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TobyMac Continues to Break Records
Popular Christian artist TobyMac and his latest project Portable Sounds continues to break records, now having over 100 Christian radio stations playing his hit singles "I'm For You" and "Made to Love". "Made to Love" is also currently No. 1 on R&R chart CHR chart.
Mozambique Faces Food Shortages Following Floods
Mozambique, still recovering from crippling floods, cyclones and drought, will face severe food shortages that could affect up to 550,000 people by October, a top emergency coordinator said 9 August.
British Tourists Injured as Arctic Glacier Causes Giant Wave
A chunk of an Arctic glacier broke into the sea and triggered a huge wave that injured 18 people on a sightseeing boat, almost all of them British tourists, Norwegian officials said 9 August.
Bush: Others Are Delaying Guantanamo Bay Prison Closure
Reluctance by other countries to take custody of terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay is delaying Washington's shutting of the widely criticized prison, U.S. President George W. Bush said on Thursday.
Experts: Brazil Fights Slave Labor Not Its Causes
Brazil has made considerable progress in freeing slave laborers but has not done enough to punish the crime or tackle its causes, experts told a congressional committee on Thursday.
South Africa President Criticised Over Sacking HIV/AIDS Expert
South African opposition parties and AIDS activists criticised President Thabo Mbeki on Thursday for sacking his deputy health minister, who has won widespread praise for her approach to tackling the disease.
India Looks to Rebuild as Floods Recede
Monsoon flood waters were slowly trickling away and aid slowly trickling into devastated areas of north and eastern India on Thursday, while authorities began talking about rebuilding homes and reopening schools.
Nearly 100 Killed in Sudan Flooding
Nearly 100 people have drowned in floods in Sudan, where rivers have burst their banks, inundating villages and farm lands, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said on Thursday.
Legionnaires' Suspected in UK Foot and Mouth Area
Britain confirmed a case of Legionnaires' disease on Thursday and said the victim had worked at a laboratory at the centre of an outbreak of foot and mouth disease.
Animal Slaughter Resumes, UK Probe Focuses on Labs
British abattoirs resumed the slaughter of animals on Thursday after the government lifted a five-day ban on the movement of livestock following an outbreak of foot and mouth disease.
Green Group Withdraws Bid for BSkyB Climate Campaign
Enviromnental group Friends of the Earth said on Thursday it had withdrawn a controversial bid to become a charity partner of BSkyB, the UK broadcasting arm of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation media empire.
Modern Slavery - Some Key Facts
Mauritania's parliament has passed a law making slavery a criminal offence punishable by up to 10 years in prison after years of lobbying by rights groups in the Saharan Islamic state.
Christians Held in Egypt for Work on Web Site
Egyptian police have detained two Egyptian Christians for their work on the Web site of a Christian Arab group based in Canada, police sources said 9 August.
Christians Who Helped Convert Held in Egypt
Police have detained two Egyptian Christians who helped a man who converted from Islam to Christianity, one of their colleagues said 9 August.
Vatican: Pope Meeting Doesn't Alter Policy on Jews
The Vatican, trying to allay Jewish concern over Pope Benedict's meeting with a radical Polish priest accused of making anti-Semitic remarks, said on Thursday its stance toward Jews had not changed.
Afghan President Rebukes Taliban for Kidnapping Korean Women
Afghan President Hamid Kazai said on Thursday the abduction of Korean women by Taliban guerrillas had no precedent in Afghan history and would bring shame on the nation.