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Climate Change Sucks Life from Rare Leech
A rare European leech seems to be headed towards extinction as global warming dries out the Austrian forest home of the tiny blood-sucker, scientists said on Wednesday.
FBI says No Imminent Threat in US from German Terrorist Plot
American authorities see no imminent threat in the United States following the arrest in Germany of three men accused of being behind a plan by Islamist militants to launch bomb attacks, the FBI said on Wednesday.
Germany Foils 'Massive' Terrorist Attacks on US Sites
German security services foiled a plan by Islamist militants to carry out "massive bomb attacks" against U.S. installations in Germany and arrested the three men behind it, officials said on Wednesday.
Hurricane Felix Dumps Rain on Honduras Sparking Mudslide Fears
Rains from Hurricane Felix soaked Honduras on Wednesday, threatening dangerous flooding and mudslides after killing four people in neighboring Nicaragua.
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Release the Debt
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Speculation Abound over Murphy-O'Connor's Successor
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Birmingham is rumoured to be the most likely successor to Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor as Archbishop of Westminster, according to sources in London and Rome.
Hong Kong Christians Urge Support for Strikers
A Christian group in Hong Kong has appealed to churches to show solidarity with hundreds of ironworkers who have been on strike for more than three weeks in what is reported to be the territory's longest-running industrial dispute for 30 years.
Pakistani Christian Girls Kidnapped, Converted and Forcibly Married
Two Christian girls kidnapped from their families in Faisalabad, Pakistan, have been forcibly converted to Islam and married to strangers.
Gay Bishop says Opponents Use Language of Slavery
The openly gay Bishop V Gene Robinson has accused African critics who describe homosexuals as "worse than beasts" of using the kind of language once employed in the United States to justify slavery.
Polish Bishop Tells Farmers 'Don't Sell Land to Foreigners'
A Polish bishop is urging the country's farmers not to sell land to foreigners in order to prevent the European Union imposing injustices upon those who till the soil for a living.
Bishop's Campaign to Identify Why People Stop Attending Church
The new Bishop of Oxford has launched a new campaign in the Thames Valley area to bring people back to church.
China Catering for Olympic Religious Guests, Not Citizens
A temporary church will be set up in the Olympic Village during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, a state-backed church official has reported.
Third European Ecumenical Assembly Gets Underway in Romania
Thousands of Christians from Europe's main Churches are in Sibiu, Romania, this week for the Third European Ecumenical Assembly.
Another African Anglican Church Appoints US Bishop
Uganda's Anglican Archbishop became the fourth African leader to appoint an American bishop to serve breakaway Anglicans in the United States.
Pastor: Korean Hostage was Killed for Refusing to Convert to Islam
The youth pastor who was leading the group of 23 South Korean aid volunteers in Afghanistan was killed for refusing to convert to Islam, the head pastor of the church revealed after the final 19 former hostages arrived home.