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Nigeria militants say hostage released
Jan 17 2007 8:01PM (CT)
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Militants in Nigeria said Thursday they released one of three Italian hostages seized last month in an attack in the country's oil-rich southern delta region.
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Congo agrees to deal with warlord
Jan 17 2007 7:58PM (CT)
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - A warlord in eastern Congo has agreed to stop fighting government forces in exchange for a government promise not to pursue war crimes charges against him, the army said Wednesday.
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Somali parliament strips speaker's power
Jan 17 2007 6:45PM (CT)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - The Somali parliament stripped the speaker position Wednesday from a top lawmaker who was closely associated with the recently ousted Islamic movement, a move the European Union said was disappointing and could hurt reconciliation efforts in the restive country.
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Aid groups warn of wider Darfur crisis
Jan 17 2007 5:05PM (CT)
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - In a sweeping call for help, a wide range of U.N. aid agencies appealed Wednesday to warring parties to end the violence in Darfur, warning the relief keeping millions alive will be "irreversibly jeopardized" if it does not stop.
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Nigerian man accused of funding terror
Jan 17 2007 1:43AM (CT)
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Prosecutors have charged a Nigerian man with receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars from al-Qaida and using the funds to send young men off for terrorism training elsewhere in West Africa.
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