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China's Henan Bans AIDS Activist Meeting
A Chinese province that was one of the country's first areas hit by AIDS has banned a group of activists from holding a meeting about how to combat the disease, saying it was illegal, an AIDS group said on Wednesday.
Weblog to Keep Methodist Leaders in Touch with Church Base
The leaders of the Methodist Church have launched a new weblog to enable them to better communicate with their members across the UK and around the world.
Steven Curtis Chapman Gives Album Sneak Peek
Popular Christian artist Steven Curtis Chapman is partnering with iTickets to give fans a sneak-peek of new music from his album This Moment, which releases 23 October.
Defrocked Gay US Pastor Returns to Pulpit
The Atlanta pastor at the heart of the homosexual clergy debate in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the US has returned to the pulpit - and the Atlanta congregation is ecstatic.
Death Threats for Ethiopian Islamic Convert After Dreaming of Jesus
A former Islamic leader in Ethiopia has described how he found faith in Christ after Jesus appeared to him in a dream.
Episcopal Property Battle Still Far from Over
The Episcopal Church in the US has agreed to dismiss all unpaid church volunteers and rectors as defendants in one of the largest lawsuits ever in the denomination.
Watch Your Facts, UK Ad Watchdog Warns Campaigners
Lobby groups must ensure they get their facts straight, Britain's advertising watchdog has warned after finding that the Save Darfur Coalition could not substantiate its claim of 400,000 deaths in the Sudanese region.
Al Qaeda Suspected as Major Iraq Bombings Kill 200
The U.S. military said on Wednesday al Qaeda was the "prime suspect" in suicide bombings overnight on an ancient minority sect that Iraqi officials said killed up to 200 people in northern Iraq.
Rebecca St James Kicks Off European Tour
Rebecca St James is hoping that her latest European tour will be as Spirit-filled as last summer's.
Pilgrims to Seek 'Face of God' on Vatican Charters
A new Vatican-approved Italian flight charter service is trying to win the hearts of travellers with the campaign slogan "I'm Searching for Your Face, Lord".
Sixty Feared Dead in India Himalayas Landslide
Around 60 people are thought to have died in the Indian Himalayas after a cloudburst caused a landslide that buried an entire village, officials said on Wednesday.
Up to 300,000 Homeless in North Korea Floods
North Korean authorities have indicated flooding may have left up to 300,000 people homeless, a U.N. aid agency spokesman said on Wednesday, and crop losses may be severe in the impoverished state that has battled famine.
WCC Head Meets Families of Korean Christian Hostages
The Rev Dr Samuel Kobia, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), has visited the families of the Korean hostages being held by the Taliban in Afghanistan in a gesture of support while on a trip to South Korea this week.
India Marks 60th Anniversary Urging War on Poverty
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, speaking on the 60th anniversary of independence from British rule, said the country needed to work harder to fight poverty, ignorance and disease despite fast economic growth.
Toll 36 after China Bridge Collapsed
A bridge that collapsed in China killing at least 36 people broke apart like a pat of "beancurd" because there were apparently no steel reinforcement bars, state media said on Wednesday, quoting a rescuer.
FEATURE - Sudanese Gangs Take to Cairo Streets
Marc wears a New York Yankees cap, loves rap music and has "Los Angeles" scrawled in black ink across his forearm, but he will probably never see the United States.