Hong Kong called for care in China's handling of a wave of protests and riots by Tibetans that the Dalai Lama's officials believe killed 99 people.
Sci-fi guru Arthur C. Clarke dies at 90
Pioneering science fiction writer and visionary Arthur C. Clarke, best known for his work on the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey", has died in his adopted home of Sri Lanka at the age of 90.
Economy woes push Labour to 24-year low
Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party suffered another battering in the polls on Tuesday with data showing it falling to a 24-year low.
Vatican to issue conciliatory note to Jews - sources
Pope Benedict has approved a conciliatory statement for Jews upset by a Good Friday prayer that many saw as a call for their conversion, Catholic and Jewish sources said on Monday.
Every church has part to play in overcoming HIV - conference
Over 300 Christians gathered last weekend for the UK's biggest church conference on HIV to get informed and engage with the issues that surround HIV and Aids.
'Cast your burdens' online say Catholic creators of new Passion resource
Visitors to a Holy Week and Easter web page are being offered the chance to 'virtually' hand over their fears and emotional burdens to Jesus Christ.
Baptists and Ascension Trust to hold violent crime conference
The growing problem of violent crime is to be discussed at a one day conference in Brixton this July that is being organised by the Baptist Union of Great Britain (BUGB) and Ascension Trust.
Pope tells Iraq: honour dead archbishop with peace
Pope Benedict on Monday asked Iraq's Catholics to work for peace in honour of the memory of a Chaldean Catholic archbishop who was kidnapped by gunmen and found dead last week.
Kids bear weight of Easter rite in changing Spain
A hush falls over the children before 14-year-old Spaniard Araceli GarcÃa Maldonado commands: "Up to the sky with her". Then they hoist the shrine of Christ, weighing more than one tonne, onto their shoulders.
India tries new ways to reach its underfed children
Born underweight and then underfed during the crucial early stages of development, millions of Indian children grow up shorter, weaker and less smart than their better fed peers.
Obama keen to distance from pastor's controversial comments
US presidential candidate Barack Obama will use a speech on Tuesday to distance himself from inflammatory race comments from his former pastor.
China says Tibet rioters aim to ruin Olympics
China's premier accused Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, of orchestrating riots in which dozens may have died and said his followers were trying to "incite sabotage" of Beijing's August Olympic Games.
China's Wen offers to resume talks with Taiwan
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao offered on Tuesday to resume talks with self-ruled Taiwan, but his plea was ignored in a barrage of anti-China rhetoric ahead of Saturday's presidential election on the island.
Obama seeks to quell pastor controversy
U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama will seek to quell a controversy over inflammatory rhetoric by his former pastor in a speech on Tuesday on the issue of race.