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Pope praises Australia for apology to Aborigines
Pope Benedict praised the Australian government on Thursday for apologising for past injustices to Aborigines, saying it was a courageous move to repair race relations and offered hope to the rest of the world.
Pope tells Anglicans to 'find road together'
Pope urges Anglicans gathered for the 10-yearly Lambeth Conference to overcome their current divisions by turning to God's Word.
Troops to get better treatment
Armed forces personnel are to be given preferential treatment over housing, health and education while compensation for wounded troops will also be improved, the government will announce on Thursday according to media reports.
Clamp down on mobile service vendors
Vendors offering mobile services such as ringtones and SMS news alerts could have such services temporarily suspended if they fail to allow users to easily stop subscriptions, regulator PhonepayPlus said on Thursday.
Immigrants caught at army barracks
Five illegal immigrants were caught at an army barracks after they hid on board trucks in a military convoy, police said on Thursday.
Immigrants caught at army barracks
Five illegal immigrants were caught at an army barracks after they hid on board trucks in a military convoy, police said on Thursday.
More pension schemes to offload liabilities
Around half of private sector final-salary pension schemes expect to offload their liabilities to a specialist provider, according to research released on Thursday by consultancy firm Watson Wyatt.
Report calls for Equitable apology
The government should apologise to more than a million policyholders in Equitable Life and offer them compensation, a long-awaited report by the parliamentary ombudsman said on Thursday, almost a decade after the insurer's near-demise.
London is world's most expensive parking spot
As if rising gasoline prices weren't enough, motorists are being hit by higher parking charges, with London coming up tops as the world's most expensive city to park your car, according to a survey.
What is the Lambeth Conference?
The Lambeth Conference, a 10-yearly Anglican summit hosted by Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, opened its doors in the southern English cathedral city of Canterbury on Wednesday.
Pope says save the earth for future generations
Pope Benedict called on Thursday for the earth to be protected for future generations, saying the world had been "scarred" with erosion and deforestation and its oceans squandered to fuel an insatiable consumption.
Saudi king shuns extremism as faiths gather
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah called on followers of the world's major faiths to turn away from extremism and seek reconciliation as he opened an unprecedented interfaith conference in Madrid on Wednesday.
U.S. to establish Tehran presence
The United States will announce in the next month that it plans to establish a diplomatic presence in Tehran for the first time in 30 years, a London newspaper said on Thursday.
Malaysia's Anwar freed on police bail
Malaysian opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim has been freed on police bail, his lawyers said on Thursday, but they added he could still be charged for sodomy later.
Sudan's Bashir could escape indictment
Sudan's president, accused of masterminding genocide in Darfur, might escape war crimes charges if he brings to justice two men suspected of mass killings, Western envoys said on Wednesday.
Nicaragua's Ortega says willing to talk to FARC
Nicaragua's leftist president, Daniel Ortega, said on Wednesday he was willing to accept a request from Colombia's biggest guerrilla force for talks to try to help Colombia end its four-decade-long civil war.