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Police get more time to quiz care home couple
Police were granted more time on Wednesday to question two people arrested on suspicion of murdering five people who lived at a care home they ran in Somerset.
YWAM gunman wanted revenge on Christians, police believe
Matthew Murray, the gunman who is believed to have shot and killed four people in Colorado, appeared to have acted out of revenge against Christians, police officials indicated.
Bishop pens new carols to teach Christian basics
This year, the Bishop of St Albans has written his own Christmas carols in order to help teach the basics of the Christian faith and reveal the awe of the birth of Christ.
Boycott credited for 'Golden Compass' lackluster opening
The lackluster opening of the controversial movie "The Golden Compass" has some media outlets speculating that a Christian-organised boycott of the film seems to be working.
Churches publish ethical investment policies
Church members can now see how their Churches are putting Christian principles into investment practice with the launch of the new Church Investors Group (CIG) website.
Archbishop did not endorse Southern Cone invitation - spokesman
A spokesman for the Anglican Communion has said this week that the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, did not endorse an invitation by the Southern Cone Primate Gregory Venables to oversee the Diocese of San Joaquin.
Demonstrators to demand mosques in exchange for churches
A demonstration is being organised for the weekend by Stop Islamization of Europe (SIOE) to protest the building of large mosques in Europe while some majority-Muslim countries continue to refuse the construction of churches and other non-Islamic places of worship within their own borders.
U.N. urges 2009 climate deal deadline
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the world on Wednesday to agree to work out a new climate treaty by 2009 and said detailed greenhouse gas cuts can be worked out after U.N. talks in Bali.
Pakistan opposition gears up for election campaign
From the volatile tribal northwest to the wealthy farm land of Punjab, Pakistan's main opposition leaders geared up their election machinery on Wednesday to challenge President Pervez Musharraf.
Car bomb kills Lebanese army chief contender
A car bomb killed a Lebanese general in a wealthy Christian suburb near Beirut on Wednesday, removing a leading contender to take over as army chief from General Michel Suleiman when he becomes president.
Sarajevo siege commander sentenced to 33 years jail
The U.N. tribunal sentenced a former Bosnian Serb general to 33 years imprisonment on Wednesday for ordering the deadly shelling of Sarajevo and terrorising its civilians during the 1992-1995 Bosnia war.
One of Asia's tallest Jesus statues graces Indonesian city
A Protestant property developer had built what may be Asia's tallest statue of Jesus Christ in a Christian region of predominantly Muslim Indonesia.
Passport-free future to blow dust from Old Europe
Optimists call it the end of the Iron Curtain. Pessimists fear a "Fortress Europe" or a wave of illegal immigration from December 21, when passports will be checked at fewer European borders.
Iraq car bombs kill or wound 60
Sixty people were killed or wounded by car bombs in the capital of mainly Shi'ite Maysan province in southern Iraq on Wednesday, hospital sources said.
Blair sleeps in Bethlehem to show Holy Land safe
Middle East peace envoy Tony Blair will spend the night in one of Bethlehem's poshest hotels on Tuesday to send a message to the world that the Holy Land is safe for tourists.
Many Britons say okay to target civilians
Half of Britons think it is okay to target civilians in war, according to a survey commissioned by the International Committee of the Red Cross.