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Muslim fundamentalists ostracise converts, strip woman in India
Six Christian convert families have been ostracised and threatened by Muslim leaders in their village, Christian Today has learned.
US Christians encouraged to strive for peace as Living Letters delegation concludes visit
US Christians encouraged to strive for peace as World Council of Churches' Living Letters delegation concludes visit.
American Conservatives want out of Episcopal Church
Leaders of Christ Church in Savannah, Georgia, USA have voted to split from the US Episcopal Church over its departure from orthodox Christianity, church officials reported.
Aberdeen first city in Scotland to launch Street Pastors
On Friday, Aberdeen became the first city in Scotland to launch the highly successful Street Pastors initiative.
Sudan gov't, militia forces raze Darfur town-rebels
Sudanese government forces and militia groups razed a town in central Darfur where African Union soldiers were attacked, rebel leaders said on Friday, adding the troops were also threatening to raid a nearby town.
UN envoy says reports of abuse in Myanmar continue
U.N. envoy Ibrahim Gambari said on Friday the United Nations was concerned about continuing reports of abuses by security forces in Myanmar where the situation remained tense.
Iraqis increasingly 'trapped' - UNHCR chief
Iraqis trying to flee conflict and persecution at home are increasingly trapped, especially after Syria reimposed rules this week virtually blocking their last escape route, the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday.
Germany's Merkel says Zimbabwe crisis is 'disastrous'
German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Zimbabwe's crisis "disastrous" on Friday and said she had made the point to South African President Thabo Mbeki, who has been criticised for not taking a tough line on the issue.
Flooding, landslides kill 18 in Vietnam
Rising floodwater and landslides triggered by a typhoon have killed 18 people and left 23 missing in northern and central Vietnam, where the lives of thousands are at risk, officials said on Friday.
France, Germany keep EU sanctions pressure on Iran
France and Germany signalled on Friday the European Union could punish Iran for pressing ahead with its nuclear programme before the world's top powers agree on further sanctions at the United Nations.
World moves into the ecological red
The world moves into 'ecological overdraft' on Saturday, the point at which human consumption exceeds the ability of the earth to sustain it in any year and goes into the red, the New Economics Foundation think-tank said.
UN envoy warns Myanmar; opposition rejects talk offer
Detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party dismissed the Myanmar junta's offer of talks as a surrender demand on Friday and a U.N. envoy warned of international consequences from its brutal suppression of pro-democracy protesters.
Britain expects no new cases of foot and mouth
Britain does not expect any new cases of foot and mouth, but another major livestock disease, bluetongue, is continuing to spread, the country's deputy chief veterinarian officer Fred Landeg said on Friday.
Myanmar finally attracts the world's attention
For years, Western campaigners against Myanmar's ruling generals have struggled to rise above the B-list of world causes.
Travel & TV feed religious tensions, says UN chief
World travel and live satellite television have fed cultural and religious tensions and alienation among nations, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told a U.N. conference on Thursday.
Climate campaigners tipped for Nobel Peace Prize
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and other campaigners against climate change lead experts' choices for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, an award once reserved for statesmen, peacemakers and human rights activists.