World Update from BBC News
Contractors 'divert Somalia aid'Up to half the food aid in Somalia is routinely diverted to corrupt contractors and militants, a leaked UN report says.Greeks stage fresh general strikeThousands of Greek workers are to stage a second general strike in a month over austerity measures.Mexican shakes up world rich listMexican Carlos Slim overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes "rich list", with a fortune of $53.5bn.Obama says Haiti situation 'dire'Barack Obama warns that the crisis in quake-hit Haiti is not over, as he meets the country's President, Rene Preval.EU to back bluefin tuna trade banEU nations decide to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna until stocks recover.
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