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U.S. revives reward plan for Rwanda suspects
The United States announced on Monday it had revived a program offering rewards of up to $5 million (2.56 million pounds) a head for information leading to the arrest of 13 suspects in Rwanda's genocide.
Bangladeshis told 'eat potatoes' as rice prices soar
Potatoes are not traditionally high on the menu for Bangladesh's 140 million people, but a surge in rice and wheat prices has prompted the government to popularize the humble spud as a substitute food.
Putin in control as Russia names cabinet
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday appointed three of Vladimir Putin's closest aides to run his administration, ensuring Putin retains his strong grip on power despite leaving the Kremlin.
Battling to take death out of birth in Africa
Lying on a sagging mattress and wincing slightly, Anna Lado laughs at the idea that she should have been afraid of giving birth to her first child, now lying in a crib near her in a hospital in south Sudan.
China quake victims brace for rainy and cold night
Huddled inside buses and under makeshift tents, survivors of China's earthquake sought shelter from the rain and cold on Tuesday as aid agencies warned that the most urgent risk they faced was exposure.
U.N. frustration grows at Burma's junta over aid
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ratcheted up the pressure on Burma on Monday, saying he was extremely frustrated by the junta's slow delivery of aid to more than 1.5 million victims of Cyclone Nargis.
Faith keeps family going, says murdered boy's mother
The mother of murdered London teenager Jimmy Mizen said on Monday that it was still difficult for the family to believe he was gone but that their Catholic faith was helping to keep them going.
Future holds renewal and demise for Methodists, says president
Extinction need not be inevitable if Methodists remember that their focus is not to survive, but to be the missionary movement it was founded to be, says Methodist President Martyn Atkins.
Catenians launch centenary appeal for Zimbabwe
To mark one hundred years of friendship, faith, and family, the Catenians are launching a major fundraising appeal to help provide water for people in Zimbabwe and Southern Africa.
Burma on brink of humanitarian disaster, Christians rush aid
Christian aid organisations and churches are rushing emergency aid to hundreds of thousands of people in Burma despite visa difficulties and the enormous scale of the disaster brought on by Cyclone Nargis more than a week ago.
Review: Delirious? Kingdom of Comfort
The latest album from Delirious?, Kingdom of Comfort, puts substance between the ears and stirs a tearful compassion in the heart.
Hope08: Restoring communities, redeeming hope
Thousands of Christians across the UK are breaking through the challenges of their communities as they practically demonstrate the Gospel's message of hope, humility, servitude and love.
'Politics needs people of faith,' says Timms
Labour MP and committed Christian Stephen Timms has urged Christians not to be put off entering into politics, saying that it is possible to be a politician without having to compromise religious beliefs.
Award-winning Friends and Heroes release next instalments
The latest DVD in the award-winning Friends and Heroes children's action adventure TV series was released at the end of last week, containing episode 16, 'The Ram' and episode 17, 'Rescue Strangers'.
Christian Aid: Tax evasion costs the lives of 1,000 children a day
The lives of 1,000 young children a day are being lost to disease and poverty in poor countries because of illegal trade-related tax evasion, says a new report from Christian Aid.
Christians pray for Embryology Bill defeat
Hundreds of Christians joined in a prayer vigil outside Parliament on Monday as the controversial Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill faces its second reading in the House of Commons.