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AIDS death toll passes 25 mln: UNAIDS
SHANGHAI (AFP) - AIDS has killed 25 million people worldwide but new infections are slowing sharply, the UN said on Tuesday in an annual report on the crisis that mixed hope with a warning against complacency.
November 25, 2009, 12:28 am -
Over 33 million infected with AIDS virus: U.N.
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - An estimated 33.4 million people worldwide are infected with the AIDS virus, up from 33 million in 2007, but more people are living longer due to the availability of drugs, according to a United Nations report.
November 25, 2009, 12:40 am -
Britain begins long-awaited Iraq war probe
LONDON (AFP) - A long-awaited public inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war opened Tuesday, vowing not to "shy away from criticism" of individuals or institutions over the controversial conflict.
November 25, 2009, 12:19 am -
Khmer Rouge prosecutors seek jail term for Duch
PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Prosecutors called on Tuesday for the former Khmer Rouge prison chief to get a lengthy jail term, saying he embodied the ruthless efficiency of the regime behind the "Killing Fields" atrocities.
November 25, 2009, 12:13 am -
GM has paid back Opel loans to Germany: Merkel
BERLIN (AFP) - General Motors has repaid the 1.5 billion euros (2.
November 25, 2009, 12:09 am -
Shalit prisoner swap 'very close:' Israeli minister
JERUSALEM (AFP) - An Israeli minister said on Tuesday that a deal with the Islamist movement Hamas to swap a Gaza-held soldier for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners was "very close."
November 25, 2009, 12:06 am -
Chinese banks to be punished for risky lending
BEIJING (AFP) - China has issued a rare warning that it will impose curbs on banks unless they beef up their defences against bad loans as Beijing tries to put the brakes on a massive lending spree.
November 25, 2009, 12:05 am -
'Comfort food' relieves stress: Australian study
SYDNEY (AFP) - A high-fat, high-sugar diet could have the same effect on brain chemistry as mood-altering drugs, giving scientific support to the craving for "comfort food", Australian researchers said on Tuesday.
November 24, 2009, 11:48 pm -
China executes two over tainted milk scandal
BEIJING (AFP) - Two men were executed in China on Tuesday for their roles in a contaminated milk powder scandal that led to the deaths of at least six infants and sickened up to 300,000, state media said.
November 24, 2009, 11:41 pm -
Indonesian anti-graft activists slam SBY
Indonesian protesters have burned photos of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and demanded his resignation over what they see as his complicity in corruption.
November 24, 2009, 11:32 pm -
Injury crisis gnaws at Barca as Liverpool face exit
PARIS (AFP) - It would normally be unthinkable -- but it is just possible that holders Barcelona will become the first winners since the 1993 introduction of the Champions League format not to survive the group stages.
November 24, 2009, 11:22 pm -
Congo warlords in the dock at Hague court
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Two Congolese militiamen denied charges they ordered subordinates to attack civilians, rape women and enlist child soldiers when they went on trial on Tuesday at the world's first permanent war crimes court.
November 24, 2009, 11:08 pm -
New HIV infections down 17%: UNAIDS
GENEVA (AFP) - New HIV infections have fallen by 17 percent over the past eight years, UNAIDS said Tuesday, noting that prevention programmes were having an impact.
November 24, 2009, 11:01 pm -
Over 33 million worldwide infected with AIDS: report
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - An estimated 33.4 million people worldwide are infected with the AIDS virus, according to a report issued on Tuesday in Shanghai by the World Health Organization and the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
November 24, 2009, 10:59 pm -
Australian PM urges parliament to approve carbon cuts
CANBERRA (AFP) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd urged parliament Tuesday to approve legislation aiming to slash carbon pollution by up to 25 percent by 2020 ahead of next month's global talks on climate change.
November 24, 2009, 10:51 pm -
Philippines sets emergency rule after massacre
AMPATUAN, Philippines (Reuters) - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo placed two southern provinces and a city under emergency rule on Tuesday after 24 people were killed in the worst-ever election related violence in the country.
November 24, 2009, 10:44 pm -
Police arresting people "just for the DNA"
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has built the world's biggest DNA database without proper political debate and police routinely arrest people just to get their DNA profiles onto the system, the genetics watchdog said in a report on Tuesday.
November 24, 2009, 10:44 pm -
Spain arrests 36 from youth group linked to ETA
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish police have arrested 36 members of Segi, an outlawed youth group linked to the Basque guerrilla organisation ETA, in a sweep which is still underway, court officials said on Tuesday.
November 24, 2009, 10:41 pm -
Iraq national vote unlikely in January: official
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq will be unable to hold a national election in January as planned, a poll official said on Tuesday, heaping more uncertainty on a vote meant to cement democracy and pave the way for a partial U.S. troop withdrawal.
November 24, 2009, 10:37 pm -
Sri Lanka navy seizes 142 boat people
Sri Lanka's navy on Tuesday seized four fishing trawlers carrying 142 people heading for Australia, a spokesman said.
November 24, 2009, 10:25 pm
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