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Plans for coal-fired power station expose energy shambles, says Christian Aid

The announcement that energy company E.ON is seeking the postponement of any decision about Kingsnorth power station exposes the Government's "shambolic" thinking over meeting Britain's future energy needs, says international development agency Christian Aid.

Third Day opens hearts, minds with 'Revelation'

When Third Day's newest project kicks off with vocalist Mac Powell declaring "I'm the son of a good man/I'm the child of an angel," you don't get the sense the statement is necessarily autobiographical. It's personal yet universal; a reflection of man's never-ending search for his identity.

Delirious? releases Kingdom of Comfort

Delirious? releases its widely praised eleventh studio album on Tuesday, Kingdom of Comfort.

Brown to make Iraq statement

Prime Minister Gordon Brown will make a statement to parliament on Iraq on Tuesday amid signs the government is struggling to meet its schedule for withdrawing troops from the unpopular war.

New body aims to take spin out of statistics

Sir Michael Scholar, head of Britain's new Statistics Authority, aims to take the politics out of official data and believes this week will mark a turning point.

Heathrow chaos seen hitting BA's revenues

British Airways cancelled more flights during a fifth day of chaos at its new airport terminal and Citibank analysts forecast the disruption is likely to cost it up to 25 million pounds.

Riot police deployed amid Zimbabwe poll tensions

Riot police in armoured carriers deployed in two of Harare's opposition strongholds on Monday night as suspicions grew that President Robert Mugabe was trying to rig Zimbabwe's most important election since independence.

North Korea lashes out at South's new president

North Korea unleashed a torrent of insults at South Korea's new president on Tuesday in a first mention of Lee Myung-bak since he won a December election with a pledge to get tough on his communist neighbour.

IOC pressures Beijing over Internet access

International Olympic Committee (IOC) inspectors have told Beijing organisers that the Internet must be open for the duration of the 2008 Olympics.

French aid workers released from jail

Six French aid workers imprisoned for abducting African children were released on Monday after they were pardoned by Chad's President Idriss Deby, justice officials said.

Four dead in violent Mexican city despite troops

Drug hitmen tortured and killed four men, wrapping their heads in black garbage bags, as thousands of soldiers and federal police arrived to bolster security in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, local authorities said on Monday.

Ecuador sues Colombia over anti-drug spraying

Ecuador said on Monday it had sued Colombia in international court over drug crop fumigation along its border in a move that could stoke tensions as the neighbours spar over a Colombian raid into Ecuador's territory.

In Bhutan, Tibetan refugees yearn to join protests

In a remote corner of the Himalayas, a small Tibetan refugee community felt helpless as it watched protests erupt all over the world against Chinese rule in their homeland. For in the tiny Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan, ethnically, culturally and linguistically close to its giant northern neighbour Tibet, demonstrations are not allowed. Young Tibetans were even reluctant to give their names for fear of trouble.