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InternationalParliament consensus for a UK “balanced migration” policy
British campaigners for a “balanced migration” policy welcomed hints from the Government's new immigration minister that he may seek limits on the number of migrants coming into the United Kingdom.
UK fuel poverty expected to reach 3.5 m households
British government attempts to tackle rising energy bills were accused of being in “meltdown” as the latest figures showed a million more households slipped into fuel poverty in 2006.
Irish “bail-out” rash rapidly extending to rest of Europe
Germany offered a blanket bank deposit guarantee on Sunday in a bid to contain the spreading credit crisis as European officials clinched deals to rescue Germany's Hypo Real Estate and recapitalize two other European banks.
Nobel in Medicine to cancer linked discoveries: HPV, HIV
This year's Nobel Prize in Medicine honors three Europeans who discovered viruses that cause deadly diseases, and whose findings have led to major medical advances.
Refugee numbers increasing by millions warns UN
The world's poor and uprooted people are increasingly at risk as the world struggles with a combination of adverse economic, social and political trends that threaten to trigger even greater displacement in the future, the top United Nations refugee official warned on Monday.
Facing a Falklands' fanatic at the Fourth Committee
Chief Minister Peter Caruana and Opposition leader Joe Bossano will soon appear before the UN Fourth Committee in New York.
Top UK brig calls for political solution in Afghanistan
The UK's commander in Helmand has said Britain should not expect a “decisive military victory” in Afghanistan. Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith told the Sunday Times the aim of the mission was to ensure the Afghan army was able to manage the country on its own.
Gibraltar on UN General Assembly agenda for this week
Gibraltar delegates left for New York to participate in the session dedicated to the British Overseas Territory before the 4th Committee of the United Nations. The 4th Committee is one of the six main committees of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Dubai, land of man made islands and skyscrapers
Dubai announced on Sunday plans to build a more than one kilometer high sky scraper, an undertaking that will demand over ten years to construct and billions of dollars, possibly becoming the world's tallest building, according to developers Nakheel.
Europe agrees on “flexible” targets but no US bail-out plan
Europe's biggest economies agreed on Saturday to work together to support financial institutions, but without forming a joint bail-out fund. French President Nicolas Sarkozy hosted the meeting of the leaders of Britain, Germany and Italy in Paris.
