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AIDS cocktails preserve brain, study finds
Cocktails of drugs widely used to treat infection with the AIDS virus appear to stop brain damage caused by HIV as well, researchers reported on Monday.
End to abortion needs attitude change, says bishop
The Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster told the BBC's The Politics Show on Sunday that an end to abortion in the UK would be possible if people changed their attitude to the procedure.
UK to halve its Iraq force to 2,500 troops
Britain will halve its force in Iraq to 2,500 troops from spring next year, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday against a backdrop of noisy anti-war protesters outside parliament waving "troops out" banners.
Nigeria fights rare vaccine-derived polio outbreak
Nigeria is fighting a rare outbreak of vaccine-derived polio after 69 children caught the paralysing disease from others who had already been immunised, the World Health Organisation said on Monday.
Scottish rugby star launches charity teambuilding programme
Scottish rugby star Kenny Milne launched a brand new teambuilding programme last Wednesday run by Edinburgh-based charity The Edinburgh Cyrenians.
New team at the top for Feed the Minds
Feed the Minds to build on current education work in Asia and Africa with the expansion of its senior management team.
Organ donation a Christian duty, Church of England tells Lords
The Church of England has told the House of Lords that organ donation is a "striking" example of the Christian duty to give oneself and one's possessions voluntarily for the wellbeing of others.
Brown says UK government will not meet with Mugabe
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday neither he nor any senior member of his government would attend a planned summit of African and European leaders alongside Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.
Sudan army attacks Darfur partners in peace
Sudanese government troops and allied militia on Monday attacked a town belonging to the only Darfur rebel faction to sign a 2006 peace deal, the faction said.
Burma suggests Suu Kyi release a long way off
Burma's military junta suggested on Monday that opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will remain under house arrest until a new constitution is approved -- a dim and distant prospect, according to most analysts.
New ecumenical centre opens for seafarers in Port Elizabeth
Mission to Seafarers has opened a new ecumenical centre in Port Elizabeth in partnership with other Christian seafaring ministries.
Hilary Clinton pledges to fund embryonic stem cell research
US Democratic presidential candidate Hilary Clinton said last week that if elected she would sign executive order reversing President Bush's restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.
Sudan to host Palestinians stranded on Iraq border
Sudan will host hundreds of Palestinian refugees who have been stranded for months in terrible conditions on Iraq's border with Syria and Jordan, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
Brown to face critics after poll climbdown
Gordon Brown is expected to respond to critics of his leadership on Monday after his weekend climbdown over an early election.
Christians challenged to speak out on human rights abuses
Christians have failed to put human rights at the heart of the church agenda, say leading human rights advocates.
Sudanese army kills 105 in Darfur town
Darfur rebel figure Suleiman Jamous said 105 people were killed in the former rebel town of Haskanita, which the army occupied last week following a vicious attack on African Union peacekeepers there.