UNITED NATIONS — President Bush will join several other world leaders
at a General Assembly meeting to promote a global dialogue about
religions, cultures and common values, U.N. and U.S. officials said
Friday.
The meeting is a follow-up to an interfaith conference in Madrid
organized by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and King Juan Carlos of
Spain in July...
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The Libyan leader, Col Muammar Gaddafi, has said he hopes to increase
energy ties with Russia, during his first visit to Moscow since the
Soviet era.
Col Gaddafi said closer co-operation between the two major gas and oil
producers was "particularly important".
Correspondents say Russia wants Libya to support its plans for a cartel
of gas-producing...
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LONDON — An Iranian ship captured by Somali pirates carried sealed
containers of a powdery substance believed to be nuclear or chemical
weapons agents.
Western intelligence agencies have been monitoring the capture of the
Iran Deyanat, seized by Somali pirates on Aug. 21. The cargo ship,
owned and operated by the state-owned Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping
Lines, or...
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Pub-goers in Aberdeen are facing a drugs test before entering bars as
part of a crackdown by Grampian Police.
Officers in the force will be the first in Scotland to use an Itemiser
- a device which can detect traces of drugs from hand swabs in a matter
of seconds.
The test is voluntary, but...
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By Chris Brooke
Working in the field of energy-saving, it seemed logical for Peter
Tidbury to buy a 'green' car powered by liquid petroleum gas.
He had the second-hand Peugeot 607 checked over twice by garage
mechanics before he got behind the wheel.
But on his first trip, the LPG car exploded in a...
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By Daily Mail Reporter
Churches with low attendance should be turned into gyms, restaurants or
multi-faith centres, the Culture Secretary has suggested.
Andy Burnham said churches that were falling into disuse should not
simply become 'museum pieces' but be transformed into secular spaces in
order to benefit the community and preserve their architectural beauty.
He cited the...
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