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UN says Burma brings forward Gambari visit
Burma's military government has agreed to bring forward a visit by U.N. special envoy Ibrahim Gambari, who now expects to go there in the first week of November, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Meeting UN goals can lower childhood mortality
A combination of environmental and nutritional programs that target the poor can substantially reduce childhood mortality globally, new research suggests.
California fire evacuees top 500,000; second death
At least 16 wind-driven wildfires burned from the Mexican border to areas north of Los Angeles on Tuesday, forcing more than half a million people from their homes and claiming a second life on the third day of fire calamity.
Iraqi music star plans fundraiser for refugees
Prominent Iraqi oud player Naseer Shamma says he plans a fundraising campaign next month that he hopes will raise millions of dollars to help Iraqi refugees in countries such as Syria and Jordan.
WHO boosts estimate of pandemic flu vaccine supply
Scientific advances have dramatically increased the supply of life-saving flu vaccine that could be used to fight a global pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Reformed Christians agree formation of new global body
The World Alliance of Reformed Churches and the Reformed Ecumenical Council have agreed to the formation of a new global Reformed body.
Christian filmmakers praise Walt, fault Disney Co
Hundreds of Christian filmmakers gathered on Monday in Texas to study entertainment pioneer Walt Disney and how they believe his corporate heirs at the Walt Disney Co
Congo govt, donors slow to act on violent east - HRW
Congo's leaders, foreign donors and the United Nations were slow to see the risk of fresh conflict in the nation's east, leaving civilians open to murder, rape and looting by armed groups, Human Rights Watch said.
Ugandan LRA rebel officer surrenders in Congo -UN
A senior officer of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebel group has surrendered to U.N. peacekeepers in northern Democratic Republic of Congo, a U.N. spokesman in Kinshasa said on Tuesday.
EU proposes 'blue card' for high-skilled migrants
The European Union is planning a "blue card" to lure highly skilled migrants by offering financial and housing benefits, and cutting red tape.
Somalia releases U.N. food aid boss
The Somali government on Tuesday released a senior U.N. food aid official held for nearly a week after dozens of intelligence officers stormed the world body's compound in Mogadishu.
Human rights expert says will visit Burma soon
The United Nations expert on human rights in Burma said on Monday he would visit the reclusive military-ruled Asian country next month to look into its fierce crackdown on pro-democracy protests.
Cameroon plans UN peacekeeper training school
Cameroon plans to set up an international training centre for African police to prepare them for U.N. peacekeeping operations on the continent, diplomats at the United Nations said on Monday.
Malaysia reviews laws on religious conversion
Malaysia is reviewing its laws on religious conversion after a recent run of legal battles over freedom of worship inflamed tensions in the mainly Muslim nation, media said on Monday.
Sudan polio campaign targets 8 million children
More than 8 million Sudanese children will be vaccinated against polio, health officials said on Monday, following the country's first case of the disease in more than two years.
UK says will not use carbon revenues for climate
Britain will not use money the government gets from auctioning carbon emissions permits to help it in the fight against climate change, it said on Monday.