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Odinga says up to 1,000 killed in Kenya crisis
Riots and post-election violence in Kenya may have killed up to 1,000 people, the opposition said on Monday as it halted protests and President Mwai Kibaki invited his main rival to talks.
Pentagon says Iranians threatened U.S. ships
Five Iranian boats made aggressive manoeuvres and showed hostile intent towards three U.S. Navy ships at the weekend in the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil shipping route in the Gulf, the Pentagon said on Monday.
U.S. blames al Qaeda as bombs kill 14 in Iraq
Two suicide bombers struck in a Sunni Arab district of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 14 people including the leader of a U.S.-backed neighbourhood security patrol, police said.
Brown says NHS must embrace wider reforms
The National Health Service faces widespread reforms as it moves to provide more personalised and preventative treatment to patients, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday.
Nuclear power decision due on Thursday
The government will announce on Thursday whether it will give the go-ahead to a new generation of nuclear power stations, Gordon Brown's spokesman said on Monday.
Seven churches bombed in Iraq
At least seven churches in Iraq were bombed Sunday in what appears to be coordinated attacks on Orthodox Christians celebrating New Year's Eve.
Steven Curtis Chapman's 'Change For Orphans' continues to make a difference
Following a 31-city fall swing, Steven Curtis Chapman will head back out on the road with his spring "Live In This Moment Tour an Evening with Steven Curtis Chapman".
Bishop warns of 'catastrophe' facing earth
The Bishop of Wolverhampton, the Rt Rev Clive Gregory, has used a pastoral letter to congregations in the Diocese of Lichfied to warn of the impending "catastrophe" facing the earth through climate change.
Kenya opposition calls off protests as death toll nears 500
Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga said on Monday he had called off protests because a "mediation process" to resolve the political crisis that has killed nearly 500 people was about to begin.
Jesuits gather in Rome to elect new 'black pope'
There won't be any white smoke to tell the world he has been elected, but another sort of secret conclave began in Rome on Monday - to chose the worldwide Jesuit leader who is known as the "the black pope".
Bombs kill 14 including Baghdad volunteer leader
Two suicide bombers struck in a Sunni Arab district of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 14 people including the leader of a U.S.-backed neighbourhood security patrol, an Interior Ministry source said.
'Blood diamond' expert called in Taylor trial
Prosecutors called an expert on Sierra Leone's illegal diamond trade that funded one of Africa's bloodiest wars when the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor on war crimes charges began in earnest on Monday.
Brown promises to expand health screening
Free screening for stroke, diabetes, heart and kidney disease is to be introduced over the next three years under plans for the National Health Service unveiled by Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday.
BAA denies new baggage rules cause confusion
Relaxations of the rule allowing only one item of hand luggage aboard aircraft have been criticised as confusing but airport operator BAA said on Monday they offered passengers extra choice.
Harshest persecution likely to occur in Saudi Arabia and North Korea - Release
"Stand with our persecuted brothers and sisters in 2008," says Release International.
Vatican contemplates prayer groups for abuse victims
A top Vatican official has proposed creating prayer groups to pray for victims of sexual abuse by priests, in an effort to help heal wounds from recent abuse scandals that have rocked the Catholic Church.