World Update from BBC News
Quartet urges settlement freezeThe international Quartet of Mid-East peace mediators urges Israel to freeze settlement activity in occupied territories.Papal letter on Irish sex abusePope Benedict writes a letter to the Catholics of Ireland on how to deal with the sexual abuse of children by priests.Rio Tinto announces Guinea dealRio Tinto signs a big African venture deal with China, days before four of its officials go on trial in Shanghai.Taliban arrests halt UN contactsThe former UN special envoy in Afghanistan says Pakistan's arrest of Taliban leaders halted a channel of secret UN contacts.Srebrenica gay theory irks DutchDutch officials reject a US general's claim that troops failed at Srebrenica because of poor morale over gay soldiers.
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