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Burundi releases 673 political prisoners
Jan 10 2006 11:06PM (CT)
BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) - The government released nearly 700 people Tuesday that had been declared political prisoners by a commission set up under a deal that ended Burundi's 12-year civil war, officials said.
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Thousands gather for Voodoo Day in Benin
Jan 10 2006 3:07PM (CT)
OUIDAH, Benin (AP) - Thousands gathered on a beach Tuesday to celebrate Benin's once-banned Voodoo, slaughtering animals and welcoming revelers from Brazil and the United States, including descendants of slaves who took the religion to the Americas centuries ago.
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