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Pakistan's flood victims frustrated with medical care (Reuters)
Victims of Pakistan's floods queued to get medical treatment on Tuesday as doctors complained of a shortage of medical supplies to treat a rising number of patients.
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African bishops look to the future (EpiscopalLife)
As the All Africa Bishops Conference in Entebbe, Uganda, drew to a close Aug. 29, participants said they'd been encouraged.
Read more >     :: 31/08/2010 ::
Tatchell given standing ovation at Greenbelt (Ekklesia)
Speaking about “the struggle for queer freedom in Africa”, he attacked church leaders who condone homophobic abuse.
Read more >     :: 31/08/2010 ::
Chile begins drilling mine rescue shaft (BBC)
Engineers in Chile have begun drilling the rescue shaft through which they hope to eventually free the 33 men trapped in a collapsed gold mine.
Read more >     :: 31/08/2010 ::
Christian Aid hails Kenya's new constitution but warns against self interest (Christian Today)
The country must bolster its democratic institutions and move quickly to translate the provisions of the constitution into benefits for ordinary Kenyans.
Read more >     :: 31/08/2010 ::
Uganda: CAPA Bishops Conference (VirtueOnline)
The CAPA primates met with Rowan Williams in a closed-door session Tuesday night. It went on for many hours, but Williams got the message loud and clear - there will be no compromise on homosexual practice.
Read more >     :: 27/08/2010 ::
Video gives first glimpse of Chilean miners' world (BBC)
Video footage of 33 trapped miners in Chile has been shown to families of the men, and aired on Chilean TV.
Read more >     :: 27/08/2010 ::
Disease poses new threat to Pakistan’s flood victims (Church Times)
Millions of people in Pakistan are now at serious risk of an epidemic of diseases such as cholera because of contaminated water and a lack of san­i­tation.
Read more >     :: 27/08/2010 ::
Atheist doctors behave differently (Independent)
Atheist doctors are almost twice as willing to take decisions that speed up a person's death as those who hold deep religious beliefs, research suggests.
Read more >     :: 27/08/2010 ::
U.S, Pakistan warn of militant plots over floods (Reuters)
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and a senior U.S. senator warned on Thursday that Taliban insurgents are trying to exploit rising anger over the country's worst floods to promote their cause.
Read more >     :: 27/08/2010 ::
Evangelical body calls for solidarity with Pakistan (Christian Today)
Just days after a major charity expressed alarm over the international community’s lukewarm response to aid appeals, the World Evangelical Alliance is calling on the world to stand in solidarity with the flood-stricken country.
Read more >     :: 25/08/2010 ::
U.N. sends top aide to Congo after mass rape (Reuters)
Rebels from the Mai Mai militia and Rwandan Hutu FDLR, who occupied the town of Luvungi in North Kivu province from July 30 to Aug. 3, raped and assaulted at least 154 civilians, according to U.N. figures.
Read more >     :: 25/08/2010 ::
Church of England calls for BBC to appoint religion editor (Ekklesia)
The Church of England has praised the religious programming offered by some of the BBC’s radio stations, while calling for a Religion Editor to work across the corporation’s news and current affairs.
Read more >     :: 25/08/2010 ::
Archbishop of Canterbury: Sermon for opening Eucharist at the All Africa Bishops' conference (ACNS)
The Archbishop delivered a sermon for Opening Eucharist at the 'Council of Anglican Provinces in Africa All Africa Bishops' Conference, Entebbe, Uganda. The full text of the sermon...
Read more >     :: 25/08/2010 ::
Is 'Ground Zero mosque' debate fanning the flames? (BBC)
There has been vehement criticism of a Muslim group's plan to build a cultural centre and mosque near Ground Zero, but what does the tone of the debate reveal?
Read more >     :: 25/08/2010 ::
Pakistan floods: Senior UN figure criticises response (BBC)
Louis-George Arsenault, director of emergency operations for Unicef in New York, described the lack of support as "quite extraordinary".
Read more >     :: 23/08/2010 ::
Church call for independence referendum for South Sudan (Church of England Newspaper)
Church leaders have called upon the Islamist government in Khartoum to honour its pledge to hold a referendum on independence for South Sudan on Jan 9, 2011.
Read more >     :: 23/08/2010 ::
Christian group calls for ‘meaningful action’ on North Korea (Christian Today)
A Christian human rights group is urging Europe’s foreign ministers to add their support to a UN inquiry into crimes against humanity committed in North Korea.
Read more >     :: 23/08/2010 ::
Ground Zero Muslim center dispute sparks rallies (Reuters)
Hundreds of opponents chanted “No Mosque,” and waved photographs of violent attacks by Islamic extremists.
Read more >     :: 23/08/2010 ::
Archbishop of Canterbury to headline All Africa conference (Church of England Newspaper)
The Archbishop of Canterbury will preach at the opening service of the All African Bishops Conference on Aug 24 in Uganda.
Read more >     :: 23/08/2010 ::
Flood aid builds up for Pakistan after UN appeals (BBC)
Donors have pledged more money for flood-stricken Pakistan following appeals at an emergency meeting of the UN General Assembly.
Read more >     :: 20/08/2010 ::
North Korea executes underground church leaders (Christian Today)
North Korea has executed three leaders of the underground church and jailed 20 other Christians, reports a news agency focused on Asia.
Read more >     :: 20/08/2010 ::
Argentinean professors reject university’s position on abortion (CNA)
Professors from the University of Buenos Aires have rejected a declaration by the school’s board of directors supporting the legalization of abortion, saying their position goes against the foundations of the university statutes and the cou...
Read more >     :: 20/08/2010 ::
UN Peacekeepers killed in DR Congo (AllAfrica)
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the overnight ambush of a United Nations peacekeeping base in the troubled far east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which has claimed the lives of three Indian blue helmets.
Read more >     :: 20/08/2010 ::
Obama as Muslim and the new rules of spin (Guardian)
The New Yorker magazine's controversial cover of 21 July 2008 by artist Barry Blitt, satirically depicting the then Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama as a Muslim and his wife Michelle as a terrorist; a new poll shows a growing ...
Read more >     :: 20/08/2010 ::
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