Summary: Pope Benedict marking the third anniversary of his election urged the US Catholic Church on Saturday to overcome its divisions and seek purification and the truth following its sexual abuse scandal
Summary: Pope Benedict marking the third anniversary of his election urged the US Catholic Church on Saturday to overcome its divisions and seek purification and the truth following its sexual abuse scandal
Summary: The United States and South Korea on Saturday demanded North Korea submit its long overdue accounting of its nuclear weapons programs but offered no clues about how long they would be willing to wait for it
Summary: Increased aid for agriculture and the abolition of richnation subsidies are key to finding a longterm solution to rising world food prices the head of the UN Conference on Trade and Development said on Saturday
Summary: Scottish oil refinery Grangemouth has started to shut down ahead of a twoday strike that threatens to create major fuel shortages in Scotland and the north of England for up to a month management said
Summary: Chinese people took to the streets in several cities on Saturday to denounce calls for Tibetan independence and demand a French goods boycott following antiChina protests on the Paris leg of the Olympic torch relay
Summary: Nepals unpopular king should be allowed to leave his palace with dignity and live as a common citizen Maoist party chiefs said after a strong showing in elections expected to lead to the abolition of the monarchy
Summary: Zimbabwe began a partial recount of votes from the March 29 elections on Saturday despite opposition efforts to block it and widespread fears that political stalemate could erupt into violence
Summary: British bomb disposal experts have carried out two controlled explosions in the south western city of Bristol as part of a terrorism investigation Avon and Somerset police said on Saturday
Summary: The United Nations has moved 5400 Darfuris who fled a government offensive in February to refugee camps in eastern Chad but 8000 others remain scattered in the area the UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Saturday
Summary: Friends, fans and bearers of doctrine and theology got together this past week to confront the many skewed representations of the Gospel they've seen even among evangelicals and to reaffirm the centrality of doctrine in a postmodern ...
Summary: A bill awaiting the South Carolina governor's signature would require abortion providers to ask women whether they want to see ultrasound images of their fetuses before the ...
Summary: The United Methodist Church announced this week that it had achieved “positive results” in its negotiations with large construction manufacturer Caterpillar Inc. to review use of its equipment and examine its ties to Israeli military ...
Summary: A crowd of students was studying in a rabbinical seminary library in Jerusalem last month when a gunman opened fire. Seven Israelis and one American were killed, nine others wounded. Before their blood had dried on the library floor, thousands of Palestin
Summary: The Virginia Supreme Court heard conflicting views Thursday on whether the state's ban on gay marriages and civil unions essentially voids a Vermont court's child visitation order in a dispute between two former lesbian ...
Summary: Pope Benedict XVI presided over a Mass celebrated in 10 languages Thursday, calling the United States a land of opportunity and hope but decrying that the nation's promise has been left unfulfilled for ...
Summary: In a dramatic reversal, an Associated Press-Yahoo! News poll found that a clear majority of Democratic voters now say Sen. Barack Obama has a better chance of defeating Republican Sen. John McCain in November than Sen. Hillary Rodham ...
Summary: Countries that act unilaterally on the world stage undermine the authority of the United Nations and weaken the broad consensus needed to confront global problems Pope Benedict said on Friday
Summary: In the face of growing political instability and desperate food shortages in Zimbabwe The Methodist Relief and Development Fund MRDF is supporting an appeal through ACT International Action by Churches Together that will distribute emergency food supplies
Summary: Barnabas Fund a ministry supporting the persecuted church worldwide has made an urgent appeal for prayers to support Christians in Somalia in the wake of the murder of four Christian teachers last Sunday
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
