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Scottish pastor experiences own Christmas miracle
Conrad Pomeroy, a pastor in Dundee, Scotland, had an eventful but ultimately blessed Christmas this year when his wife gave birth to their son three months early in the bath on Christmas Day.
Methodists: Bhutto killing a 'desperate blow' to democracy in Pakistan
The Methodist Church has added its voice to those paying tribute to the late Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated in Pakistan on Thursday.
Conservative Anglicans to hold own meeting ahead of Lambeth 2008
Conservative members of the Anglican Communion who oppose the US Episcopal Church and its liberal attitude to issues like homosexuality are planning to hold their own meeting on the future of the worldwide Communion.
Pakistan says al Qaeda behind Bhutto killing
Pakistan has "intelligence intercepts" indicating that al Qaeda was behind the killing of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, the Interior Ministry said on Friday.
Messy Kosovo breakaway stokes fear of partition
Serbia is telling Serbs in Kosovo to ignore an Albanian declaration of independence early next year, raising the prospect of an ethnic partition of the breakaway province that the West has long ruled out.
Lebanon vote to be delayed until next week
Lebanon's presidential election has been postponed until the end of next week, a senior political source said on Friday, announcing the 11th delay to a vote first due to have been held more than three months ago.
Kenyan opposition leads incumbent Kibaki
Kenya's opposition challenger Raila Odinga pulled ahead of President Mwai Kibaki on Friday in the race to lead east Africa's biggest economic power, according to early election tallies by local media.
Nepal parliament votes to end monarchy
Nepal's provisional parliament approved a motion on Friday to abolish the monarchy as part of negotiations with former Maoist rebels to move a peace deal forward, live television pictures showed.
Ten killed and 66 wounded in Baghdad blast
A parked car bomb in central Baghdad killed 10 people and wounded 66 on Friday, police said.
Convicted aid workers fly home from Chad
Six French aid workers sentenced to hard labour in Chad for trying to kidnap 103 children flew out of the African nation on Friday bound for France where they are due to serve their sentences in jail.
Al Qaeda leads suspect list in Bhutto killing
Al Qaeda is the chief suspect in the murder of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, standing to gain by preserving its remote stronghold, undermining President Pervez Musharraf and destabilizing the country, U.S. government and private analysts said.
House prices fall in December
House prices fell for a second straight month in December even after the Bank of England cut interest rates, in a sign the property market slowdown is gathering pace and could spell trouble for the economy in 2008.
Policeman dies after attending domestic incident
A man in his 30s has been arrested for murder after a police officer died attending a domestic incident in northwest London, Scotland Yard said on Thursday.
Two bodies found in Yorkshire cave
Two bodies have been found by police and rescue teams in a cave in North Yorkshire, police said on Friday.
Pregnant women told to boost vitamin D intake
The government is advising pregnant and breastfeeding women to increase their intake of vitamin D during the darker winter months to reduce the risk of seizures and the bone disease rickets in their children.
Prince William favoured as next monarch
Britons favour Prince William over his father Charles as their next monarch, with widespread approval for William's girlfriend boosting his ratings, a poll shows.