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Taliban reject Afghan president's peace talk offer
Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents rejected President Hamid Karzai's offer of peace talks on Sunday, citing the presence of foreign troops, a Taliban spokesman said.
Money, not nuclear arms, on table at Korea summit
The leaders of divided Korea will share smiles this week and talk cash but skirt around Pyongyang's nuclear arms ambitions and human rights abuses in favour of fostering dreams of unification.
Japan to roll over North Korea sanctions
Japan said on Sunday it would extend economic sanctions against North Korea for another six months given the reclusive communist state's failure to reveal the fate of Japanese nationals it abducted decades ago.
North Korea talks 'document' to be announced in 2 days
Talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear programmes took a break in Beijing on Sunday while delegates discuss a joint statement with their governments, a Chinese official said.
Myanmar junta allows some food aid to resume
Army-ruled Myanmar will allow some shipments of food aid, halted during a crackdown against anti-government protests, to resume from the northern city of Mandalay, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Sunday.
Three more academic staff leave under-fire Wycliffe College
Three senior academic staff are leaving Wycliffe College just months after five others left in controversial circumstances.
Billy Graham Library Wowing Visitors
Nearly four months since its opening, visitors from across the country have stepped through a cross entrance to experience the life journey of evangelist Billy Graham and his impact on millions.
Arthur Rank Centre thanks Prince of Wales for £600,000 farmers' fund
The Arthur Rank Centre has praised the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Westminster and a number of leading brands for raising more than £600,000 for British farmers directly affected by the latest outbreak of foot and mouth disease.
WFP and UNICEF to provide relief for 5,000 displaced in Nepal
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Nepal will provide urgently needed humanitarian food aid and non-food items to 5,000 people displaced by communal violence across two districts in western Nepal.
Mothers' Union announces extensive rebranding
Leading Christian mission organisation, Mothers' Union announced an extensive re-branding last week, with a fresh new image designed to reflect both the worldwide fellowship and the grassroots voluntary work that members share.
Bishop says Stop Blaming Government for Increasing Gang Violence
The Bishop of Derby, the Rt Rev Alastair Redfern, has issued a sharp warning to "stop blaming the Government for gang warfare".
Taliban free 4 kidnapped Red Cross staff
Taliban insurgents on Saturday freed four staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) they had kidnapped in Afghanistan three days ago, an ICRC statement said.
North Korea nuclear talks aim for statement
No big differences divide negotiators seeking to end North Korea's nuclear weapons ambitions, the U.S. envoy said on Saturday, adding a statement pointing the way forward was a real prospect.
Palestinians committed to peace meeting
President Mahmoud Abbas said on Friday the Palestinian Authority was fully committed to a planned U.S.-hosted Middle East peace conference and he saw no obstacle to holding it.
Brown requests compensation review for UK farmers
Prime Minister Gordon Brown asked Environment Secretary Hilary Benn on Saturday to examine whether farmers should be compensated for two outbreaks of cattle diseases to hit Britain this year.
Bush draws fire at U.S. climate change talks
Some of the world's biggest greenhouse polluters took aim at President George W. Bush on Friday, calling him "isolated" and questioning his leadership on the problem of global warming.