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23 combatants die in Congo clashes
Feb 20 2007 11:56PM (CT)
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Days of clashes between the army and Rwandan and Congolese militias in eastern Congo have killed at least 23 combatants and forced thousands to flee, the army and U.N. officials said Tuesday.
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U.N authorizes AU force in Somalia
Feb 20 2007 11:30PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize an African Union force to help stabilize Somalia, setting the stage for U.N. peacekeepers to take over the long-term job of bringing peace to the Horn of Africa nation.
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South Africa outlaws 'canned' hunts
Feb 20 2007 4:54PM (CT)
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - South Africa's environment minister announced long-awaited restrictions on hunting Tuesday, declaring he was sickened by wealthy tourists shooting tame lions from the back of a truck and felling rhinos with a bow and arrow.
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Nigerian court says VP can keep office
Feb 20 2007 3:45PM (CT)
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A Nigerian court ruled Tuesday that the vice president who has feuded with the country's leader can retain his position despite the ruling party's efforts to throw him out of office ahead of elections.
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3 ultra-athletes run across Sahara
Feb 20 2007 3:35PM (CT)
IN THE WESTERN DESERT, Egypt (AP) - Three ultra-endurance athletes have just done something most would consider insane: They ran the equivalent of two marathons a day for 111 days to become the first modern runners to cross the Sahara Desert's grueling 4,000 miles.
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Hopes for peace fading in Somalia
Feb 20 2007 3:03PM (CT)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Somalis fled their violent capital by the hundreds on Tuesday, in cars and on foot, pulling carts heaped with belongings in a desperate attempt to leave an onslaught of mortar and rocket attacks behind them.
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Guinea opposition tries to avoid war
Feb 20 2007 2:56PM (CT)
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) - Mohamed Conte mostly ignored his West African country's politics until a week ago. That's when soldiers guarding a presidential convoy spotted him on a roadside, and shot him." The government wants to kill me," the 62-year-old farmer says with shock in his voice, as he lies in a hospital ward full of gunshot victims, most with similar stories. Now Conte, his leg wrapped from toe to thigh, says he's had enough. "If someone shot you in your foot, would you continue to suppor
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Kenyan police kill suspect in 18 deaths
Feb 20 2007 11:32AM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A man wanted in at least 18 killings in Kenya _ including the deaths of a leading AIDS researcher and an American missionary _ was shot dead on Tuesday after a police raid on his house.
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Anglican leaders rule on gay bishops
Feb 20 2007 4:14AM (CT)
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) - Anglican leaders demanded Monday that the U.S. Episcopal Church unequivocally bar official prayers for gay couples and the consecration of more gay bishops to undo the damage that North Americans have caused the Anglican family.
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Anglican leaders rule on gay bishops
Feb 20 2007 4:14AM (CT)
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) - Anglican leaders demanded Monday that the U.S. Episcopal Church unequivocally bar official prayers for gay couples and the consecration of more gay bishops to undo the damage that North Americans have caused the Anglican family.
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