August, 2008

• 30 August

  Afghan child mortality linked to uneducated mothers

  HONG KONG (Reuters) – High child mortality rates in conservative Afghanistan are linked not just to war but to mothers being uneducated and having little or no say when their children need medical help, a study has found.

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• 30 August

  Afghanistan faces humanitarian crisis: Oxfam

  KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan needs urgent help to avert a humanitarian crisis this winter, with millions facing some of the worst conditions for more than 20 years, a leading British charity said on Saturday.

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• 30 August

  Pressure mounts ahead of EU’s Georgia-Russia summit

  Georgia’s president has been visiting the Black Sea port of Poti – inspecting the damage caused during the conflict with Russia over the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia and maintaining the pressure ahead of Monday’s European Union summit on the situation.

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• 30 August

  Karadzic refuses war crimes pleas

  Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has refused to enter a plea to charges of war crimes at the United Nations tribunal in The Hague.

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• 30 August

  Italy to seal Libya colonial deal

  Italy is to provide billions of dollars to Libya as part of a deal to resolve colonial-era disputes, Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has announced.

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• 30 August

  Palestinian leader visits Beirut

  Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has been holding talks with senior Lebanese officials in Beirut at the start of a two-day visit.

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• 30 August

  Egypt opens Gaza border crossing

  Egypt has opened its border crossing with the Gaza Strip at Rafah for two days, allowing hundreds of Palestinians to cross into and out of the territory.

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• 30 August

  New Lebanese army chief promoted

  The new chief of the Lebanese army, Jean Kahwaji, has been promoted to general in a ceremony attended by his predecessor, President Michel Suleiman.

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• 30 August

  Gaddafi charged for cleric kidnap

  Lebanon has indicted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi over the disappearance of a prominent Shia Muslim cleric during a visit to Libya 30 years ago.

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• 30 August

  Sarkozy confirms Syria visit date

  French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced he will visit Syria on 3-4 September as part of efforts to improve ties between the two countries.

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