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US senator still waiting on preachers under financial scrutiny
A ministry watchdog released its list of top 30 ministries that grade high in financial transparency and are not tainted with issues that would concern donors.
Salvation Army still on hand after Korean oil spill
The Salvation Army has been assisting in the clean up operation of South Korea's worst ever oil spill caused when a barge carrying a crane pierced the hull of a Hong Kong-registered tanker.
Study reveals most religious nations in the world
Nigeria, Brazil, India and Morocco are among the most religious nations in the world, according to a major study on faith released Tuesday.
Christmas message from head of Scottish Bible Society
Elaine Duncan, Chief Executive of the Scottish Bible Society, says there are more important bits of Bible knowledge that people are missing than just the facts of the Nativity story.
Investors want clarity on policies of South Africa's Zuma
South Africa's ruling ANC must move quickly to reassure investors after Jacob Zuma's election as party leader raised new uncertainty and concern about future fiscal policies, economists said on Wednesday.
Muslim feast spat offers Senegalese extra holiday
A dispute among religious leaders in Senegal over the timing of a Muslim feast means Senegalese may end up celebrating not just one day's holiday but three this year.
Baghdad Santa is back to hear wishes for peace
Here's what Karrar Haider, a 10-year-old Shi'ite boy at a school in eastern Baghdad, told Santa he wants this year for the holidays: "I have one wish to ask Santa Claus. Please bring peace to my country. Stop the bombs so I can play with my friends again."
Muslim pilgrims stone wall and cut hair at haj
Muslim pilgrims threw pebbles at a stone wall outside Mecca, shaved their heads and bought sacrificial animals on Wednesday, the third day of the annual haj pilgrimage to the Mecca area.
French court finds ex-Guantanamo inmates guilty
Five former Guantanamo Bay inmates were found guilty on Wednesday of terrorism-related charges by a French court and sentenced to one year in prison.
New $16.5m Bethlehem hospital unites Abrahamic faiths
Christians broke ground Tuesday on Bethlehem's first speciality hospital, which organisers hope will be a centre bringing together Christians, Jews, and Palestinians to heal the sick in a land rife with sectarian violence.
Assad says Mideast peace in 2008 unlikely due to U.S. vote
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said achieving Middle East peace in 2008 looked unrealistic because the United States would be preoccupied with the presidential election.
Putin is Time magazine's 'Person of the Year'
Russian President Vladimir Putin was named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" for 2007 on Wednesday for bringing his country "roaring back to the table of world power."
Jesus' birthplace to host major Christmas Eve festival
Bethlehem's Manger Square, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, will host its largest event since 1999 on Christmas Eve this year.
'Reasonable assumption' BoE's King will get 2nd term
It is reasonable to assume that Bank of England Governor Mervyn King will be appointed for a second five-year term as head of the central bank early next year, a government source told Reuters on Wednesday.
Bradford & Bingley not eyeing N.Rock
Britain's biggest buy-to-let lender Bradford & Bingley (B&B) denied a report it was considering a bid for part of troubled lender Northern Rock.
Lily Allen expecting first child
Pop star Lily Allen is pregnant with her first baby, her publicist announced on Wednesday.