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North Korea has date for removal from terrorism list
A draft agreement reached at North Korean disarmament talks sets a timeframe for taking the country off a U.S. terrorism blacklist, the North's chief negotiator said on Tuesday, but he declined to be more specific.
Brown in Iraq to discuss Basra handover
Britain's Gordon Brown arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday on his first visit as prime minister to discuss when Iraqi forces can take responsibility for security in the southern province of Basra, a British official said.
CAFOD saddened by death of Sri Lankan priest on aid run
Catholic humanitarian agency CAFOD said it was deeply shocked and saddened by news of the death of Rev Fr Nicholaspillai Packiyaranjith, 40, a priest who was killed in Sri Lanka on 26 September.
Diocese testifies 'Back to Church Sunday' a great success
Early responses from churches that took part in Back to Church Sunday in the Diocese of Lichfield last weekend suggest that the event has been a "huge success".
World Evangelical Alliance Goodwill Ambassador Visits Pakistan
The World Evangelical Alliance's Goodwill Ambassador, Rev Johan Candelin of Finland, is back after a one week fact finding trip to Pakistan.
Nine Christians killed following accusations of blasphemy in Nigeria
Over the weekend at least nine Christians were killed, churches were set on fire and businesses and homes destroyed in the Tundun Wada area of Kano State, Nigeria.
Bible Society competition winner gives £7,000 to NHS project
A nurse from Greater Manchester has given her Scripture scratchcard winnings of £7,000 to the Oldham Substance Misuse Service.
Nelson Mandela announces 46664 World AIDS Day concert
Nelson Mandela has announced that the Fifth International 46664 Concert will take place on World Aids Day, Saturday 1 December 2007, at Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Christian worker murdered in India following religious conversions
The body of a Christian working for Trans World Radio was found last month in a jungle area near Sahoda village, Jharkhand state, India.
Eritrean Christians describe anti-faith torture methods
For Paulus, an Eritrean refugee in northern Ethiopia, a helicopter is not only an aircraft people can spot in the sky above. It is also a form of torture which forces victims to balance on their belly with hands and feet tied together and legs bent behind their back.
FTSE 100 lagging in climate commitments, finds Christian Aid
Campaigners from Christian Aid will today publish the results of research which shows that most of the UK's FTSE 100 companies have not committed to targets for absolute reductions in their greenhouse gas emissions.
CCM Artists Lend Voices for Children
Contemporary Christian music artists don't just sing about God's love, grace, and compassion to those suffering; many are actively conveying that message through their lives.
Episcopal head reaffirms inclusive church
As breakaway Anglicans in the United States question the Episcopal Church's alleged rejection of "obvious scriptural teaching", the denomination's leader has stressed that the Church's members are living as Jesus did.
New CofE book pushes baptism to heart of Church
'Start as you mean to go on' - book explores changing face of Christian initiation.
AfDB says donors must help Africa build on boom
Rich nations must make a special effort to fund African Development Bank (AfDB) projects helping the continent's poorest countries when the current facility ends this year, the bank's president said on Monday.
Roh to take step for peace on divided Korea
South Korea's President Roh Moo-hyun takes a historic step across the heavily armed border with communist North Korea on Tuesday for only their second summit, billed as a chance to bring peace to the divided peninsula.