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Church tourism conference to focus on increasing visitor numbers
A major church tourism conference this November will see Christians knock heads on ways to increase the number of visitors coming to their church buildings.
Williams warns 'gay issue hindering wider Church mission'
The Archbishop of Canterbury has delivered a sermon urging the Anglican Communion to resolve "internal tensions", and suggested that current rows over gay clergy and women bishops were hindering the Church's wider mission.
Lord Carey: F1 Mosley ruling threatens public morality
The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, has warned that the legal victory for Formula One boss Max Mosley could endanger freedom of speech in Britain as well as the public morality.
Deadly Istanbul bombs on eve of political case
Bombs killed 15 people and wounded around 140 in Istanbul late on Sunday, just hours ahead of a court case over banning the governing party that has plunged Turkey into political turmoil.
Missile strike in Pakistan's Waziristan kills six
At least six people, including three foreign Islamist militants, were killed in a suspected U.S. missile strike on Monday in a Pakistani region known as a safe haven for al Qaeda, intelligence officials and residents said.
Three bombs kill 11 in Baghdad during pilgrimage
Three bomb attacks in quick succession killed at least 11 people and wounded 33 in Baghdad on Monday as Shi'ite pilgrims flooded into the Iraqi capital for a major religious event, police said.
MPs warn of sharp energy price rises
A group of members of parliament said on Monday the country's energy markets do not operate efficiently and need reform and that energy prices are likely to rise sharply soon, putting thousands of jobs at risk.
House prices fall in July
House prices fell for a 10th straight month in July to stand 4.4 percent lower on the year, a survey by property consultants Hometrack showed on Monday.
Farmland prices buck trend
Farmland prices bucked a slump in property and land markets in the first half of 2008 and grew at the quickest rate since at least 1995, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) said on Monday.
Thailand and Cambodia try again to defuse temple row
Thailand's new foreign minister started talks with his Cambodian counterpart on Monday to defuse a row over a 900-year-old temple that has raised fears of a military clash between the southeast Asian neighbors.
Munich court to reach verdict in Siemens trial
A German court is due to announce a verdict on Monday in the trial of a former Siemens manager accused of breach of trust in connection with suspected corruption and bribery at the engineering group.
Hazy Beijing looks to deeper pollution cuts
Haze-shrouded Beijing could restrict more cars and shut more factories if air pollution persists during the Olympic Games, a report said on Monday, as an environmental group said endurance athletes could face problems.
South Korea to up alternative energy spending
South Korea plans to raise its investment in alternative energy development by 60 percent this year to $193 million, the government said on Monday, as the resource-hungry nation seeks to diversify its energy sources.
East Europeans fear climate policy pinch
Many pensioners in the Bulgarian village of Gorno Osenovo, who go to bed with the sunset and wake up at sunrise, have never heard of carbon dioxide. They don't get electricity either.
U.S. Army works to cut its carbon 'bootprint'
What if cutting greenhouse emissions could also save the lives of soldiers in Iraq, where fuel-laden convoys make them targets? The U.S. Army says it is happening now in a push to reduce its carbon "bootprint."
China sends research expedition to Arctic Ocean
China plans to install its first long-term deep-sea subsurface mooring system in the Arctic Ocean, to monitor long-term marine changes, the Xinhua news agency said on Sunday.