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African leaders seek sanctions on Eritrea

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:46:25 +0000

Source: Reuters * African Union says Eritrea helping rebels in Somalia * AU summit drops resolution to boost peacekeepers * Third day of heavy fighting in northern Mogadishu (Releads with African Union ...

Americas economic leaders shore up crisis response

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:33:33 +0000

Source: Reuters (Recasts, adds quotes) By Rodrigo Martinez and Terry Wade VINA DEL MAR, Chile, July 3 (Reuters) - Finance ministers from the Americas and multilateral lenders sought to shore up responses to the ...

Two foreign aid workers kidnapped in Darfur

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:22:08 +0000

Source: Reuters (Adds confirmation from aid group, detail, background) By Andrew Heavens KHARTOUM, July 3 (Reuters) - Armed men seized two female aid workers, one Irish and one Ugandan, in Sudan's Darfur region ...

Biden urges Iraqis to heal divisions

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:43:07 +0000

Source: Reuters * Biden calls on Iraq leaders to reconcile factions * Mixed Iraqi reactions to Biden visit * PM says Baath party not part of reconciliation (Adds PM statement, below crosshead) By Andrew ...

SENEGAL: Casamance residents warn of attacks' impact

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:38:56 +0000

Source: IRIN In Senegal's Casamance region one youth remains missing five days after armed men attacked a group of people collecting cashews, one of the region's main cash crops.

Bahraini officials pay first visit to Israel-report

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:38:25 +0000

Source: Reuters JERUSALEM, July 3 (Reuters) - Bahraini officials visited Israel in an official capacity for the first time on Friday to collect five of their nationals Israel was deporting, a Bahraini news report and ...

Two foreign aid workers kidnapped in Darfur

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:08:13 +0000

Source: Reuters KHARTOUM, July 3 (Reuters ) - Unknown armed men kidnapped two female aid workers, one Irish and one Ugandan, in Sudan's western Darfur region on Friday, a United Nations source said. The men seized ...

Comoros crash airline suspends Paris flights

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:53:16 +0000

Source: Reuters PARIS, July 3 (Reuters) - The operator of a Yemeni aircraft that crashed into the Indian Ocean off the Comoros islands this week has suspended flights from Paris, a spokeswoman for Aeroports de Paris ...

GLOBAL: "Hunger season" neglected

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:38:56 +0000

Source: IRIN Most of the world's 600 million hungry and under-nourished people suffer seasonal hunger rather than effects of conflict or natural disasters, but donors and governments often treat recurring nutritional problems as one-off emergencies and this weakens their response actions.

US sets new Israel meeting, presses Arabs to help

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:55:34 +0000

Source: Reuters * Obama envoy to meet Barak again, in London on Monday * US seeks Arab help to persuade Israel to freeze settlement * Israeli settlement offer may fall short of Arab demands By Alastair ...