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World news in brief

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29 June 2012

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Mystery: a shadowy shape believed by some to be the Loch Ness monster: the Accelerated Christian Education programme, which is taught by some schools in Louisiana, says that the Loch Ness monster, could be an example of a dinosaur that is in existence today. It says: "'Nessie' . . . appears to be a plesiosaur"

Mystery: a shadowy shape believed by some to be the Loch Ness monster: the Accelerated Christian Education programme, which is taught by some school...

Fear keeps Nigerians from church

A CURFEW in north Nigeria has been lifted, after threats by the terrorist organisation Boko Haram that it would attack churches last weekend proved unfounded. Although the curfew permitted people to attend church, it was reported that many worshippers stayed away, after a week of sectarian violence. A bomb exploded at Bayan Gari in the Bauchi State on Sunday, injuring nine people, while, in Yobe State, armed men stormed a prison, freeing 40 inmates. On Thursday of last week, the US State Department designated three leaders of Boko Haram as terrorists.

Bishop Hamid to co-chair IARCCUM

THE Suffragan Bishop of the diocese in Europe, the Rt Revd David Hamid, has been appointed as the Anglican co-chair of the International Anglican Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Obama's religion? 'Don't know'

ONLY 34 per cent of Americans can correctly identify President Barack Obama's religion as Christian, a new survey suggests. The Gallup poll of 1004 adults living in the United States, conducted earlier this month, found that 44 per cent of those questioned did not know President Obama's religion, while 11 per cent said that he was a Muslim, rising to 18 per cent of Republicans. Both the President's religion and his birthplace have been queried by his opponents during his public career.

Turkish general questioned over missionary murders

A FORMER general in the Turkish armed forces, Hursit Tolon, has been called to testify as a suspect in the investigation of the murder of three missionaries in 2007. Mr Tolon has already been accused of heading the Ergenekon network, a group that the Turkish government says has plotted its overthrow. Now a Turkish prosecutor has linked the group to the murder of three members of a Bible publishing firm in April 2007. Nine people are already on trial for the murder, of whom six are in prison. Mr Tolon's lawyer said that the claims against his client were "baseless".

 

Chosen: the Bishop of Masindi-Kitara, the Rt Revd Stanley Ntagali, was elected as the next Archbishop of Uganda last Friday. He will replace the Most Revd Henry Orombi, who announced in January that he would retire

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