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Tensions surge after Gaza bombings
Hamas and Fatah carried out tit-for-tat arrests of each other's followers on Sunday after deadly Gaza bomb attacks fuelled tension between the Palestinian factions.
Obama defends foreign tour as visit closes
Democratic candidate Barack Obama returned to a tight U.S. presidential campaign on Sunday and defended his weeklong globe trotting, saying "we did it really well."
India on alert after two days of bombings kill 46
India's major cities were put on high alert on Sunday, with fears of more attacks after at least 40 people were killed in two days of bombings that hit a communally-sensitive western city and a southern IT hub
Senior ministers rally round Gordon Brown
Senior government ministers said on Sunday there were no plots afoot to oust Gordon Brown as Prime Minister, with one of his potential successors saying he was not interested in taking over the job.
MPs may have been misled over Iraq torture
MPs said on Sunday they might have been misled by the government and a senior military figure over the use of banned interrogation techniques by British troops in Iraq.
Young Palestinian Christians explore reconciliation in Ireland
Eighteen teenagers from the village of Zebabdeh in Palestine last week visited ancient Christian sites in County Down as part of a two-week visit to Ireland, North and South.
Anglicans intensify relations with independent evangelical churches
The Anglican Communion is intensifying its relationships with the growing independent evangelical church movement, according to the President of the World Council of Churches.
Faith shines as Steven Curtis Chapman returns to stage
Award winning Christian artist Steven Curtis Chapman has hit six different cities across the US over the last two weeks, touching the lives of fans with his family's story of faith and perseverance after the death of their daughter in May.
Ukraine leader pleads for independent church
President Viktor Yushchenko appealed on Saturday to the leader of the world's Orthodox believers to let Ukraine have its own church free from Russia, and the patriarch suggested he was ready to consider this.
Baptist pastors in West face decline and in South, poverty
The biggest problem a pastor faces depends on where the minister is located. That was the message from speakers at the Baptist World Alliance annual conference in Prague last week.
Obama defends tour as visit closes
U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama, wrapping up an overseas tour where he got a rock star reception, defended his decision to take the trip despite mixed signals about its impact on his popularity at home.
Poll adds to woes over Brown future
Speculation about Prime Minister Gordon Brown's future gathered pace on Saturday with media reports of concern amongst senior Labour figures and a new opinion poll putting the Conservatives 22 points ahead.
MoD names soldier killed in Afghanistan
The Ministry of Defence on Saturday named the British soldier killed in a firefight with Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan this week.
Dominatrix 'sorry' for Mosley orgy row
The woman who filmed motor racing chief Max Mosley taking part in a sado-masochistic orgy and sold the story to a tabloid newspaper has apologised for the trouble it caused.
NATO force kills four Afghan civilians
NATO-led troops killed four Afghan civilians and wounded three more when their vehicle failed to stop at a checkpoint in the southern province of Helmand on Saturday, the NATO force said.
Iran says expanded nuclear enrichment programme
Iran has more than 5,000 active centrifuges for enriching uranium, its president was quoted as saying on Saturday, suggesting a rapid expansion of nuclear work the West suspects is aimed at making bombs.