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Briton mauled to death by stray dogs in Bulgaria
A pack of stray dogs mauled a British woman to death in a Bulgarian village, police said on Wednesday.
Embattled Brown says donations 'unjustifiable'
Gordon Brown said illegal donations to his party were "completely unjustifiable" on Wednesday as he sought to limit the political fallout from the growing funding scandal.
Methodists encourage children and adults to be Messengers of Peace
This Christmas, new worship material is encouraging adults and children alike to become Messengers of Peace.
Five Talents announces new microcredit programme in Sudan
Five Talents International announces new microcredit programme to help rebuild southern Sudan's economy after 20 years of war.
Dry autumn across the UK
As autumn draws to a close, provisional figures from the Met Office show that the season is on course to be one of the driest on record across the UK.
Londoners vote Silent Night as favourite Christmas carol
Findings from a new survey released today by Help the Aged reveals that nearly half of Londoners (45%) have voted Silent Night as their favourite Christmas carol of all time.
Radical Muslims destroy Indonesian church
A Protestant church in the Indonesian province of West Java has been destroyed by a group of 250 "radical Muslims" according to Open Doors. The Muslims from the "Anti Apostasy Movement Alliance" (AAMA) entered the Pasundan Christian Church in the South Bandung area of West Java by force.
Options open as Dalai Lama stokes succession debate
The Dalai Lama is stoking a debate on who will succeed him as the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, throwing out ideas that have angered China but keeping his options very much open.
Governor says NATO air-strike kills 12 Afghan civilians
NATO air-strikes killed 12 civilian road workers in eastern Afghanistan, a provincial governor said on Wednesday, an incident bound to fuel Afghan resentment against the presence of international forces.
Reporters say Baghdad too dangerous despite surge
Nearly 90 percent of U.S. journalists in Iraq say much of Baghdad is still too dangerous to visit, despite a recent drop in violence attributed to the build-up of U.S. forces, a poll released on Wednesday said.
Suicide attack kills Sri Lanka minister's aide
A Tamil Tiger suicide bomber blew herself up near the office of a minority Tamil minister in the Sri Lankan capital on Wednesday, killing his personal secretary, officials said.
Sarkozy vows tough line against rioters
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, visiting police officers injured in riots, vowed on Wednesday to take a tough line against protesters after a sharp drop in the nightly violence.
Bush to launch Mideast talks
U.S. President George W. Bush will revive long-stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks at a White House summit on Wednesday but will find it hard to meet a deadline for securing a deal before he leaves office.
Interview - Phil Wickham
In a year that saw a wave of new musical talent flood the Christian music scene, Phil Wickham is an artist that stood out.
Musharraf steps down as Pakistan army chief
General Pervez Musharraf finally quit as army chief on Wednesday, trading the post for a second five-year term as president and fulfilling a promise many Pakistanis doubted he would keep.
BBC Worldwide CEO says Web revenue surging
The head of BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation, said on Tuesday the business has underestimated how much money it could make from the Internet.