maimed
rebel fighters at a field hospital just outside the city.
Germany and France say they'll unveil a comprehensive package to tackle the eurozone's debt crisis by early November. Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Nicolas Sarkozy said the aim was to address the problems of the worst-hit country Greece and to propose ways of
re-capitalising
the banks affected by the crisis. Mr Sarkozy said they were also seeking to increase cooperation between eurozone countries through treaty changes.
"We are ready with Mrs Merkel to propose to our partners a number of adaptations, also to major European accords so that the integration, efficiency and stability of the eurozone can be guaranteed in a lasting way."
The Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has claimed victory in the country's general election after exit polls indicated his ruling centre-right Civic Platform party was comfortably ahead of its rivals. A victory for Mr Tusk's coalition will be the first time a government has won re-election since the fall of communism. A BBC correspondent in Warsaw says it appears the polls have
rewarded Mr Tusk for
his successful handling of the economy. Poland is the only EU country to avoid recession since the global crisis.
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Sudan and its newly independent neighbour South Sudan have set up several committees to resolve outstanding disputes. It's the most tangible result of President Salva Kiir's historic first visit to Khartoum since the South gained independence three months ago. Both sides accuse the other of supporting rebels on their territory and claim the disputed region of Abyei.