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Sudan Allows Darfur Rebel Leader to be Treated Abroad
The Sudanese government has agreed to allow ailing Darfur rebel leader Suleiman Jamous to travel abroad for medical treatment, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
Security, Energy to Dominate Central Asia Summit
Leaders of Russia, China and four ex-Soviet states will gather on Thursday to strengthen an alliance aimed at maintaining control over Central Asia, a region with energy resources coveted by the West.
South Korea to Send Aid to Flood-Hit North
South Korea will send emergency aid to its poorer northern neighbour after floods left hundreds of North Koreans dead or missing, damaged thousands of buildings and may have displaced up to 300,000 people, a report said Thursday.
Green Activists Assail India's Forest Mining Push
India's drive to attract investments in mining in resource-rich forests could upset the fragile ecological balance of the country, environmentalists said.
Kenya Parliament Rejects Move to Boost Women MPs
Kenya's parliament has rejected a bill to create 50 extra seats for women in a legislature with one of the lowest female representation in Africa.
Collapsed China Bridge Made of Rocks to 'Be in Harmony' with Nature
A Chinese bridge that collapsed killing at least 41 people was made with rocks and concrete rather than stronger steel so that it would be in "harmony with the environment", state media said, quoting an official.
Indian Flooding Sparks New Worries About Polio
India will make "extraordinary efforts" to immunise children against polio in its eastern state of Bihar, fearing disruption by massive flooding may make them more vulnerable to the crippling disease, officials said on Thursday.
Rescue Efforts Wind Up After Huge Iraq Bombings
U.S. officials said on Thursday there was little hope of finding anyone still alive in the rubble of scores of houses destroyed by suicide bombers in northern Iraq.
Amy Grant's Music on iTunes for the First Time
Amy Grant's catalogue will be available on iTunes this week for the first time in her award-winning 30 year career. 16 new catalogue titles are available for the first time, free of digital rights management (DRM) restrictions, and available at bit rates up to CD quality.
Deadly Peru Earthquake Kills More Than 330
A powerful earthquake has killed more than 330 people in Peru, the nation's civil defense agency reported early on Thursday.
Todd Agnew and NewSong to Headline Christmas Tour
Todd Agnew will co-headline a Christmas tour with group NewSong this year, following his 2006 critically-acclaimed Christmas album Do You See What I See?.
Sydney Anglicans Close Door to Episcopal Author for 'Gutting' Christian Faith
The Anglican bishop in Sydney has given an order to prohibit a liberal U.S. Episcopal priest from entering any of the churches in the diocese over a new book that one reviewer said "defaced the only portrait of Jesus that makes any real sense."
Freedom! Sculpture Finds Permanent Home in New Slavery Museum
The Haitian Freedom! sculpture, commissioned by Christian Aid and National Museums Liverpool, has found its permanent home in the new International Slavery Museum, which opens on 23 August - the day Haitian slaves started their fight for freedom.
World Vision, Willow Creek Awards South African Church for Aids Work
South African church garners award from Willow Creek Association and World Vision in recognition of its Aids work.
Female Korean Hostage Forfeited Freedom for Colleague
A Taliban militant said Wednesday that one of the hostages had foregone her chance of freedom to allow another captive who was more ill to be released.
Chinese, Korean Christians to Develop New China Mission Strategy
Chinese and Korean Christians will discuss new strategies for missions in China next week at an unprecedented gathering expected to draw together some of the brightest minds in missions from both China and South Korea.