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Reporters say Baghdad too dangerous despite surge
Nearly 90 percent of U.S. journalists in Iraq say much of Baghdad is still too dangerous to visit, despite a recent drop in violence attributed to the build-up of U.S. forces, a poll released on Wednesday said.
Suicide attack kills Sri Lanka minister's aide
A Tamil Tiger suicide bomber blew herself up near the office of a minority Tamil minister in the Sri Lankan capital on Wednesday, killing his personal secretary, officials said.
Sarkozy vows tough line against rioters
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, visiting police officers injured in riots, vowed on Wednesday to take a tough line against protesters after a sharp drop in the nightly violence.
Bush to launch Mideast talks
U.S. President George W. Bush will revive long-stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks at a White House summit on Wednesday but will find it hard to meet a deadline for securing a deal before he leaves office.
Interview - Phil Wickham
In a year that saw a wave of new musical talent flood the Christian music scene, Phil Wickham is an artist that stood out.
Musharraf steps down as Pakistan army chief
General Pervez Musharraf finally quit as army chief on Wednesday, trading the post for a second five-year term as president and fulfilling a promise many Pakistanis doubted he would keep.
BBC Worldwide CEO says Web revenue surging
The head of BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation, said on Tuesday the business has underestimated how much money it could make from the Internet.
Toads in a hole due to deadly fungus
Britain's toad population could face extinction in some areas within 10 years due to an infectious fungal disease, scientists said on Wednesday.
Tories take aim at Victorian jail buildings
Overcrowded Victorian inner-city jails are under threat from prison reformers on all sides of the political spectrum who want to demolish and rebuild them.
Officials meet to discuss McCann evidence
British and Portuguese forensic scientists are to meet to discuss DNA evidence in the Madeleine McCann investigation, police said on Wednesday.
Trouble looms for a third of mortgages
Up to one in three or 5.5 million mortgage holders in Britain could face serious financial difficulties as a result of the U.S. subprime crisis and the tougher lending climate it has created, a study showed.
Rape trial changes planned to boost convictions
The government will unveil new guidelines for rape trials on Wednesday, such as telling juries that victims react in different ways, in a bid to increase low conviction rapes, the BBC reported.
Brown faces MPs over illegal funding scandal
Gordon Brown faces a grilling in parliament on Wednesday over the funding row that has engulfed the Labour party, the latest in a series of setbacks to rock his government.
'Christian Avril' goes international again
Teenage Christian rock star Krystal Meyers will be going on an international tour again this year by taking her live shows to Hong Kong and Guatemala.
Atheists flock to secular Sunday school
Christian kids are typically sent to Sunday school for lessons on the Bible and morals. For non-believers, there's atheist Sunday school.
Churches in Bahrain threatened with eviction
Churches in Bahrain could be facing eviction in Manama after the Bahrain Government gave them two weeks notice to provide documents proving that they were given permission to operate in the country.