HARARE, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The death toll from Zimbabwe's worst recorded cholera epidemic has risen to nearly 500, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, in a sign of the rapidly deepening crisis. ... > full story
TOKYO, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The top U.S. negotiator for multilateral talks on ending Pyongyang's nuclear program said on Tuesday he saw a way forward at the next meeting, but details on verification must still be clarified. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — An Iraqi court sentenced Saddam Hussein's cousin "Chemical Ali" to death Tuesday for the killing of thousands of Shi'ites in a ruthless crackdown on their uprising after the 1991 Gulf War. ... > full story
VATICAN CITY, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Gay rights groups and newspaper editorials on Tuesday condemned the Vatican for its decision to oppose a proposed U.N. resolution calling on governments worldwide to de-criminalize homosexuality. ... > full story
HELSINKI, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Europe's main security and human rights body will this week discuss problems lingering since the war it failed to prevent between Russia and Georgia and consider calls by Moscow for a new European security pact. ... > full story
OTTAWA, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Canadian governor-general Michaelle Jean -- the acting head of state -- said on Tuesday she would cut short a foreign trip and return to Canada to help resolve a major political crisis. ... > full story
BEIJING, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — China warned French President Nicolas Sarkozy to call off a planned meeting with the Dalai Lama, saying on Tuesday that it was up to Sarkozy to create the right conditions for putting China-EU relations back on track. ... > full story
KHARTOUM, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — A Darfur rebel leader on Tuesday said he was resisting international pressure to attend peace talks in Qatar and vowed to boycott all negotiations until government militias were disarmed and attacks ended. ... > full story
TBILISI, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili urged the West Tuesday not to return to "business as usual" with Russia without holding it to account for its five-day war with his country in August. ... > full story
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Darfur 'getting more dangerous' Dec. 1, 2008 (News 24, South Africa) — Sudan's war-torn Darfur is becoming ever more dangerous, warned the top UN humanitarian official on Sunday, calling for rapid progress towards a ...
UN humanitarian chief criticizes attacks on aid workers in Darfur Nov. 30, 2008 (Grand Forks Herald, North Dakota) — The U.N. humanitarian chief on Sunday criticized attacks on aid workers in Darfur and called on both the Sudanese government and rebel groups to do ...
UN Humanitarian Chief: Darfur Becoming More Dangerous Nov. 30, 2008 (Morningstar) — Sudan's war-torn Darfur is becoming ever more dangerous, the top U.N. humanitarian official said Sunday, calling for rapid progress towards a ...
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