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Baptists minister to refugees along Thai-Burma border
A US Baptist delegation began ministering to Burmese refugees living along the Thai-Burma border Monday during a visit to better understand the refugee-to-resettlement process and to reaffirm historic ties between the denomination and the Burmese people.
Inflation seen rising above target
Consumer price inflation is expected to have risen further above the Bank of England's 2 percent target in January on the back of soaring global food and energy prices and lower-than-usual post-Christmas discounting.
'Lambeth can't be the end of the story,' Archbishop tells Synod
The Church of England General Synod opened in central London yesterday with a wide-ranging address from the Archbishop of Canterbury on his recent Sharia law comments, the forthcoming Lambeth Conference and the situation in Zimbabwe.
Australian troops arrive to boost E.Timor security
Australian troops began arriving in East Timor on Tuesday to help enforce a state of emergency declared after a double assassination attempt that left the tiny nation's president in hospital with triple gunshot wounds.
Pentagon charges alleged 9/11 planner
The Pentagon on Monday charged the alleged planner of the September 11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and five others with murder and conspiracy and asked that they be executed if convicted.
Obama takes winning streak into contests
Democrat Barack Obama hopes to extend his winning streak over rival Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, when voters in three battlegrounds make their choices in a close and bruising Democratic presidential race.
Man arrested for destroying Korean gate
South Korean police said on Tuesday they arrested a man who confessed to burning down a 600-year-old gate designated as the country's number one national treasure because he was angry about a compensation payment.
Pakistan unsure if missing envoy kidnapped
Pakistani authorities said on Tuesday they didn't know whether their ambassador to Afghanistan had been kidnapped, a day after he went missing in a Pakistani tribal region plagued by bandits and militants.
Scientists and police lift lid on fake malaria drugs
Scientists and police have exposed a major Asian trade in life-threatening fake malaria drugs, resulting in the seizure of hundreds of thousands of tablets and the arrest of a dealer in southern China.
Columbus delivery gives Europe a place in space
Europe finally got a place of its own in space when astronauts attached the European laboratory Columbus to the International Space Station on Monday.
Japan PM calls Okinawa rape case 'unforgivable'
Top Japanese officials on Tuesday denounced the suspected rape of a 14-year-old girl by a U.S. Marine on the southern island of Okinawa, an episode with echoes of a 1995 case that jolted the U.S.-Japan alliance.
Myanmar says dissidents tearing country apart
Myanmar's military junta accused pro-democracy and dissident groups on Tuesday of trying to tear the country apart, and urged the public to back its "roadmap to democracy" in a referendum on a new constitution in May.
Archbishop of Canterbury defends Sharia law comments to Synod
The Archbishop of Canterbury opened the Church of England General Synod to rapturous applause on Monday as he attempted to clarify his comments on Islamic law.
The Afters announce release of 'Never Going Back To OK'
INO/Columbia Record's rock pop band The Afters are preparing to release their highly anticipated sophomore project "Never Going Back to OK" on February 26, which has already garnered a top 5 track at Christian CHR and Rock charts in the US for the self-titled first single.
Rabbis may vote to denounce prayer backed by Pope
Conservative rabbis could vote this week on a resolution warning that a Latin prayer backed by Pope Benedict XVI, urging Jews to embrace Christ, could endanger strengthening Jewish-Catholic ties.
HK's next Catholic head to bridge Sino-Vatican ties - report
The next leader of Hong Kong's Catholic Church said he would take a more flexible approach in bridging Vatican and China ties, while hinting he would be less outspoken than the current head, a newspaper reported on Monday.