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Chad declares emergency in east over ethnic clashes
Chad's government on Tuesday declared a state of emergency along its eastern border with Sudan's Darfur and in its remote desert north to tackle a fresh flare-up of ethnic violence that killed at least 20 people.
Cost of food aid soars as global need rises
A "perfect storm" of drought, conflict and rising costs has increased the ranks of the chronically hungry by millions of people, and forced aid workers to find and fund longer-term solutions to the food crisis.
Mauritanian refugees stuck due to lack of funds, says UN
One of Africa's most protracted refugee situations may be further stalled unless donors help send home 24,000 Mauritanian refugees, many of whom have spent nearly two decades in exile, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
Arctic explorers to chart sea ice melt
Three British polar explorers will set off from Alaska early next year on a trek to the North Pole to try to establish when Arctic summer sea ice will finally vanish because of global warming.
Zimbabwe Government escalating crackdown - opposition
Zimbabwe's main opposition said on Tuesday President Robert Mugabe's government was escalating a violent crackdown against its members, but said it would not walk away from talks with the ruling party.
Brazil urges Africa to join 'biofuel revolution'
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has called on Africa to join the "biofuel revolution", saying it would help strengthen the world's poorest economies and fight global warming.
Postal strikes suspended amid deal talks
A postal strike planned for later this week has been called off as union bosses consider a deal aimed at ending the long-running dispute.
Young man admits killing church vicar
A young man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a church vicar on the grounds of 'diminished responsibility'.
Red Cross seeks access to Burma protest detainees
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Tuesday it was seeking access to thousands of people detained during the recent crackdown in Burma, though authorities there had not yet agreed to talks.
Sudan's Bashir to meet south leaders to end dispute
Sudan's president agreed to meet former southern rebels on Tuesday days after they withdrew their ministers from government and triggered the country's worst political crisis since a peace deal was signed in 2005.
US sees North Korea ending uranium enrichment programme
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill said on Tuesday he believed North Korea would stop its uranium enrichment programme by the end of the year.
India to host world toilet summit
Health and sanitation experts from 40 countries will meet in New Delhi later this month for the seventh World Toilet Summit to find ways to provide toilets for everyone by 2025.
UN refugee chief warns of refugee crisis in North Iraq
The U.N.'s refugee chief warned on Tuesday of the danger of a refugee crisis in northern Iraq, a day after Turkey's cabinet asked parliament for permission to launch an attack there against Kurdish separatists.
UK needs new policies to tackle globalisation - lawmakers
Highly-skilled workers in Britain are under threat from increasing global competition and the government needs to lay out new policy showing how it will respond to the challenge, lawmakers said on Tuesday.
Caspian states won't let soil be used for any attack
Caspian Sea states declared in Tehran on Tuesday they would not let their soil be used for an attack on any of them, an apparent response to speculation the United States could resort to force in its nuclear row with Iran.
Evangelicals respond as Abortion review refuses to consider ethics
Excluding ethics in a select committee abortion enquiry has set a dangerous precedent, the Evangelical Alliance has said.