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Compassion prepares for world food crisis
Just weeks after the natural disasters that ravaged across Burma and China last month, new concerns are being raised about the appearance of a new, powerful and quickly growing "tsunami" in the form of an unprecedented global food crisis.
Congregations should offer more feedback on sermons - book
A new book from the Church of England's official publishers recommends that churchgoers offer their priests more constructive criticism on their sermons.
Bradford & Bingley CEO steps down
The chief executive of Bradford & Bingley quit on Sunday and the embattled lender announced plans for an unscheduled trading update, less than a month after surprising investors with an emergency cash call.
Zimbabwe's Mugabe in Rome for food summit
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe flew into Rome for a global food summit on Sunday, his first official trip abroad since elections condemned by Western and opposition leaders as fraudulent.
Soaring living costs cloud UN climate talks
U.N.-led climate talks kick off on Monday in Germany with experts trying to forge a global warming pact facing a new challenge from critics who say climate change measures are partly to blame for higher food and energy prices.
Macedonia PM wins election in shadow of violence
Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski claimed victory in Sunday's parliamentary election, a vote marred by alleged fraud and shootings that could cloud the country's European Union ambitions.
China rescuers search for crashed quake chopper
Chinese rescuers searched on Monday for a military helicopter carrying injured quake survivors that crashed in heavy fog in the mountains of Sichuan province, state media said.
Iraq hits milestones on U.S. troop deaths and oil
U.S. troop deaths in Iraq fell to their lowest level last month since the 2003 invasion and officials said on Sunday improved security also helped the country boost oil production in May to a post-war high.
Bangladesh hotel blasts injure more than 30 people
Blasts at a multi-storey hotel in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka injured more than 30 people, police said on Monday.
Fire destroys buildings at Universal Studios
A huge fire burned for nearly 10 hours at the Universal Studios film and TV studio on Sunday, damaging a sound stage, movie sets, a popular "King Kong" attraction and shutting down its theme park and CityWalk shopping center for the day.
Shuttle Discovery closes in on space station
Space shuttle Discovery closed in on the International Space Station on Sunday to deliver a Japanese research laboratory, a new crew member and a repair kit for the outpost's faulty toilet.
London ban on booze on tubes and trains begins
A ban on alcohol on London's transport system comes into force on Sunday, designed to make buses, Tubes and trains safer for the public, but with unions warning staff could be put in greater danger instead.
Brown leadership speculation 'nonsense'
Two leading government ministers sprang to the defence of embattled Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Sunday, eager to quash speculation about a leadership challenge as his poll ratings tumble.
Japanese PM shares woes with Brown
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda plans to sound out Prime Minister Gordon Brown on climate change and inflation in their meeting on Monday, ahead of the G8 summit in Japan next month.
Australian troops pull out of Iraq
About 500 Australian combat troops pulled out of their base in southern Iraq on Sunday, fulfilling an election promise by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to bring the soldiers home this year.
Macedonians vote in shadow of violence
Macedonians voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election seen as a test of the country's political maturity after campaign violence raised fears its slow progress toward European Union membership could be further delayed.
