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2 Nov 2010

Kirk calls for solidarity with Iraqi and other persecuted Christians

The Moderator of the Church of Scotland has lamented the "incomprehensible" persecution of Christians in Iraq, and called for increased solidarity.
12 Oct 2010

British aid worker in Afghanistan may have been killed by US grenade

An investigation has been launched into the death of aid worker Linda Norgrove, who may have been killed by her US rescuers not her Afghan captors.
11 Oct 2010

Afghans say they could have freed aid worker killed in armed 'rescue'

Serious questions are being raised over the failed military rescue attempt in Afghanistan that ended in the death of aid worker Linda Norgrove.
15 Oct 2007

Two Catholic priests kidnapped in northern Iraq

The Pope and human rights groups have joined calls for the release of two Catholic priests kidnapped in Mosul, northern Iraq, on Friday 12 October 2007, Syrian Catholic Church head Archbishop Basile Georges Casmoussa has briefed reporters.