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Heavy fighting resumes in Chad's capital
Feb 4 2008 10:14PM (CT)
N'DJAMENA, CHAD (AP) - Chadian rebels renewed their assault on the capital of this oil-rich central African country Monday, and tens of thousands of people fled as gunfire crackled and artillery shells exploded across the city.
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Heavy fighting resumes in Chad's capital
Feb 4 2008 10:14PM (CT)
N'DJAMENA, CHAD (AP) - Chadian rebels renewed their assault on the capital of this oil-rich central African country Monday, and tens of thousands of people fled as gunfire crackled and artillery shells exploded across the city.
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Heavy fighting resumes in Chad's capital
Feb 4 2008 10:14PM (CT)
N'DJAMENA, CHAD (AP) - Chadian rebels renewed their assault on the capital of this oil-rich central African country Monday, and tens of thousands of people fled as gunfire crackled and artillery shells exploded across the city.
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UN demands Eritrea ease fuel supplies
Feb 4 2008 7:01PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council sent a "firm and unwavering demand" Monday that Eritrea immediately lift fuel restrictions hampering the efforts of peacekeepers monitoring a tense buffer zone between Ethiopia and Eritrea.
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UN backs French help against Chad rebels
Feb 4 2008 6:38PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council on Monday strongly condemned the rebel attack on Chad and gave a green light for France and other countries to help the government repel the rebel force.
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UN envoy seeks peace in Western Sahara
Feb 4 2008 6:27PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A special envoy for U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is visiting Western Sahara this week seeking a solution to a decades-long dispute between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front.
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Ban cheers end to southern Sudan crisis
Feb 4 2008 5:41PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Nations chief on Monday welcomed the end to a three-month political dispute that threatened to re-ignite civil war in southern Sudan, but urged both sides to fully implement an earlier peace deal to help stabilize their region of Africa.
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Nigerian militants claim they killed 3
Feb 4 2008 4:32PM (CT)
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - The militant group behind a wave of attacks on Nigeria's oil industry claimed responsibility Monday for a weekend attack that officials said killed three soldiers.
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Kenya ends TV ban, says violence easing
Feb 4 2008 2:51PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya said violence over disputed elections had eased enough to lift a monthlong ban on live television broadcasts, while the country's political rivals sat down for new talks Monday despite the withdrawal of a leading mediator.
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Kenya ends TV ban, says violence easing
Feb 4 2008 2:51PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya said violence over disputed elections had eased enough to lift a monthlong ban on live television broadcasts, while the country's political rivals sat down for new talks Monday despite the withdrawal of a leading mediator.
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Kenya ends TV ban, says violence easing
Feb 4 2008 2:51PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya said violence over disputed elections had eased enough to lift a monthlong ban on live television broadcasts, while the country's political rivals sat down for new talks Monday despite the withdrawal of a leading mediator.
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Kenya ends TV ban, says violence easing
Feb 4 2008 2:51PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya said violence over disputed elections had eased enough to lift a monthlong ban on live television broadcasts, while the country's political rivals sat down for new talks Monday despite the withdrawal of a leading mediator.
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Kenya ends TV ban, says violence easing
Feb 4 2008 2:51PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya said violence over disputed elections had eased enough to lift a monthlong ban on live television broadcasts, while the country's political rivals sat down for new talks Monday despite the withdrawal of a leading mediator.
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Kenya ends TV ban, says violence easing
Feb 4 2008 2:51PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya said violence over disputed elections had eased enough to lift a monthlong ban on live television broadcasts, while the country's political rivals sat down for new talks Monday despite the withdrawal of a leading mediator.
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Kenyan school for homeless children hit
Feb 4 2008 1:52PM (CT)
SUGOI, Kenya (AP) - Just a few hours after youngsters at a children's home in western Kenya finished the soccer game, their fellow players turned on them.
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Somali pirates hijack Danish-owned tug
Feb 4 2008 10:09AM (CT)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Pirates have seized a Danish-owned tug boat and its six crew members off Somalia's northeastern coast and are demanding ransom, officials said Monday.
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Fighting resumes in Chad's capital
Feb 4 2008 8:58AM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Government forces and rebels clashed for a third day in Chad's capital Monday with gunfire and shelling heard throughout the city, a U.N. official said.
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