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Church of England split on women bishops AP - 10 minutes ago The Church of England's move to accept women bishops further roiled an already troubled Anglican communion Tuesday, infuriating conservatives and complicating efforts to promote unity with the Roman Catholic Church.The Church of England's ruling body on Monday night voted to back women becoming bish...

Europe

• Church of England split on women bishops
  The Church of England's move to accept women bishops further roiled an already troubled Anglican com...
  AP - 10 minutes ago
• Thousands in Rome protest Berlusconi's policies
  Thousands of protesters gathered Tuesday in a historic Rome square to denounce the policies of Premi...
  AP - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
• Ex-spy chief opposes planned new terror laws
  The ex-head of Britain's MI5 domestic spy agency said Tuesday she opposes Prime Minister Gordon Brow...
  AP - 4 hours, 44 minutes ago
• UK woman can sue rapist who won lottery millions
  A British woman assaulted by a serial rapist has won the right to sue the attacker who became a mill...
  AP - 4 hours, 48 minutes ago

Asia-Pacific

• No boycott: Sarkozy to attend Olympics opener
  French President Nicolas Sarkozy will attend the opening of the Beijing Olympics next month, his off...
  AP - 10 minutes ago
• G-8 summit not as green as billed, activists say
  At the Group of Eight summit, you can go for a spin in a hydrogen-fueled Mazda or tour a home powere...
  AP - 6 hours, 27 minutes ago
• China shushes parent protesters about earthquake
  Angry parents whose children were crushed to death in schools that collapsed in China's mighty earth...
  AP - 10 minutes ago
• Official says 4 Pakistan security forces killed
  A government official says unknown assailants fired on a vehicle carrying tribal police forces in Pa...
  AP - 9 hours, 32 minutes ago

Australia

• Australia cardinal denies cover-up of sex abuse
  Australia's top Roman Catholic cleric has denied trying to cover up a sexual abuse case involving cl...
  AP - 10 hours, 49 minutes ago
• South Pacific island Niue considers tobacco ban
  Health officials want to make the tiny South Pacific island of Niue the first country in the world t...
  AP - 12 hours, 22 minutes ago
• Austria's governing coalition falls apart
  Austria's governing coalition crumbled Monday after months of acrimony, and new elections are expect...
  AP - 07/07/08
• Pope to express regret in Australia
  Pope Benedict XVI will likely express regret for sexual abuse committed by Roman Catholic clergy whe...
  AP - 07/07/08

Africa

• Zimbabwe minister suggests unity gov't
  Zimbabwe's foreign minister said Tuesday that President Robert Mugabe is ready to form a unity gover...
  AP - 2 hours, 47 minutes ago
• Support grows for UN sanctions against Zimbabwe
  A majority of U.N. Security Council member countries support a proposal to sanction Zimbabwe and fre...
  AP - 3 hours, 46 minutes ago
• Zimbabwe opposition denies talks
  Zimbabwe's opposition party is denying state media reports that it will hold talks with Robert Mugab...
  AP - 15 hours, 57 minutes ago
• Congo warlord to stay in custody during appeal
  A panel of judges at the International Criminal Court ruled Monday that a former Congolese warlord m...
  AP - 07/07/08

Middle East

• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,115
  As of Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at least 4,115 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war s...
  AP - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
• Review board orders AP journalist held
  An Associated Press television cameraman who was detained by U.S. and Iraqi forces in early June was...
  AP - 10 minutes ago
• Syria says it will soon send ambassador to Paris
  Syria will soon send an ambassador to Paris for the first time in two years, ending a freeze in rela...
  AP - 7 hours, 10 minutes ago
• QA Test Iraq insists on withdrawal timetable for US troops
  This is a test of the Associated Press and is not intended for Publication and Broadcasting.Iraq's n...
  AP - 8 hours, 49 minutes ago

Canada

• Temple on disputed Cambodia border a heritage site
  An 11th century temple that sits on Cambodia's disputed border zone with Thailand was designated as ...
  AP - 19 hours, 8 minutes ago
• Canada to rehear US Army deserter's asylum bid
  A court ordered Canada's refugee board Friday to take another look at a U.S. Army deserter's failed ...
  AP - 07/04/08
• Israel closes Gaza crossings in response to rocket
  Israel crossings with the Gaza Strip were closed Friday in retaliation for Palestinian rocket fire t...
  AP - 07/04/08
• French-speaking Quebec City celebrates 400th B-day
  Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday that Quebec City is the country's most beautifu...
  AP - 07/03/08

Latin America

• Mexico City police chief ousted
  Mexico City's police chief was forced out of office on Tuesday following a botched nightclub raid th...
  AP - 1 hour, 23 minutes ago
• US war crimes court to resume at Guantanamo
  U.S. military tribunals at Guantanamo Bay resume this week even as new legal challenges could throw ...
  AP - 7 hours, 10 minutes ago
• Ecuador seizes TV stations, companies
  Ecuador's government seized three television stations and 195 businesses on Tuesday to collect debts...
  AP - 1 hour, 22 minutes ago
• Food, oil crises 'grave threats'
  The leaders of Malaysia and Indonesia on Tuesday called for boosting world food production and findi...
  AP - 21 hours, 33 minutes ago

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