Summary: The Bank of England will next week announce plans to swap 50 billion pounds of government bonds for UK bank mortgages in an effort to break a lending squeeze gripping the home loan market the BBC said on Friday
Summary: The United States should take the lead in driving closer global cooperation Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Friday in a speech that looked beyond the George W Bush presidency
Summary: Zimbabwe began a partial recount of votes from the March 29 elections on Saturday despite opposition efforts to block it and widespread fears political stalemate could erupt into violence
Summary: Iraqi government troops said they captured a stronghold of fighters loyal to antiUS Shiite cleric Moqtada alSadr in Basra on Saturday after a massive show of force by US warplanes and British artillery
Summary: Pope Benedict on Saturday turns his attention to the present and future leaders of the US Roman Catholic Church by celebrating Mass in St Patricks Cathedral and visiting a seminary near New York City
Summary: Chinese people in several cities took to the streets on Saturday to denounce Tibetan independence and call for a boycott of French goods following antiChina protests on the Paris leg of the Olympic torch relay
Summary: Finding ways to convince North Korea to give up its nuclear ambitions will likely top the agenda at US President George W Bushs weekend talks with South Koreas president after a fight over US beef exports was resolved
Summary: Inscribing Aboriginal rights into Australias constitution abolishing states and a fresh push for a republic led ideas at a summit of the nations top minds on Saturday bringing Hollywood together with corporate chiefs
Summary: AP - Addressing the clergy sex abuse crisis this week, Pope Benedict XVI said that it was more important to have good priests than many priests.
Summary: Former US President Jimmy Carter set out plans for a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel at a meeting with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal on Friday
Summary: AP - Thai authorities beefed up security in Bangkok's historic center, deploying 2,000 police to protect the Olympic flame from protesters ahead of the torch relay Saturday.
Summary: Reuters - Chinese people in several cities took
to the streets on Saturday to denounce Tibetan independence and
call for a boycott of French goods following anti-China
protests on the Paris leg of the Olympic torch relay.
Summary: The defensive youth ministry approach of saving young people from exiting the churches isnt up to speed with one youth leader who sees tens of thousands of teens lives changed every year
Summary: A Christian research institute which is seeking to grant science degrees in Texas is asking for prayers and support as it faces the final hearing before state education officials next week
