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UN's Ban considers Algeria bomb probe
Jan 7 2008 11:13PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hinted Monday at an independent probe of last month's twin suicide truck bombings that killed 17 U.N. staffers in Algeria.
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Elephant shot dead after crashing party
Jan 7 2008 7:15PM (CT)
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Tusker, a towering 50-year-old bull elephant who had become a favorite for safari camp visitors, was shot dead after New Year's party-goers provoked the animal into trampling several cars, conservationists said Monday.
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Elephant shot dead after crashing party
Jan 7 2008 7:15PM (CT)
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Tusker, a towering 50-year-old bull elephant who had become a favorite for safari camp visitors, was shot dead after New Year's party-goers provoked the animal into trampling several cars, conservationists said Monday.
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Militant leader releases 1st Web message
Jan 7 2008 7:11PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - The fugitive leader of an al-Qaida-inspired group lashed out at the head of Lebanon's army, accusing him of destroying a Palestinian refugee camp as part of deal to become the country's next president, according to an audio tape posted on a militant Web site Monday.
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UN seeks 'progress' in Western Sahara
Jan 7 2008 6:59PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A U.N. negotiator is brokering talks starting Monday between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front, hoping for "quick progress" in the 32-year dispute over the Western Sahara.
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Kenyan rivals make concessions
Jan 7 2008 4:02PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya's president and his chief rival made key concessions Monday to end their election dispute, calling off protests and agreeing to talks under pressure from the United States as the death toll from a week of violence neared 500.
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Kenyan rivals make concessions
Jan 7 2008 4:02PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya's president and his chief rival made key concessions Monday to end their election dispute, calling off protests and agreeing to talks under pressure from the United States as the death toll from a week of violence neared 500.
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Kenyan rivals make concessions
Jan 7 2008 4:02PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya's president and his chief rival made key concessions Monday to end their election dispute, calling off protests and agreeing to talks under pressure from the United States as the death toll from a week of violence neared 500.
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War crimes trial opens with grisly video
Jan 7 2008 3:10PM (CT)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The war crimes trial of Charles Taylor, Liberia's former president, heard its first testimony Monday and saw video of victims telling of being sexually assaulted or dismembered by rebels who plundered West African diamond fields.
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Tensions escalate on Darfur border
Jan 7 2008 1:46PM (CT)
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Tensions in Sudan's western Darfur region escalated Monday as the Sudanese army accused neighboring Chad of new border violations and Darfur rebels claimed they took another town from government forces.
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