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Kenyan religious groups ready to work with President-elect, despite his war crime indictment
‘Let them have a chance to speak at the Hague, and let the ICC decide’, says Catholic leader , March 13 (World Watch Monitor) —
Amongst their first formal meetings as President and Deputy President-elect of Kenya, Uhuru ...
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US presses for sanctions against North Korea
A senior U.S. diplomat says Washington is pushing hard for tough international sanctions against North Korea following its successful long-range rocket launch last month.
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Canadian man sues to stop ‘anguish’ of Lord’s Prayer
A Canadian man is suing his local government to stop the recitation of the Lord's Prayer before council meetings, saying the practice causes him "anguish, discrimination, exclusion, rejection and loss of enjoyment of life."
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Prayers scrapped at Edinburgh city council meetings
The BBC is reporting that Edinburgh City Council in Scotland is to stop holding prayers during its meetings
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World Council of Churches announces Geneva site development
The World Council of Churches (WCC) announced it has contracted with the Implenia Ltd. construction company for the development of the council's 34,000-square-meter site in Grand-Saconnex, Geneva, including the building of a ne...
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African leaders want UN support for Mali military intervention
African leaders meeting in Ivory Coast are calling for United Nations backing for military intervention in northern Mali, which is currently controlled by rebels.
Annan set to brief UN amid reports of new massacre in Syria
U.N.-Arab League mediator Kofi Annan is due to brief the U.N. Security Council and General Assembly on the situation in Syria, as activists have accused pro-government militia and security forces of carrying out a new massacre ...
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New leader of Cuban coalition calls for greater ecumenical partnerships
The newly elected president of the Council of Churches in Cuba (CIC) says he believes Pentecostal and historic churches can work together "because God calls us to be God's people."
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South Sudan accuses Khartoum of ‘bad faith’ ahead of Ttalks
ADDIS ABABA - South Sudan's chief peace negotiator has accused Sudan of bad faith as the two countries sit down for direct talks on security issues. An air of mistrust hung over the luxury hotel where the two Sudans began th...
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Annan Warns of Looming ‘All-Out War’ in Syria
Arab League leaders are trying to increase the pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while the international envoy on Syria warned "the specter of all-out war" in the country grows by the day. Arab League members met...