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Apples Help Churches Get to Core of Halloween
The Diocese of Hereford hands out free apples to raise awareness of the Church of England campaign to lighten up Halloween.
Sudan govt declares truce at Darfur talks
Sudan's government declared an immediate unilateral ceasefire as Darfur peace talks opened on Saturday, but one rebel leader voiced doubts about Khartoum's move, saying it had failed to honour past such undertakings.
Niger says receives $3 billion in donor pledges
Niger said on Saturday it had received pledges for more than $3 billion in aid at donors' meeting in Brussels this week to finance a five year plan to reduce one of the world's highest poverty rates.
British nurses allowed to decide on resuscitation
Britain's doctors are to allow experienced nurses to decide whether to resuscitate patients when their hearts stop or if they stop breathing, the British Medical Association said on Saturday.
Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of plotting to invade
Eritrea accused arch-foe Ethiopia on Saturday of plotting to invade the Red Sea state ahead of a late-November deadline to mark their disputed border on maps.
Darfuris say war has created new tribe - refugee
Darfuris displaced by the conflict in western Sudan say years of fighting have created a new tribe in the region.
Christians march for change to abortion law
Christians were among the more than one thousand protesters outside Parliament on Saturday speaking up for the sanctity of human life in the womb on the 40th anniversary of the Abortion Act.
Hundreds of marchers demand change in abortion law
British Pro-life campaigners rallied outside Parliament on Saturday to demand changes to the law they say has led to 6.7 million abortions since it came into force 40 years ago.
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US Christians called to demonstration against persecution in Eritrea
A group of Eritrean expatriates are set to hold a demonstration in Washington DC, on 29 October, to demand an end to the killings, imprisonment and harassment of Christians and others who are being persecuted due to their religious beliefs in Eritrea.
MRDF launches partnership with Good Energy
The Methodist Relief and Development Fund has launched a new partnership with the renewable energy provider Good Energy.
Service to mark 50 years since Isle of Wight plane crash
It was an event that will be forever seared onto Dennis Padwick's memory. Fifty years ago, he was the police inspector who dealt with the Isle of Wight's biggest plane crash, in a quarry near the village of Brook. And he thanks God for the inner strength to cope.
Preparations underway for 60th anniversary of World Council of Churches
The World Council of Churches is in the midst of preparations for its 60th anniversary in 2008.
Bishop leads campaign to re-brand Halloween
The Anglican Bishop of Shrewsbury is to give away hundreds of apples to shoppers and commuters in Shrewsbury Town from on Monday 29 October as part of a Church of England campaign to re-brand Halloween and change permanently the way the festival is celebrated.
Billy Graham Response Team deployed to California wildfires
The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association announced this week that the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team has been deployed to California to offer comfort to those affected by the wildfires that have consumed over 485,000 acres and driven countless residents from their homes.
Lebanon's first-ever disaster mitigation training hosted by World Vision
More than 450 stakeholders and community members attended the first-ever trainings in Lebanon on emergency response and disaster mitigation (ERDM), hosted last month by World Vision.