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Nairobi– Make-or-break talks between Sudan’s rebel leader, John Garang, and Vice President, Ali Osman Taha, aimed at breaking the deadlock in the Sudanese peace process are making progress, sources close to the negotiations told IRIN. […]

Nairobi– Despite the considerable resources invested in health care in southern Sudan over the years, the impact they have made ”seems pale in comparison to the continuing needs”, says the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, in […]

New York/Monrovia– While talks aimed at shaping United Nations support for Liberia’s transitional government got underway on Tuesday in the capital Monrovia, the country’s interior remains gripped by rumours of fresh rebel violence, forcing relief […]

New York– There is no greater threat to individual human security than HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, a senior official of the Global Fund set up to help combat those illnesses said on Tuesday at a […]

Geneva– The UN World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday said speculation concerning the discovery of a suspected case of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Singapore could not be confirmed due to conflicting medical analyses. […]

Kampala– The Ugandan army has said it is recruiting Karamojong warriors as a militia force to fight the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel group in eastern Uganda. ”There is nothing special in this,” Brig Kale […]

Islamabad– An elite provincial border police force is to be set up along the confluence of the Sindh-Punjab-Balochistan borders in southern and central Pakistan, where growing lawlessness and sabotage have contributed to a certain amount […]

Washington– State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher said the United States is hoping a new Palestinian prime minister will have adequate commitment, authority and resources to move forward on the Middle East road map for peace. […]