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Join T2A Chat Wednesday, 12 Dec 2007, at 1800 UTC when we meet scientist Colin Mathers, who recently completed new projections of global, regional, and country mortality and burden of disease from 2002 to 2030.  Dr. Mathers has spearheaded the efforts of the World Health Organization Global Burden of Disease project.

 

Female Suicide Bombing in Iraq Kills 15
Police say the attack targeted members of a Sunni Islamist group that recently began cooperating with US and Iraqi forces

Christopher Hill (File) US Says More Talks Needed on North Korea Nuclear Issue  Audio Clip Available
US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill told reporters North Korea is 'quite on schedule' in disabling key nuclear facilities

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel during their joint press conference in Paris, 06 Dec 2007 NATO, EU Agree to Maintain Pressure on Iran
Leaders of Germany and France have also called for continued international pressure on Iran

French soldiers serving in the NATO-led peacekeeping mission stand at attention in NATO's Camp Nothing Hill in northern Kosovo, 29 Nov 2007 NATO Foreign Ministers to Discuss Role In Kosovo, Afghanistan  Audio Clip Available
NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer stressed the alliance's commitment in keeping its peacekeeping troops in Kosovo beyond the December 10 UN deadline

Benazir Bhutto Pakistani Opposition Party Deadlocked Over Electoral Demands
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto tells VOA there is an 80 percent chance her party will participate in January 8 general elections

Couple looks at map of Africa and Europe at site of EU-Africa Summit, Lisbon, 7 Dec 2007 Human Rights, Conflict Overshadow Broader Issues at Africa-Europe Summit
Summit to issue plan of action bolstering cooperation in areas of peace, security, governance, human rights, trade, economic integration, development

Gyude Bryant (File) Liberia's Former Leader Byrant Is Arrested in Corruption Probe
Arrest follows Gyude Bryant's failure to report to court this week for the resumption of a trial on the alleged disappearance of money from state coffers between 2003 and 2006

Richard Boucher (file photo) US Official Defends Aid to Pakistan  Audio Clip Available  Video clip available
Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher predicts elections in Pakistan scheduled for January 8 will not be perfect

Buddhist monks march down a street for a second day as they launch a peaceful protest movement in Rangoon, Burma, 19 Sep 2007 Human Rights Watch: Burmese Government Lies About Crackdown Death Toll  Audio Clip Available
Rights group says at least 20 people died when soldiers broke up peaceful pro-democracy demonstrations in September, and there is reason to believe the toll is higher

Indonesian police keep group of activists from proceeding to U.N. climate conference venue in Nusa Dua, Bali, 7 Dec 2007 Delegates Forge Ahead at Bali Climate Change Conference  Audio Clip Available
United Nations' climate change chief says mood at negotiations positive; environmentalists not as optimistic about progress in negotiations

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