IN BRIEF: Cells grow new windpipe

Published: November 19, 2008

EUROPE

Cells grow new windpipe

LONDON — Doctors have given a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells, eliminating the need for anti-rejection drugs. If successful, the procedure could become a new standard of treatment. The results were published online in The Lancet medical journal. The patient was Claudia Castillo, a 30-year-old Colombian mother of two living in Barcelona, who suffered from tuberculosis for years.

Britain may shame johns

LONDON — The British government is considering a plan to "name and shame” men who visit prostitutes. Critics say the move would turn back the clock to Victorian times. The proposal would make paying for sex illegal and carry additional penalties for men who have sex with women forced into prostitution, the Home Office said.

AFRICA

Panel criticizes Darfur action

UNITED NATIONS — A U.N. panel says the Sudanese government and rebel groups in Darfur have flagrantly violated a U.N. arms embargo and have chosen a military solution to the conflict over peace talks. In a report to the U.N. Security Council released Tuesday, the panel painted a grim picture of combatants stepping up the violence in Darfur.

MIDDLE EAST

Gaza fighting draws fire

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli tanks pushed into the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, drawing mortar fire from Palestinian militants and intensifying violence that has chipped away at a tenuous cease-fire.

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