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Contractors 'divert Somalia aid'
Africa
Up to half the food aid in Somalia is routinely diverted to corrupt contractors and militants, a leaked UN report says.

Haiti situation 'dire', Obama says
Americas
Barack Obama warns that the crisis in quake-hit Haiti is not over, as he meets the country's President, Rene Preval.

Mexican shakes up world rich list
Business
Mexican Carlos Slim overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes "rich list", with a fortune of $53.5bn.

Scientists to review climate body
Science & Environment
The UN secretary general asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body.