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Chad Arab rebel group signs peace deal with Deby
A small Arab rebel group in Chad signed a peace deal with the government on Monday after negotiations in Libya, giving a boost to President Idriss Deby before European troops deploy in the country's volatile east.
UN hears call to help children forced to be soldiers
France and the U.N. children's agency urged more countries on Monday to sign an international set of principles outlawing the use of child soldiers and helping restore them to civilian life.
Scottish & Southern outlines CO2 plans
Scottish & Southern Energy said on Monday it expected this year's results to slightly beat forecasts, as it unveiled a raft of new projects to cut CO2 emissions.
Environment disasters will swell migrant flows-UN
Environmental disasters sparked by climate change will increase the number of people seeking to migrate to richer countries from poorer parts of the world, U.N. refugee chief Antonio Guterres warned on Monday.
Steep rise in cholera cases in northern Iraq
More than 500 new cases of cholera have been confirmed since Thursday in Iraq's northern province of Kirkuk, bringing the total number across the country to more than 3,000, the health ministry said on Monday.
New nations should join climate front-line
The front-line of industrial nations fighting climate change needs shaking up to reflect that outsiders such as South Korea are now richer than insiders like Russia, the U.N. climate chief said on Monday.
Senegal threatens to withdraw troops from Darfur
Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade said on Monday he would pull his country's troops out of Darfur if it was determined that African peacekeepers who were killed at the weekend were not equipped to defend themselves.
Christians UNITE in support of persecuted Christians
UNITE event brings hundreds of Christians together in support of millions of persecuted Christians worldwide.
Draft sees North Korea disablement by year-end
North Korea could disable its nuclear facilities by the end of this year under a tentative accord reached in six-party negotiations over its atomic programmes, diplomatic sources said on Monday.
Influential rebel condemns Darfur attack on AU troops
An influential member of a rebel group blamed for the deadliest attack on African Union peacekeepers in Darfur condemned the assault and called on Monday for the group's leaders to withdraw from the area.
Mystery surrounds UN peace envoy in Myanmar
Mystery surrounded the whereabouts of U.N. envoy Ibrahim Gambari on Monday after he flew to Myanmar's new jungle capital to persuade the junta to end its crackdown on the biggest pro-democracy protests in 20 years.
Forum seeks ways to boost African trade
Africa is seeing its strongest economic growth since the 1970s, but this is largely driven by booming commodity prices and the continent needs targeted help to expand trade, a regional forum heard on Monday.
Booming crime in teeming cities divisive
Crime is booming in sprawling cities of the developing world but fear of attack outweighs the reality and is further dividing already divided populations, a UN agency said on Monday.
Rudy Giuliani: 'I Pray to Jesus for Guidance'
Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani says God is a very important part of his life.
Canterbury faces pressure to disown US Episcopal Church
Conservative members of the 77 million-member worldwide Anglican Communion will this week demand that the Archbishop of Canterbury disown the US arm of the Church over the gay controversy.
Archbishop joins fight to save celebrated children's charity
A battle has commenced to save a celebrated children's charity, which is set to close in March 2008 unless it receives substantial government funding.