The Church Of Scotland has finally put Renfrew Old Parish Church on the market following the dissolution of its congregation. Offers have been invited, but no asking price has been revealed. Local Government Minister Derek Mackay, the town's MSP, hopes local groups will come forward to buy the building and keep it in community use. The sales brochure for the listed building points out the church is a "prominent Gothic style church building with iconic stone spire set in the heart of Renfrew." It Read more [...]

5 Add to My News Story by Brenna Hillier Mon, Aug 05, 2013 | 00:59 BST Tweet Everquest Next blew up at SoE Live in Las Vegas this weekend, and we’re still sorting through the fallout. Today’s best rubble find is the first five revealed Read more [...]

Taipei, Aug. 4 (CNA) Thirty-two days after his death and hours after his funeral, the death of Army Corporal Hung Chung-chiu was listed as homicide Sunday in the third death certificate issued by the military prosecutors.The prosecutors met with the victim's family in the afternoon and handed over a document saying Hung, 24, died of homicide, said Hung Tzu-yung, the sister of the deceased.The certificate was issued hours after the family protested to President Ma Ying-jeou at the funeral, saying Read more [...]

A staggering 102 bills are pending before parliament, with successive sessions failing to transact much business. However, only 44 bills have been listed for the 16 working days of the Aug 6-30 monsoon session.Some important pending bills:* The food security bill, an ordinance on which was passed in July and has to be ratified in six months.* The land acquisition bill.* The insurance law amendment bill raising the foreign equity cap to 49 percent from 26 percent.* The pension Read more [...]