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Kenya holding 2 Americans as suspects
Feb 2 2007 10:32PM (CT)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Two Americans were among at least 10 foreigners caught by Kenyan police at the Somali border after allegedly fighting with Somalia's ousted Islamic movement, an official said Friday.
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Chinese president pushes Sudan on Darfur
Feb 2 2007 7:18PM (CT)
ALJAILI, Sudan (AP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao told Sudan's leader on Friday he must give the United Nations a bigger role in trying to resolve the conflict in Darfur and also said China wanted to do more business with its key African ally, Sudan state media reported.
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Election violence kills 100 in Congo
Feb 2 2007 5:18PM (CT)
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Days of clashes between security forces and demonstrators claiming electoral fraud have left nearly 100 people dead in several southwestern Congo towns, humanitarian and rights groups said Friday.
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Women, not men, choose spouses on island
Feb 2 2007 2:10PM (CT)
ORANGO ISLAND, Guinea-Bissau (AP) - He was 14 when the girl entered his grass-covered hut and placed a plate of steaming fish in front of him. Like all men on this African isle, Carvadju Jose Nananghe knew exactly what it meant. Refusing was not an option. His heart pounding, he lifted the aromatic dish, prepared with an ancient recipe, to his lips, agreeing in one bite to marry the girl.
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