World must tackle Sudan over Darfur conflict: Sarkozy / US says Sudan "history" of backsliding means pressure must be maintained on Darfur / Meeting on Darfur ends with few signs of progress

Links to various stories from over the course of Monday and early Tuesday (some newer than others) relating to Monday's conference in Paris (updated originally to note the ones from the CBC and the CP; updated further to note the one from the "New York Times"; updated still further, on Tuesday, to note a subsequent, semi-related "Washington Post" story):

(See also, most recently, Sunday night's batch.  Other earlier/alternate versions are also still available, including on Sudan Tribune, ReliefWeb, and [especially] Sudan.Net.  A few of the newspaper stories here are broad analysis features concerning President Sarkozy that are tied in with the meeting.)

From Reuters...

• "Darfur meeting ends without concrete action" (primary story)
• "France, others to propose force for eastern Chad"
• "Sarkozy opens Darfur meeting, says 'silence kills'" (from earlier)
• "France hosts meeting on help for Darfur, Chad" (from still earlier)

From the AP/CP...

• "US says Sudan 'history' of backsliding means pressure must be maintained on Darfur" (primary story) (also incorporated into a related CP story)
• "Meeting Seeks to Find Plan for Darfur" (from earlier)
• "France presses for intl financing of peacekeepers for Darfur" (reprinted on Sudan Tribune)
• "Spain, EU Pledge Peacekeeping, Humanitarian Aid For Sudan" (reprinted on both Sudan.Net and Sudan Tribune)
• "China Opposes Sudan Sanctions, Dismisses Olympic Boycott Call" (also reprinted on both Sudan.Net and Sudan Tribune)

From AFP...

• "World powers pledge to step up Darfur efforts" (primary story)
• "Major powers should 'redouble' efforts in Darfur: Rice" (from earlier)
• "France's Sarkozy urges world to be firm with Sudan" (from still earlier)
• "New Darfur force deployed by early 2008: French defence minister" (reprinted on Sudan.Net, Sudan Tribune, and ReliefWeb)

From DPA...

• "Darfur meeting ends with renewed support for peace effort" (primary story)
• "Rice, Sarkozy meet ahead of Darfur conference" (from earlier)
• "World needs to do more for Darfur, Rice says" (from still earlier)

From VOA

From the "International Herald Tribune"/"New York Times"

From the "Financial Times"

From the UK's "Times"

From the "Christian Science Monitor"

From the "Washington Post"

From Australia's ABC

From the CBC

From Al Jazeera

From the UN News Service

From the State Department's USINFO