The Church of England says it is "disappointed and bewildered" by the refusal of leading UK cinemas to show an advert featuring the Lord's Prayer.

The UK government is to create a new £1bn fund aimed at eradicating malaria and other infectious diseases.

Police in New Zealand release the names of two British couples killed in a helicopter crash on the country's South Island.

The terror attacks in Paris which left 130 dead made the Archbishop of Canterbury "doubt" the presence of God, he tells Songs of Praise.

David Cameron is to set out his strategy for Syria's future this week, as he continues efforts to win support for air strikes against the Islamic State group.

Former South Korean President Kim Young-sam, an iconic figure of South Korea's pro-democracy movement, dies aged 87.

Crimea is plunged into darkness after pylons carrying power lines which supply electricity from Ukraine were reportedly blown up on Saturday night.

Reports from northern Myanmar's Kachin province suggest at least 50 people have died in a landslide at a jade mine.