A Selection of News Headlines (02/12/08)

Mob runs riot as Zimbabwe runs out of water (The Times) - [text online]

Unpaid Zimbabwe soldiers fight police (The Independent) - [text online]

DR Congo: Rebels quit border town, urge govt to talk (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Zimbabwe: Cholera crisis mounts as Harare water system shut down (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

CAR: European Commission allocates EUR 6m in humanitarian aid (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Timor-Leste: IDPs face difficult journey home (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Somalia: Humanitarian partners launch USD 919m appeal for 3.2 million people (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

'It's the best video game ever. I love this job' (The Guardian) - [text online]

Johnson policy chief asked to 'clarify' views on immigration (The Guardian) - [text online]

DRC: Camp transfer continues despite precarious security situation (UNHCR) - [text online]

Gulf of Aden: 20 die as smugglers force migrants overboard (UNHCR) - [text online]

16 Days of Activism: South African border shelter helps young Zimbabwean women (UNHCR) - [text online]

World AIDS Day: Challenges ahead for UNHCR in battling HIV and AIDS (UNHCR) - [text online]

Democratic Republic of the Congo: fresh outbreak of fighting in the east displaces more civilians (ICRC) - [text online]

Fair rules for strong communities (Home Office Press Release) - [text online]

Human Rights Council: Words are not enough – Civilians in eastern DRC need more than half measures (Amnesty International) - [text online]

PHILIPPINES: New conviction boosts fight against human trafficking (IRIN News) - [text online]

ZIMBABWE: Police and soldiers clash (IRIN News) - [text online]

Zimbabwe: UN agency calls for $2 million to fight cholera epidemic (UN News) - [text online]

UN envoy to war-torn eastern DR Congo wraps up latest round of talks (UN News) - [text online]

Ban deeply saddened by deadly inter-communal clashes in Nigerian city (UN News) - [text online]

Senior UN official visits Nepal to probe release of former child soldiers (UN News) - [text online]

Nearly half of all Somalis in need of humanitarian aid, warns UN relief official (UN News) - [text online]

Protection of civilians remains key issue in Sudan, stresses UN humanitarian chief (UN News) - [text online]

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