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African Union confirms Sudanese bombings
Jan 22 2007 8:57PM (CT)
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - The African Union confirmed Monday that Sudan's air force bombed Darfur villages last week, attacks that violated a cease-fire.
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Man charged with attempting hijacking
Jan 22 2007 3:44PM (CT)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - A man claiming to be a member of al-Qaida was arrested Monday for trying to hijack a plane on a flight from Botswana to Johannesburg, police said.
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Islamic leader in Somalia surrenders
Jan 22 2007 3:20PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A leader of Somalia's ousted Islamic movement seen by the U.S. as a moderate who could help prevent widespread insurgency there has surrendered to Kenyan authorities, officials said Monday. Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, described by a U.S. diplomat as someone who could play a role in reconciling Somali factions, crossed into Kenya on Sunday and went to a police station along the border. He was then flown to Nairobi, according to a police report seen by The Associated Press.
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Clashes in Guinea leave 10 dead
Jan 22 2007 2:54PM (CT)
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) - Security forces clashed Monday with protesters seeking the ouster of Guinea's embattled president, and at least 10 civilians were killed and 115 were wounded, hospital officials said.
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Journalists take on Islam in Morocco
Jan 22 2007 8:54AM (CT)
CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) - Caught in the middle of the Moroccan government's delicate balancing act with Islam, magazine editor Driss Ksikes came out of court a convicted _ yet relieved _ man. Prosecutors wanted him and a colleague jailed for up to five years, but the judge gave them a fine.
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