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China fights radiation, pollution after quake
China has still to recover 15 hazardous radioactive sources and must focus on the fight to keep drinking water clean and contain chemical spills after May 12's massive earthquake, a senior official said on Friday.
China Chengdu-Baoji railway reopens after quake
China has reopened the last railway line affected by a 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Sichuan after nearly two weeks, state media said on Saturday, smoothing transport of grains and relief supplies in the province.
China mobilises water units as refugees settle in
The emergency water unit being loaded on to a truck in Sandaoyan can't come fast enough for earthquake refugees in Xiang'e, 30 km and one nightmare away.
Police arrest second man after restaurant blast
Police arrested a second man on Friday in connection with an explosion in the toilets of a busy restaurant in southern England a day earlier.
Coroner says Nimrods not airworthy
A coroner looking into the deaths of 14 British service members in an air crash in Afghanistan said the entire Royal Air Force fleet of Nimrod reconnaissance aircraft needed to be grounded because they were not airworthy.
Parliament publishes Brown's home expenses
The House of Commons released details of expenses claimed by 14 senior MPs including Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Friday after giving up a legal battle to keep them secret.
Tories take Crewe by storm
The Conservatives took Crewe by a landslide on Friday, registering their first by-election gain over Labour for 30 years and hoisting a big question mark over the future of Gordon Brown.
Israeli jets scrambled to intercept Blair plane
Israeli fighter jets scrambled to intercept a plane carrying Middle East peace envoy Tony Blair this week after his pilots failed to identify themselves, an Israeli security source said on Friday.
Obama discusses race, religion at Jewish temple
Democrat Barack Obama explained the roots of his unusual name, listed some of his Jewish friends and voiced support for Israel on Thursday during a synagogue visit designed to shore up Jewish support for his U.S. presidential bid.
China earthquake: Survival in the midst of school tragedy
Nine-year-old Li Yao was one of only seven in her class who survived when her school collapsed in the China earthquake nearly two weeks ago.
Qaeda video berates Saudi king over faith dialogue
An al Qaeda leader has accused Saudi Arabia in an Internet video of giving in to Islam's Western enemies by calling for moderation and a dialogue with Jews and Christians.
Burma aid is reaching needy, aid agencies insist
Christian aid agencies are urging people not to be dissuaded from giving to Burma aid appeals, despite headlines highlighting the Burmese Government's reluctance to let in foreign aid.
New International Programme Director for Langham Scholars
Langham Partnership International (LPI) and its US branch, John Stott Ministries, have announced Steve Hardy as the new International Programme Director of Langham Scholars.
Hindu nationalists attack nuns in India
Nuns assaulted by Hindu nationalists in Madhya Pradesh convent in India.
Steven Curtis Chapman loses youngest daughter in driveway accident
Christians the world over have been expressing their sympathy for Grammy Award-winning singer Steven Curtis Chapman after his 5-year-old daughter was killed in an accident on the family's driveway on Wednesday.
Christians vow to continue pro-life campaign
The defeat in Parliament on Tuesday for a reduction to the upper limit for abortion has only spurred Christians to work harder for the protection of the unborn child.