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For two weeks the TUC's Austerity Uncovered bus will be visiting communities in towns and cities across England to reveal more about the true impact government economic policy is having upon ordinary people and their families.

Police in Turkey have been refusing to acknowledge that they have people in custody following mass detentions carried out during the previous night in Istanbul, Amnesty International said yesterday .

One of the most vibrant festivals in Edinburgh will relaunch itself in Scotland's capital tomorrow night , with a focus on building bridges between cultures and encouraging imaginative ways to foster justice and peace.

The anti-poverty charity War on Want has dismissed David Cameron's summit with Britain's overseas territories as "all show and no substance" and demanded legislation to abolish all the UK's tax havens.

The Foreign Secretary, William Hague, has said reports that GCHQ are gathering intelligence from phones and online sites should not concern people who have nothing to hide.

External lobbying is increasingly an irrelevance. In many major policy areas vested interests are right at the heart of government, in what amounts to a serious subversion of democracy.

But attention will now focus on the details, with a determination by campaigners to see that the promise od change is appropriately realised.

A critical modern issue affecting the global family is the rise of violent extremism and the roots and outlets of its ideologies.

US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin must throw all their political weight into making the Geneva peace conference on Syria a success when they meet at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland.

It highlights for the first time the huge scale of foreign investment routed through the UK's tax havens to poor countries - and the potential for abuse this causes.

Muff, County Donegal, near Derry, Ireland - A gathering of returned missionaries at the Island of Saints and Scholars Centre recalled the long tradition of Irish people leaving families and friends and going overseas, for life, to bring the Gospel message of God's love and to build up the community of justice and faith.

Far from leading to a swift overthrow of the Assad regime in Syria, US arming of rebel groups will "make the suffering and bloodshed worse".

As Ekklesia has reported recently , FARC and the government are moving ahead with peace talks in Colombia.

A Guarani Indian man was killed on 12 June in southern Brazil, reportedly by gunmen working for the cattle ranchers who have occupied his community's land.

Staff working for the United Reformed Church national HQ have given blood as part of a churches' campaign for National Blood Week.

Dr Marta Azevedo took office just over a year ago, and declared that the situation of the Awa and Guarani tribes was a top priority.

Britain's biggest beliefs and values festival re-launches on 18 June, when it will unveil its new 'mystery' name, along with a engaging programme of culture and conversation for 2013.

MSP Alison Johnstone has welcomed plans by the Scottish Government to extend the country's Freedom of Information law, after consultation.

Allegations that GCHQ used a US programme to circumvent the law and spy on British citizens have led to renewed calls for the agency to disclose what its policy is on providing intelligence to support CIA drone strikes.

The value of South West England's overall pay packet has fallen by 10% since 2007, according to a TUC analysis published today to launch its new pay campaign: 'Britain Needs A Pay Rise'.