President Bush says World AIDS Day marks a day of both sadness and hope. Mr. Bush spoke after he and First Lady Laura Bush took part in a meeting at a church in the U.S. state of Maryland Friday, ahead of World AIDS Day, which is marked around the world each year on December 1.

This World AIDS Day, the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) is celebrating the good news from the United Nations Joint Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) that the global case count is lower than previous estimates.