Friday, 8 December. The continuing deterioration of the security situation has forced GOAL to withdraw all remaining international staff from Darfur after three years of work, providing humanitarian relief to 220,000 war victims.
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A former federal prosecutor named Elizabeth de la Vega has drafted an indictment of President Bush, Vice President Cheney and other top officials for tricking the nation into war and for conspiracy to defraud the United States.
Violent incidents in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan seem to be symptoms of instability rather than a new wave of organised Islamic militancy. By Dadodjan Azimov in London (Institute of War and Peace Reporting).
By John L Allen Jr Weekly (National Catholic Reporter)
MOGADISHU, Dec 8, 2006 (AFP) - Fierce fighting erupted Friday between forces loyal to Somalia's weak Ethiopian-backed government and powerful Islamists south of the government's seat of Baidoa, Islamist officials said.
Tony Blair and US President George Bush have said they will take a "new approach" to the war in Iraq in a joint press conference designed to show they still stand together on the issue.The two leaders used the press conference to respond to the Iraq Study Group's blunt assessment of US failings and their vision of future policy.
December 8, 2006The Associated Press is reporting from Cairo that private Saudi citizens are giving millions of dollars to Sunni insurgents in Iraq and much of the money is used to buy weapons, according to Iraqi officials and others.
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Wednesday 6 December 2006 EU presidency holder Finland has sent out a positive signal for the European constitutional project by ratifying the treaty with an overwhelming majority.With 125 votes to 39, the Finnish parliament approved the Constitution on 5 December 2006, despite the doubts over its future following the failed referenda in France and the Netherlands.
Friday 8 December 2006 Cyprus has rejected Turkey's offer to open one port and one airport to traffic from the island. Uncertainties remain on the conditions attached to the proposal, one week ahead of a decisive EU summit.The Cyprus issue is currently the main stumbling block in the way of Turkey's EU accession. On 29 November, the Commission recommended the suspension of talks with Turkey for eight out of 35 chapters Turkey had refused to implement the Ankara Protocol and open its trade to vessels from Cyprus.