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EU Urged to Boost Health Care for Illegal Migrants
European Union countries should guarantee access to health care for illegal immigrants, a French medical aid group said on Tuesday.
Global Fund Eyes $8 bln from Donors to Fight Disease
Anti-poverty campaigners led by rock star Bono want the world's rich nations this week to pledge about $8 billion for the next three years to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
UN Council Authorizes EU Force for Chad
The U.N. Security Council authorized on Tuesday a European Union peacekeeping force and U.N. police to help protect civilians suffering from the spillover violence from neighboring Darfur.
Bush Urges Sudan, Rebels to Cease Fire During Talks
U.S. President George W. Bush called on the Sudanese government and rebels to observe a cease-fire during peace talks next month, and urged fast action to end what he said was "genocide" in Darfur.
Crime-Stricken Bissau May Explode Within Months
Guinea-Bissau could "explode" within months unless the international community takes strong steps to stop Latin American drug cartels overrunning the poor West African state, a U.N. official said on Tuesday.
Egypt to Send 2,100 Peacekeepers to Darfur
Egypt will send more than 2,100 personnel to join a United Nations peacekeeping force in the Darfur region of Sudan, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Troops to Get Better Housing, Tax Breaks
The government pledged to improve living conditions for British troops on Tuesday by spending an extra 80 million pounds on housing and offering tax relief for soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Mauritius Tops New Africa Good Governance Index
Mauritius is the best run country in Africa and Somalia is the worst, according to a new good governance index published on Tuesday.
Bishops take to Road and Sky for Back to Church Sunday
Thousands are expected to come back to church as bishops take to the road and sky to spread the message.
Myanmar Monks Chant 'Democracy' in Anti-Junta Protests
Chanting "democracy, democracy", 10,000 monks marched through the heart of Myanmar's main city on Tuesday in defiance of a threat by the ruling generals to send in troops to end the biggest anti-junta protests in 20 years.
Iran Starts Talks With IAEA on Nuclear Programme
Iranian nuclear officials and a visiting team from the U.N. nuclear watchdog held talks on Monday to clarify outstanding questions about Iran's atomic work, which the West fears is a cover to build a nuclear bomb.
Fresh Fighting Endangers Eastern Congo Ceasefire
Clashes broke out between Congo's army and fighters loyal to renegade General Laurent Nkunda on Monday, threatening to shatter a fragile three-week ceasefire in the troubled east, U.N. and army officials said.
Gore, Ban, Schwarzenegger Urge Climate Action Now
The head of the United Nations, the governor of California and the star of "An Inconvenient Truth" spoke with one voice on Monday, urging quick global action to stem emissions that heat the planet.
World Energy Revolution Needed for Climate
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday the world needs a revolution on energy that transcends oil, gas and coal to prevent problems from climate change.
Endangered Islands Sound Climate Change Alarm
Small islands, home to 5 percent of the world's population, could disappear under rising oceans as the Earth warms, delegates from 37 small island states warned on Monday.
US Warns of Sanctions, UN Action Against Myanmar
The United States will announce new sanctions and step up pressure for U.N. Security Council action against Myanmar, where protesters are marching against the military rulers, U.S. leaders said on Monday.