Somalia's crisis; Antarctic ice breaking

UN Wire
March 26, 2008
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TODAY'S HEADLINES

TOP STORY
* Aid agencies urge world to act on Somali crisis
QUOTE OF THE DAY
* Ted Scambos, lead scientist at the University of Colorado's National Snow and Ice Data Center, on the Antarctic ice shelf breaking. Get the full story. 
BLOG ROUNDUP
* blog
UN RADIO
* radio
UNITED NATIONS
* War crimes court in Sierra Leone draws mixed reviews
* Ban to meet with Australia's Rudd on range of issues
DEVELOPMENT HEALTH AND POVERTY
* North Korea struggles with food aid as mass shortage looms
* Jimmy Carter: Fight against guinea worm a success
* Philippines moves to protect against soaring rice prices
* Sudan robbers kill three WFP drivers in one week
DEVELOPMENT ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
* Antarctic ice shelf in middle of collapse
* Mammoth tusk business may give elephants a break
* U.S. pushes India nuclear agreement
* UNESCO adds Bosnia-Serbia bridge to World Heritage List
HUMAN RIGHTS
* South Korea will vote for rights resolution on North Korea
* Sarkozy says he's considering Olympics opening boycott over Tibet
PEACE AND SECURITY
* Mix of hope and fear in Zimbabwe ahead of election
* Fighting continues in Comoros
* Taliban vows to beef up attacks
* Lebanon says won't join Arab summit in Syria

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