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Mission Aviation Fellowship returns to more peaceful Chad
Following evacuation from Chad in February this year, Mission Aviation Fellowship's team has now returned to the country and flying has resumed.
CAP wants 'much more' Government commitment to end child poverty
Church Action on Poverty says it is "disappointed" with a rise in the number of children living in poverty revealed by a government report on Tuesday.
Archaeologists unearth 'world's first church'
Archaeologists have unearthed in Jordan what they believe to be the world's first church, according to a report on Monday.
Johnny Hunt wins Southern Baptist presidency
Georgia pastor Johnny M Hunt was elected Tuesday to be the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention.
At least 28 killed in Sudan plane blaze
A Sudanese airliner burst into flames after landing in Khartoum overnight in bad weather, killing at least 28 of the 217 people on board, officials said on Wednesday.
Ten Pakistani soldiers killed on Afghan border
At least 10 Pakistani soldiers were killed on the Pakistani side of the Afghan border as U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan battled militants infiltrating into Afghanistan, a security official said on Wednesday.
Japan PM faces censure but unlikely to quit
Japan's unpopular prime minister, Yasuo Fukuda, faced an unprecedented censure in parliament's upper house on Wednesday but the embarrassing opposition move was not expected to force him either to resign or call a snap poll soon.
Thai truckers join global fuel price protest
Thousands of truckers went on a half-day strike in Thailand on Wednesday demanding government help against rising fuel prices, the latest in a series of protests that have swept across Asia and Europe.
Americans rediscover the railroad
As oil prices spike, many Americans are rediscovering the railroad.
Integral mission can help church solve global challenges - WEA
If churches are to successfully respond to some of today's global challenges, proclamation and demonstration of the Gospel need to go hand-in-hand, says the head of the World Evangelical Alliance, Dr Geoff Tunnicliffe.
S.Korea's troubled president seeks rival as PM
South Korea's unpopular president has approached his main conservative rival to be prime minister to stem anger over his policies that have triggered mass street protests, an aide to the rival said on Wednesday.
Japan tackles suicide gas with low-tech tool
Troubled by almost daily suicides using toxic hydrogen sulphide gas, which in some cases has sickened other people or forced them to evacuate their homes for hours, Japanese firefighters have developed a simple tool to neutralise the fumes.
EU and U.S. seek to turn up pressure on Iran
The United States and the European Union told Iran on Tuesday they were ready to impose more sanctions over its nuclear enrichment programme.
Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai rejects unity government
Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai rejected calls on Tuesday for a national unity government instead of a presidential runoff vote and said his party was sure to win the election despite government violence.
GDP growth falls slightly in May
GDP growth is estimated to have fallen to 0.2 percent in the three months ending in May, down from 0.4 percent in the three months to April, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research said on Wednesday.
Credit crunch takes shine off City pay
Average salaries in London's financial sector, though still the envy of most other professionals, are down compared with this time last year due to the turmoil in the credit markets.