by Sean Reilly | Dec 5, 2007
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, evangelical leaders Rick and Kay Warren and the Rev Gideon Byamugisha, the first African Anglican priest to openly say he is HIV-positive, are contributors to a new Advent Calendar focussing on the HIV-AIDS struggle. The daily devotional...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 5, 2007
A unique recording of a traditional Shona lament and a Western Christmas carol is entering the race for this year’s Christmas Number One. The single – Makandifira/Silent Night – features a 30-strong Zimbabwean children’s choir, all of them...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 4, 2007
The summit of European and African leaders this weekend risks being hijacked by the presence of President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, Christian Aid said on Tuesday. The development agency says the European Union should not have lifted – however temporarily – the travel...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 4, 2007
Optimism emerged during early sessions of the UN climate talks in Bali this week when Australia promised to ratify the Kyoto Protocol as soon as possible, leaving the USA as the only large developed nation outside the global framework. As Australia’s new Prime...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 4, 2007
A report published today (Tuesday) has revealed that 26 top UK universities have received contracts for at least £725 million over six years in sponsorship by arms companies and public military bodies. The new report, Study War No More, looks at each university...
