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CONGO (DR) CONFLICT
Kabila has 58 pct in Congo poll result, urges calm
Former rebel leader Bemba's coalition has already rejected partial results, complaining of "systematic cheating" in the vote count and questioning the credibility of the electoral commission.
CHAD TROUBLES
Chad orders gun clampdown, peace force calls mount
Chad imposes a crackdown on illegal firearms as a state of emergency takes effect to curb ethnic violence.
CHAD-DARFUR BORDER
U.N. not given up on Darfur force plan -Annan
International observers may be posted along Chad's border with Sudan, while within Darfur the U.N. is pushing for a hybrid international and African Union force.
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
CAR: Displaced civilians flock to town targeted by rebels
Meanwhile, France accedes to a request by Central African Republic President François Bozize for military aid to help repulse rebels, reports IRIN.
CLIMATE CHANGE
UN's Annan launches plan to help Africa on climate
The Secretary-General says there is a "frightening lack of leadership" in confronting threats to coastal cities, food production and health in Africa.
SCARLET FEVER
Nepal rebels step up recruitment before peace deal
North Korea could be facing a scarlet fever pandemic after the disease broke out last month in its Ryanggang province which borders China, reports South Korea's Yonhap news agency.
NEPAL INSURGENCY
Israel kills 18 civilians in Gaza shelling
Nepal's Maoist insurgents embark on a recruitment drive, ahead of signing a peace deal, with hundreds of young men and boys forced to join the rebel army, say residents and media reports.
EXTREME WEATHER
Disasters losses may top $1 trillion/yr by 2040-UN
The estimated cost of droughts, storm surges, hurricanes and floods is estimated to double every 12 years, warns a partnership between the United Nations and private finance institutions.
ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA BORDER
Commission to demarcate Ethiopia-Eritrea border
An independent commission will demarcate the contested Ethiopian-Eritrean border on maps and leave the rival nations to establish the physical boundary themselves, a letter obtained by Reuters shows.
KENYA FLOODS
Floods in Kenya kill 23 people, uproot 80,000
More than 80,000 people are forced from their homes after heavy rains in Kenya cause massive flooding, say government officials and aid workers.
SOUTH ASIA QUAKE ZONE
PAKISTAN: Humanitarian situation stable as quake zone descends into winter
After the first heavy rain and snow of the winter, the humanitarian situation across Pakistan's northern earthquake-affected region remains stable, say officials.
AFGHANISTAN TURMOIL
AFGHANISTAN: WFP to provide aid to vulnerable in restive south
Tens of thousands of people affected by the recent conflict and this year's harsh drought in southern Afghanistan will receive food assistance, says the U.N. World Food Programme.
IRAQ IN TURMOIL
IRAQ: Immunisation campaign gets underway, despite insecurity
The Ministry of Health administers a five-day national polio immunisation campaign to protect 4.8 million Iraqi children.
IVORY COAST UNREST
INTERVIEW-Illicit enrichment impedes Ivorian peace - U.N.
Illicit wealth generated by Ivory Coast's enduring crisis has dimmed the resolve of the nation's politicians to work towards long-delayed elections, says a senior U.N. official.
KASHMIR DISPUTE
Indian forces kill seven rebels in Kashmir
Indian troops kill seven suspected militants in Kashmir, as diplomats from India and Pakistan hold a second day of talks that include the dispute in Kashmir.
SRI LANKA
Anger, frustration: Sri Lankan Tamils mourn slain MP
Thousands of Tamils gather in Sri Lanka's far north to pay their last respects to the second pro-rebel lawmaker assassinated in a year.
PHILIPPINES-MINDANAO CONFLICT
Manila makes fresh offer to Muslim rebels for talks
Philippines negotiators offer a fresh deal to the country's largest Muslim separatist group to help restart peace talks, says a government official.
SOMALIA TROUBLES
Nations deny arming rival Somali factions
Several nations deny charges in a U.N.-commissioned report that they are pouring weaponry into Somalia in violation of the world's most-ignored weapons ban.
SOUTH SUDAN FRAGILE PEACE
Sudan to help southerners return home
Sudan will return some of the more than 2 million southern Sudanese who have lived in slums surrounding the capital Khartoum for more than two decades, say officials.
UGANDA VIOLENCE
UGANDA: UN to participate in monitoring ceasefire agreement
The United Nations will join the team monitoring the cessation of hostilities agreement between the Ugandan government and the rebel Lord's Resistance Army, says a top U.N. official, reported by IRIN.
PATIENTS BEFORE PROFITS
World's poor still deprived of drugs -activists
Poor people in developing countries are still not getting access to many life-saving medicines, five years after a trade declaration that rich countries should put patients before profits, say campaigners.
UNEXPLODED MUNITIONS
Global pact to clean up unexploded arms takes effect
A global treaty obliging warring parties to remove unexploded munitions which kill and maim long after fighting ends comes into force, amid moves to start negotiations to curb use of cluster bombs.
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APPEAL OF THE WEEK
Oxfam GB: Urgent humanitarian aid may be delayed by new violence in eastern Chad
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