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Urham, N.H. - The Episcopal Church consecrated Gene Robinson as bishop in a heartfelt ceremony Sunday, making him the first openly gay man to rise to that rank in any of the world's major Christian bodies. But while pageantry mixed with exultation in the ritual elevating Robinson to bishop of New Hampshire, it seems unlikely the church will hold together in its aftermath. Minutes after Robinson was consecrated, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams - spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican communion - said the divisions caused by Robinson's elevation "are a matter of deep regret." Brussels - The European Union said Monday a "misleading" survey in which more Europeans named Israel as a threat to world peace than any other country will not affect its Mideast policy. Israel said the poll was more evidence of anti-Israel bias in Europe and was considering sending a bombed-out bus for display in European cities to illustrate the impact of terrorism. "Europeans seem blind to Israeli victims and suffering," said Haim Assaraf, spokesman of the Israeli mission to the EU. Akarta - Flash floods swept through a popular tourist resort on Indonesia's Sumatra island, killing 66 people, five of them foreigners, and leaving at least six missing, local officials said Monday.
