The Vatican, reeling from unprecedented criticism over its handling of sexual abuse cases in Ireland, took the unusual step on Wednesday of publishing its internal files about a priest accused of ...

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Amnesty International has reiterated its concern at the wider deployment of Tasers after a man in Cumbria died after being struck by the weapon.Amnesty International has reiterated its concern at the wider deployment of Tasers after a man living in Barrow, Cumbria died after being struck by the weapon.The respected human rights NGO's spokesperson Eulette Ewart said: “While we’re not able to comment on the details of this specific tragic incident, Amnesty International has long been concerned at the wider deployment of the Taser across UK police forces.“Tasers are potentially lethal and therefore should only be used in a limited set of instances where there is a very real threat of loss of life.“Only officers who receive the highest standard of training on how and when to use Tasers should be armed with these weapons and there must be a high level of accountability whenever Tasers are used.”Last month an 82-year-old man was hospitalised after being Tasered in west London by a Metropolitan Police officer. The man was reported to have been arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and criminal damage to a motor vehicle.Police in the United States have carried Tasers for several years. Since 2001, Amnesty International has recorded the deaths of more than 450 people in the United States after they were struck by a Taser.In many instances, most of the deceased were unarmed and did not appear to present a serious threat when they were shocked, in some cases several times.[Ekk/4]

Zenit.org ).- Benedict XVI is sending another donation to the Horn of Africa, backing up his appeal to the international community for increased aid for the famine-struck region.The secretary of the ...

Nigeria is introducing Islamic banking to bring more of the nation's estimated 70 million Muslims into the economy. But many prominent Christian leaders say it will further inflame religious violence.

The weeklong faith extravaganza of World Youth Day is under way in Madrid with more than one million young Catholics expected to pour into the city. Pope Benedict is now due to arrive on Thursday as b

Contact: Kathie Reiner, MOPS International, 800-929-1287 ext. 2745DENVER, August 17, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- MOPS International, Mother of Preschoolers, announces a new Board Chair, Rebekah Basinger and three new members to the MOPS Board, Keith Meyer, Tracey Solomon, and Derozette Banks. The current board members who are continuing on for another year of service are Mark Hopkins (Vice Chair), Gail Bryan, Jed Burnham, Linda Chowdry Stuart Lark, Doris Meyer, Brian Stafford, and Gail Wo Source: MOPS International

Contact: Robert Abernathy, 205-834-2512HOLMEN, Wisc., August 17, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- Robert Abernathy isn't the sort of person to wait until the last minute. It wasn't his fault that he only learned of Athanatos Christian Ministry's Christian novel contest just before its deadline! The last minute haste paid off for Mr. Abernathy: he won a cash award. The rest, as they say, is history."The Walk to Walden Hill"is inspired by a real person and events and spun out of the re Source: Athanatos Christian Ministries

The Student Christian Movement have warned that an increase in private sponsorship of university places may lead to undue influence from corporations.The Student Christian Movement (SCM) have warned that an increase in private sponsorship of university places is likely to lead to undue influence from corporations with dubious ethics.Commenting ahead of the publication of A Level results tomorrow (18 August), they accused the government of paving the way for the privatisation of higher education.The warning came as KPMG prepared to run its own clearing process following the release of A Level results. The accountancy firm, which is sponsoring at least 100 degree places, has run its own corporate application process in parallel with the general application system.KPMG has been criticised by equality and campaigners for advising corporations on tax avoidance. Price Waterhouse Coopers is also sponsoring around 100 university places.The government is keen to encourage more'off-quota'places sponsored by private companies, on top of a reduced number of public places.But SCM, Britain's oldest national student organisation, said that academic independence has already been damaged when arms companies have sponsored engineering and management courses.They gave the example of Loughborough University, where representatives of BAE Systems sit on engineering course committees. Students have said that the case studies are skewed towards the arms industry and that the sponsorship provides a recruiting ground for BAE."Arms dealers such as BAE already wield too much influence over a number of courses and departments,” said Hattie Hodgson, a member of SCM’s General Council.SCM has long supported campaigns by the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) for an end to arms companies'recruitment and influence within higher education.Hodgson insisted, “The government has opened the door to a potential privatisation of higher education by squeezing the number of public places, hiking up fees and allowing corporations - some of them with questionable ethics - to gain undue influence over education”.She added, “These measures will only exacerbate inequality and social problems in the UK”.SCM last year led Christian resistance to the government's plan to treble tuition fees in England. They backed nonviolent direct action against the increase.[Ekk/1]