UN officials report hundreds of thousands of people are in urgent need of assistance
Study says authoritarian governments tightened their grip on power in 2010
Leaders say will have 'no alternative' but to take measures to enforce election results if President Gbagbo refuses to give up power
Wednesday evening's statement comes after five days of negotiations in the council to find a unified position
New policy is criticized by some business groups
Official says at least 300 women, men and children were sexually assaulted during attacks by three rebel groups
Some are share fears of Latin American community over impact of law
However, they have welcomed a Dutch ruling fining an oil trading company, Trafigura, over the 2006 dumping of toxic waste
If effort works, the flow of noxious crude that has befouled the Gulf of Mexico since April would finally come to an end
Talks came amid some tensions between White House and Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill
Head of the Turkish army said Turkey's patience is running out
Study found women represent largest number infected by HIV
Netanyahu-Obama meeting comes as relations have plummeted over the issue of Jewish settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem
Most African AIDS patients die of TB
With 80 percent of ballots counted, officials give Mr. Komorowski 51.3 percent of the votes and Mr. Kaczynski 48.7
VP Joe Biden met separately Sunday with Iraq's PM Nouri al-Maliki and main challenger for post, former PM Ayad Allawi
Holiday commemorates occasion in 1776 when 13 original colonies declared independence from Britain
Nadal scored a straight-sets victory over Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic
But critics say it is not practical standard of care for most people suspected of having disease
They say a firm deadline for withdrawal of US troops will send wrong message to Afghanistan
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