News
Data from 900,000 ambulance calls lost
Details of nearly 900,000 emergency calls to the ambulance service have gone missing while in transit, the Scottish Ambulance Service said on Monday.
Iraqi PM pledges to enforce law after Amara raid
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki pledged to maintain law and order throughout Iraq on Monday, days after a crackdown in Amara wrested control of the southern city from the hands of Shi'ite militias.
Serbia to get pro-EU coalition government
Serbia is to get a Western-leaning government after the Socialists opted on Monday to join a pro-European Union alliance headed by President Boris Tadic's Democratic Party.
Study finds major cities can take climate change lead
The world's major cities are also among the planet's worst polluters but they have the solutions to most of their problems at their fingertips, a leading environmental consultancy said on Monday.
Key London mayor aide quits over race row
A senior Australian adviser to London Mayor Boris Johnson has been forced to resign in a race row after he made disparaging remarks about people from the Caribbean.
Living sculpture to grace plinth in London
More than 2,000 people will take turns to occupy a vacant plinth on London's Trafalgar Square as part of a "living sculpture" project.
Historic Moscow church launches multi-million pound appeal
An Anglican church which forms a fundamental part of Moscow's architectural history is launching a £4 million international appeal on Tuesday to restore the building to its former glory.
Prime Minister receives Poverty and Justice Bible
The head of Bible Society, James Catford, presented a copy of The Poverty and Justice Bible to Prime Minister Gordon Brown during a visit to Downing Street.
Azerbhaijan: Shock at second baptist pastor arrest
Three months after Baptist pastor Zaur Balaev was freed from prison on what his family and congregation insist were trumped-up charges, another Baptist pastor in the same remote village of Aliabad in the north-western Zakatala Region in Azerbhaijan has been arrested.
Pentecostal group backs televangelist Copeland in probe protest
A group of Pentecostal ministers and churches have thrown their backing behind televangelist Kenneth Copeland and his refusal to cooperate with a Senate probe into his ministry's spending.
Young US evangelicals aim to broaden agenda
Young US evangelicals are growing increasingly eager to move on from homosexuality and abortion, and tackle such hot topics as global warming and social justice.
Saudi-sponsored interfaith meeting to be held in Spain
Saudi Arabia and Spain have agreed to hold an interfaith dialogue of Muslims, Christians and Jews in Madrid in July, Saudi media reported on Saturday.
Conservative Anglicans lament 'brokenness' of Communion
More than 1,000 conservative Anglican leaders were in Jerusalem on Sunday to open a week of discussions looking at the future of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
Councils warned over 'snoopers' charter'
Councils risk alienating the public with the "overzealous" use of special surveillance powers designed to stop serious crime, the Local Government Association said on Monday.
Brown's first year puts Labour 23 points behind
Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour party is lagging way behind the Conservative Party, an opinion poll showed on Sunday, dealing a blow to Brown as he approaches his first anniversary in office.
MPs could get 40,000 pounds more to pay for 2nd homes
Members of parliament could see their annual salaries increased by as much as 40,000 pounds in turn for giving up expenses allowances for second homes, the Sunday Times reported.