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Tories Push Tax Cutting Agenda
A policy group of the Conservative Party, trying to regain momentum after poor poll results, called on Friday for tax cuts and deregulation, but the government dismissed its proposals as a lurch to the right.
UN Head says Staff Safety in Iraq Top Priority
Any expansion of the U.N. mission in Iraq will be subject to staff security issues, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told a meeting of U.N. employees on Friday to honor colleagues killed there in 2003.
Search for Utah Miners Halted as 3 Rescuers Die
Crews in Utah were forced to suspend their desperate underground search for six trapped coal miners on Friday after a cave-in killed three rescue workers and injured six.
Langham Appoints New Latin America Facilitator to 'Equip Bible Expositors'
Langham Preaching, one of the programmes of Langham Partnership International has announced the appointment of Igor Amestegui as the Regional Facilitator for Latin America.
Church to Focus on 'Mass Movements of People' for Racial Justice Sunday
Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) will this year again work through the Churches' Commission for Racial Justice to provide materials to provoke thought, learning and debate on Racial Justice Sunday.
Peru Earthquake: World Vision Commences Delivery of Emergency Aid
International relief and development agency, World Vision, has started delivering much needed aid to its area development project in the community of Longar, one of the worst affected areas of Peru that has not yet received humanitarian aid following the earthquake.
EU Urges Peace, Patience in Sierra Leone Poll Wait
The European Union urged patience on Friday in the wait for certified results in Sierra Leone's elections and called on parties to resolve any disputes peacefully.
Climate Change Ruffles Britain's Winter Birds
Climate change is disrupting the habits of birds which normally migrate to and from Britain in winter, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) said on Friday.
Vietnam's Flooded Areas Face Hunger Until Early 2008
About one million people face food shortages in central Vietnam until the rice harvest early next year after the worst floods in decades, government officials said on Friday.
FEATURE - Darfur Refugees Haunted by Past, Long for Peace
Mariam Khamis Adam is huddled on the floor, using giant marker pens to draw a picture of her childhood memories.
Rice Scrambles to Create Legacy Not Driven by Iraq
With 17 months left in the Bush administration, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is racing to craft a foreign policy legacy for it that will not be overshadowed by Iraq.
North Korea Nuclear Talks Yield Makings of Consensus
Talks on how to go about dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons programme ended on Friday with the U.S. envoy saying they had created the makings of consensus but more wrangling was needed to hash out key terms.
Elvis Legacy Spans Kitsch, Christian Reflection
When Elvis Presley fans press singer Joe Moscheo about his days performing as back-up singer to Presley in the 1970s, Moscheo says he faces questions that go far beyond the music.
Hurricane Dean Blasts into Caribbean
Hurricane Dean uprooted trees, tore down power lines and ripped the roof off a hospital in St. Lucia on Friday as it raced into the Caribbean on a track that could take it near Jamaica as a dangerously powerful storm next week, officials said.
China Reporters 'Beaten' Whilst Probing Bridge Disaster
Chinese journalists probing a bridge collapse that killed dozens of people said they were harassed and beaten by local thugs, exposing the state-run media's see-saw struggle between control and candour.
British Climate Protesters Set Out Target Shortlist
Climate campaigners protesting at the planned expansion of London's Heathrow airport said on Friday they had drawn up a list of targets for "direct action" over the weekend including a bank and airport operator BAA.