News Stories (31/07/08)

Support for Darfur mission urged (BBC News) -[text online]

Karadzic due in war crimes court (BBC News) - [text online]

Zimbabwe to resume crisis talks (BBC News) - [text online]

Turkey steps back from the brink as AK Party beats court challenge (The Times) - [text online]

Turkey steps back from brink as court rules against ruling party ban (The Independent) - [text online]

Karadzic faces first day in court on genocide charges (The Independent) - [text online]

Troops die on ground in Darfur as UN helicopters perform at shows (The Independent) - [text online]

Mugabe and MDC to restart talks (The Independent) - [text online]

Colombia: Forced Displacement Overwhelming Capacity to Respond (Refugees International) - [Download a .pdf of this report in English.]

Eritrea/Ethiopia: UN Mission to close on 31 July (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

UN humanitarian chief announces USD 30m for 7 underfunded emergencies (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Sierra Leonean refugees in Guinea advised on end of their status (UNHCR News) - [text online]

For Iraqi refugee women, learning to laugh again (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Strict New Rules For Foreign Students (Home Office Press Release) - [text online]

UN peacebuilding efforts play a vital, unheralded role, says outgoing chief (UN News) - [text online]

Radovan Karadžić transferred to UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague (UN News) - [text online]

Security Council ends UN mission monitoring Eritrea-Ethiopia border (UN News) - [text online]

SUDAN: Hope for Abyei's displaced as troops move out (IRIN News) - [text online]

KENYA: Kiambaa IDPs still afraid to return home (IRIN News) - [text online]

IRAQ: Fresh hope for 3,000 stranded Palestinian refugees (IRIN News) - [text online]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

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