23 Nov 2009 18:48:29 GMT French aid staff seized in Central African Republic (Updates with French government statement)
By Sophie Hardach
PARIS, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Two French aid workers were kidnapped on Sunday evening in the northeast of the Central African Republic, the ...
23 Nov 2009 18:43:41 GMT SCENARIOS-Road ahead for deposed Honduran President Zelaya By Helen Popper
TEGUCIGALPA, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Honduran lawmakers are due to decide on Dec. 2 whether to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya and let him finish his term until a newly elected ...
23 Nov 2009 18:37:09 GMT INTERVIEW-Yemen displaced face cholera risk, hunger - UNICEF * New camp to open in a few weeks - U.N. official
* Camp to host up to 12,000 people but may be expanded
* Insecurity, local habits complicate work
By Olesya Dmitracova
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23 Nov 2009 18:31:28 GMT FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Nov 23 Nov 23 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1830 GMT on Monday.
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* BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb targeting the convoy of former prime minister and ...
23 Nov 2009 18:29:00 GMT 'All Our Children'-- Church World Service sharpens focus on next generation Church World Service November 20, 2009
NEW YORK CITY/PREAH VIHEAR, CAMBODIA -- In tribute to Universal Children's Day (November 20) international humanitarian agency Church World Service says it is intensifying its ...
23 Nov 2009 18:27:08 GMT People fish in a lagoon in Patok near Tirana People fish in a lagoon in Patok near Tirana November 23, 2009. The beach at Patok is one of the areas where the effects of climate change can be seen in Albania where waters have eroded part of the ...
23 Nov 2009 18:22:47 GMT WEST AFRICA: Yellow fever vaccine push amid shortages, resurgence The world's first multi-country yellow fever vaccination campaign began on 23 November, with
12 million people targeted across Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The push comes as the killer mosquito-borne disease is resurging in some sub-Saharan African countries and vaccine stocks are running
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23 Nov 2009 18:22:04 GMT Israel-Hamas prisoner swap deal near - officials * Hamas delegation in Egypt for prisoner swap talks
* Hopes for a deal by Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday
* Netanyahu: any amnesty would be vetted by cabinet
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23 Nov 2009 18:21:39 GMT Iraq parl't passes new vote law, veto unresolved * Election law could be vetoed again
* Clinton acknowledges vote may be delayed
* Concern that delay could set dangerous precedent
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By Waleed Ibrahim
BAGHDAD, Nov 23 ( ...
23 Nov 2009 18:14:05 GMT Greenhouse gases reach record levels-UN agency * Carbon dioxide levels rising rapidly
* Trends point to most pessimistic scenario
* Urgent action needed by governments
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By Robert Evans
GENEVA, Nov 23 ...