by Sean Reilly | May 6, 2008
Development agencies say that the final outcome of the Burmese cyclone disaster, which latest reports suggest has claimed over 23,000 lives, may be on the scale of the Asian tsunami a few years ago. They are urging a global response. Some 41,000 people are also...
by Sean Reilly | May 6, 2008
Anti-arms trade campaigners say that a new ‘ethics’ report commissioned by weapons giant BAE Systems will not change public perceptions of the company, following a High Court ruling over investigations into corruption charges. The report has been published...
by Sean Reilly | May 6, 2008
“Although I had been threatened many times in Iraq, I did not want to leave,” says the Armenian Orthodox hairdresser Cayran. “But then my shop was burnt and the car of my husband, who used to work as a driver, was robbed. So we left everything behind...
by Sean Reilly | May 6, 2008
The Rev Richard Kirker, an Anglican deacon who steps down during 2008 after three decades leading Britain’s Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement, believes that if the worldwide Anglican communion separates over homosexuality, the onus of responsibility will fall...
by Sean Reilly | May 6, 2008
Global church development agencies, including the UK-based Christian Aid, are calling on the international community and the Burmese government to use all available means to help those affected by cyclone Nargis. Cyclone Nargis hit Burma on 2 May 2008. There are...
