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EU vows treaty not dead after Irish 'No'
European Union foreign ministers insisted on Monday that the EU reform treaty was alive despite Ireland's "No" vote but conceded they had no quick fixes for rescuing it.
Sri Lanka suicide blast kills 12-military
At least 12 people were killed and 22 injured in a suspected Tamil Tiger rebel suicide blast in northern Sri Lanka on Monday, the military said.
Japan turns away Taiwan boats in sea spat
Japan on Monday turned back a Taiwan activist boat which approached a group of disputed islands in protest against a ship collision last week, the latest drama in a fast-escalating political dispute, officials said.
Abbas to send Fatah envoys to Hamas-ruled Gaza
Envoys from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction will visit the Gaza Strip on Tuesday to brief members there on his bid to cement reconciliation with Islamist Hamas, officials said.
Bangladesh awaits ex-PM Khaleda's release
The party of Bangladesh's detained former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia said on Monday it believed she would be released soon but would not appeal to the country's interim government to free her.
Rich nations said falling short on Africa aid
The world's richest nations are falling short on pledges to double aid to Africa by 2010 at a time when soaring food prices risk destroying decades of economic progress on the continent, a watchdog said on Monday.
Iran and Iraq on the agenda for Bush-Brown talks
U.S. President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Gordon Brown will present a united front against Iran's nuclear ambitions on Monday and seek to dispel media suggestions of a rift over troop levels in Iraq.
Darling says UK's financial framework has to adapt
Britain's framework for tackling economic and financial stability will have to change to meet the challenges posed by globalisation, Chancellor Alistair Darling will say this week.
In parts of Europe, migrant workers head home
Four years after Polish graphic designer Chris Rychter headed to Britain to find work and study as a citizen of the European Union, he and his wife have returned home.
2009 to see slowest growth since '92
The economy will slow to its weakest growth rate in almost two decades next year, hit by rising oil and food prices and by feeble consumer demand, the country's leading employers' group said on Monday.
Darling says UK's financial framework has to adapt
Britain's framework for tackling economic and financial stability will have to change to meet the challenges posed by globalisation, Chancellor Alistair Darling will say this week.
Obama speaks on fatherhood at Chicago church
Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama went to a new church on Sunday to discuss fatherhood.
Bishop orders probe of 'marriage' by gay clerics
A leading Church of England bishop ordered an investigation on Sunday into the blessing of two gay clergymen held in a London church in May.
Cologne museum to show long Jewish ties to the city
A new Cologne museum will show how Jewish life in the city goes back more than 1,700 years and, civic leaders hope, help revive it decades after the Holocaust.
Egypt gives UN access to Eritrean asylum seekers
The Egyptian government has agreed to give the United Nations access to Eritreans seeking political asylum in Egypt for the first time since February, the UN refugee agency said on Sunday.
Pope urges compassion for immigrants at Brindisi
Pope Benedict has used a trip to southern Italy to urge Italians, who are embroiled in heated debate on immigration, to show solidarity with the poor and suffering who come to their shores seeking a better life.