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Sarkozy and Brown pledge market turmoil action
Britain and France vowed to respond to financial market problems on Thursday and called on banks to declare the full extent of the damage to their operations caused by the credit crunch.
Britain and France sign civil nuclear pact
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Prime Minister Gordon Brown agreed on Thursday to cooperate on civil nuclear technology, improving French companies' chances of leading the UK's nuclear power push.
UK's treatment of asylum seekers 'shameful'
The treatment of foreigners seeking asylum in Britain was criticised on Thursday as being inhumane and falling below acceptable standards.
Churches work to get out the Zimbabwe vote
Churches in Zimbabwe are this week working hard at the centre of communities to make sure that voters turn out at the weekend for the election, according to Christian humanitarian agency Tearfund.
'Hannah Montana' star: I do everything for Jesus
"Hannah Montana" star Miley Cyrus and her best friend Mandy Jiroux recently declared their love for Jesus, saying everything they do is for him.
Premier's David Heron to retire as Chairman
David Heron, Chairman of Premier Christian Radio, has announced that he will retire from Premier Christian Radio at the end of this month.
Nationwide cheating shows erosion in morality, says Scripture Union
More than 3.4 million people in the UK are currently cheating on their partners, according to research released by WordLive.org, Scripture Union's online resource to make the Bible more accessible.
Extreme temperatures on the rise
Daily temperature extremes have risen by up to 4C over the last 50 years, say climate experts from the Met Office Hadley Centre.
Religious leaders open to Saudi dialogue proposal
A number of Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders have expressed their openness to a proposal from King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia earlier in the week to engage in dialogue.
Trendy hotel swaps bedside Bibles for 'spiritual menu'
Nashville hotel removes replace Holy Bible in its rooms with a "spiritual menu" room service that includes other religious books such as the Koran and books on Scientology.
Southern Baptist head: Christians should be involved in politics
The president of the nation's largest Protestant denomination dismissed the idea that politics was too "dirty" for Christians and instead urged believers to be involved in the political process.
Yale Divinity course examines theology in Harry Potter
Most people agree that the wildly popular Harry Potter series has a religious following. But to what extent are the stories about the fictional boy wizard a religious allegory?
Monks burst in on Tibet news briefing
A group of Tibetan monks disrupted an official news briefing at a key temple in Lhasa on Thursday, accusing Chinese authorities of lying after more than two weeks of unrest in the Himalayan region, witnesses said.
N.Korea expels South officials from factory zone
North Korea took a swing at the new South Korean government and its hard-line toward Pyongyang on Thursday by expelling the South's officials at a joint factory park north of the border and hailed as a model of cooperation.
Myanmar promises 'free and fair' referendum
Myanmar's military junta has promised that May's referendum on a new constitution will be free and fair and that the charter, heavily criticised by the West, will be open to incremental improvement.
Space shuttle Endeavour touches down
The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour returned to Earth on Wednesday, capping a milestone flight that brought Japan fully into the International Space Station partnership with the delivery of the first part of its research laboratory.