LOS ANGELES, Aug 7 - The mayor of Los Angeles, criticized by local Islamic groups for visiting a Jewish rally but not meeting with them, has agreed to be more visible among Muslims.

TAIPEI, Taiwan, August 7 - Taiwan's annual ghost festival is clashing head on with the environment and the ghosts are holding their own. Concerned about rising air pollution, authorities on this island of 23 million people have encouraged residents to

NEW ORLEANS - Alarmed by newspaper reports that a hurricane memorial will feature a cross bearing a likeness of the face of Jesus, the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana is reminding local officials of the Constitution's separation of church

A middle aged pastor of a pentecostal church in Ogbomoso, Rev. Christopher Adegoke has been arrested by the police in Ibadan for alleged criminal extortion of over half a million naira from one Madam Comfort, widow of a victim of

From the Birmingham News : Food for the soul is dished out Thursday nights at Organic Church, a new Christian ministry meeting inside the 1960s California-style coffee house in downtown Cullman [Alabama]. Like many church groups, worshipers at Organic Church

THE name Bishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga has become synonymous with development. People never cease to praise Lwanga's development initiatives, which have made him the darling of many Christians.

The reverend of the United Methodist Church in Angola, José Kipungo highlighted on Saturday, here, the importance of pardoning for the existence and continuation of a society, affirming that a community is built with love.

The Council of Christian Churches of Angola (CICA) holds next Saturday, in Cidadela stadium, an ecumenical service of thanking for the signing of peace accords in Cabinda.

Fou'ad Lababidi Islamic Academy and College of Arabic and Islamic Studies held its 9th speech and prize-giving day last week at the school premises, during which the school's magazine, The Learner, was also launched.

Kano State Commander of Hisbah Guards, (sharia police), Sheikh Yahaya Faruk Chedi has said their men have rescued a teenager, who sleep with at least 10 men everyday to take care of herself, and her sick mother at home.

The Association of Evangelicals of Liberia (AEL) has climaxed a one day fast and prayer thanksgiving service for the survival of President Sirleaf and her guests at the Executive Mansion incident.

The Catholic Church has criticised the Government for draining public coffers through commissions of inquiry.

As their school song proclaims, students are known for "slingin' the ink" at Seventh-day Adventist-owned Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska. But on August 24, you'd be more apt to find them "slingin' the paint." That's because virtually the entire campus

Drama ensued at the offices of the 21st Century Worship Movement, opposite the Busy Internet in Accra last Thursday, when one of the aggrieved workers who was helping to con job seekers stormed the office and ransacked the place.

Muslim clerics have vowed to end female genital mutilation (FGM) in Moyale District.

Foreign exchange students from South America, Europe, and Asia are arriving throughout August to attend high schools in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Virginia. Families that host such students often increase their cultural awareness, in

BUNYORO Kingdom is seeking compensation from the Government for the Waraga oil site in Hoima district, saying the area is a significant "spiritual centre" for the kingdom.

MVITA MP Najib Balala has called on Muslims to vote as a block in the General Election due next year. Speaking to hundreds of Muslims at Isiolo's Jamia Mosque during prayers on Friday, Balala asked the faithful to also support

The Supreme Islamic Council (SIC), the country's most influential Islamic body, has come in strong condemnation of the ongoing Israeli attack on Lebanon.

Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, Lagos State branch at the weekend, advanced reasons why it inaugurated the hearse/ambulance and ante-natal services, saying the services were to complement government's efforts in providing quality healthcare services to the citizenry.