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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.
Glasgow Christians, Muslims renovate places of worship
A special project is due to conclude on Friday that has not only brought two of Glasgow's faith communities together, but demonstrated that they can co-exist happily alongside one another and work together for a common cause.
U.N.'s Ban says junta to admit
Myanmar's Senior General Than Shwe agreed on Friday to let in "all" aid workers to help the 2.4 million survivors of Cyclone Nargis, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said after meeting him.
Rains threaten quake lake disaster
The onset of the rainy season threatens to swell dangerous "quake lakes" and compound the difficulties of reconstruction after China's worst earthquake in decades.
South Africa migrant attacks spread
Anti-immigrant violence has spread to South Africa's second largest city, Cape Town, where mobs attacked Somalis and Zimbabweans and looted their homes and shops, police said on Friday.
Medvedev seeks assurances in China
New Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrives in Beijing on Friday, offering energy deals and military cooperation but seeking pledges of solidarity with resurgent China at a time when ties with the West are strained.
Indian political party fights back with fast food
A political party in Mumbai best known for its anti-immigrant rhetoric has decided to launch its own chain of fast food stands, but with an ideological flavour that could stick in some throats.
