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Outrage at Serb plan for church on Sarajevo heights
A plan by Bosnian Serb war veterans to build a church on the heights above Sarajevo in memory of comrades killed in the 1992-95 war seems set to deepen divisions between Bosnia's two autonomous regions.
Christians marginalised in Lebanon crisis
At an upmarket jeweller's in east Beirut's Ashrafieh district, wealthy Lebanese Christians shop for gold and diamonds, far removed from the upheaval that has sidelined their once-dominant community.
Bomb goes off outside Christian school in Gaza
A bomb exploded outside a Christian school in the Gaza Strip on Friday, causing damage but no injuries, witnesses said.
Franklin Graham under fire for Olympic evangelism comment
American evangelist Franklin Graham came under fire this week for saying he opposed evangelism during the Beijing Olympic Games.
Voices from the Crewe and Nantwich by-election
Labour is fighting to retain the constituency of Crewe and Nantwich following the death of its former MP Gwyneth Dunwoody.
Vitamin D may lower breast cancer risk
Breast cancer patients with lower levels of vitamin D were far more likely to die and far more likely to have their cancer spread than women with normal levels, Canadian researchers reported on Thursday.
Listening to music found to lower blood pressure
Listening to half an hour of music each day may significantly lower your blood pressure, according to research reported at the American Society of Hypertension meeting in New Orleans this week.
Pope restates gay marriage ban after California vote
Torrential rain lashed survivors of Cyclone Nargis on Friday as Myanmar's junta raised its toll sharply to more than 133,000 people dead or missing, putting the disaster on a par with a 1991 cyclone that killed 143,000 in neighbouring Bangladesh.
Zimbabwe sets presidential run-off for June 27
Zimbabwe said on Friday it would hold a delayed presidential election run-off on June 27, when the opposition hopes to oust veteran leader Robert Mugabe after nearly three decades in power.
Film tackles IRA leader Bobby Sands hunger strike
The director of a powerful film about the final days of Bobby Sands said he had not made a hero of the IRA prisoner whose death in a 1981 hunger strike made him one of the most prominent symbols of opposition to British rule in Northern Ireland.
Report says one-in-10 will need social housing
Almost one in 10 people in England and Wales could be on the waiting list for social housing by 2010 due to a spike in repossessions and a slump in private house building and mortgage offers, a report warned on Friday.
Strike threats add to Brown's woes
Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced a summer of industrial unrest on Friday when union leaders warned that a million public sector workers were poised to strike over pay.
Rain pushes Myanmar death toll higher
Torrential rain lashed survivors of Cyclone Nargis on Friday as Myanmar's junta raised its toll sharply to more than 133,000 people dead or missing, putting the disaster on a par with a 1991 cyclone that killed 143,000 in neighbouring Bangladesh.
Top California court rules gays may marry
The California Supreme Court overturned a ban on same-sex marriages on Thursday in a major victory for gay rights advocates that will allow homosexual couples to marry in the most populous U.S. state.
New storm deepens misery in cyclone-hit Burma
Torrential tropical downpours lashed Burma's Irrawaddy delta on Friday, deepening the misery of an estimated 2.5 million destitute survivors of Cyclone Nargis and further hampering the military government's aid efforts.