• WTO Takes Step Forward for Poorer Nations

  The latest trade meeting of 149 nations to help developing nations emerge from poverty ended in a step forward, with many of the details left to be resolved until next year.

• New Poll Shows Early Support for Supreme Court Nominee Alito

  There is early public support for Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, according to a new Associated Press-Ipsos poll. The report also noted that there was support for him among evangelicals.

• Miers Withdraws Nomination; Christians Commend Decision

  Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers withdrew herself from consideration for the office of associate justice Thursday amid criticism over her qualifications - a decision that received commendation from

• Christians & Muslims Stand United to Denounce London Bomb Attacks

  Christians and Muslims in Britain issued a joint statement expressing sympathy for the families of victims in Thursday's London attacks, as British society leaders pushed to prevent a backlash against

• New Project to Highlight Role of Christianity in South Asia

  An ecumenical project designed to preserve the historical role of Christianity in South Asia is currently underway. The end product will be a Dictionary of South Asian Christianity