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Tunisian court upholds death sentence
Feb 20 2008 11:23PM (CT)
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) - A Tunisian appeals court has upheld a death sentence and rejected another against two suspected Islamic militants convicted in connection with deadly clashes with security officials.
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SAfrica announces increase in AIDS funds
Feb 20 2008 10:22PM (CT)
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - South Africa's finance minister said Wednesday the government will spend more than a quarter of a billion dollars over the next three years to double the number of people receiving AIDS medication.
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UN chief urges cease-fire in Darfur
Feb 20 2008 9:43PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Sudanese government and all rebel groups on Wednesday to agree to a cease-fire in Darfur, saying deteriorating security is undermining efforts to help thousands of civilians caught in an upsurge in fighting.
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UN extends Somalia peace mission
Feb 20 2008 9:01PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council authorized African peacekeepers Wednesday to continue operating in Somalia for six months while the United Nations mulls taking over those duties.
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Bush assures Africa on US intentions
Feb 20 2008 7:47PM (CT)
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) - In a country teeming with resources the world covets, President Bush sought Wednesday to soothe African fears about American interests on the continent. He said the U.S. isn't aiming to make Africa into a base for greater military power or a proxy battleground with China.
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Bush assures Africa on US intentions
Feb 20 2008 7:47PM (CT)
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) - In a country teeming with resources the world covets, President Bush sought Wednesday to soothe African fears about American interests on the continent. He said the U.S. isn't aiming to make Africa into a base for greater military power or a proxy battleground with China.
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Bush assures Africa on US intentions
Feb 20 2008 7:47PM (CT)
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) - In a country teeming with resources the world covets, President Bush sought Wednesday to soothe African fears about American interests on the continent. He said the U.S. isn't aiming to make Africa into a base for greater military power or a proxy battleground with China.
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Bush assures Africa on US intentions
Feb 20 2008 7:47PM (CT)
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) - In a country teeming with resources the world covets, President Bush sought Wednesday to soothe African fears about American interests on the continent. He said the U.S. isn't aiming to make Africa into a base for greater military power or a proxy battleground with China.
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Bush assures Africa on US intentions
Feb 20 2008 7:47PM (CT)
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) - In a country teeming with resources the world covets, President Bush sought Wednesday to soothe African fears about American interests on the continent. He said the U.S. isn't aiming to make Africa into a base for greater military power or a proxy battleground with China.
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Bush assures Africa on US intentions
Feb 20 2008 7:47PM (CT)
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) - In a country teeming with resources the world covets, President Bush sought Wednesday to soothe African fears about American interests on the continent. He said the U.S. isn't aiming to make Africa into a base for greater military power or a proxy battleground with China.
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Fighting traps thousands of Darfurians
Feb 20 2008 1:23PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - A fresh Sudanese offensive by government soldiers and Arab militiamen against Darfur rebels has trapped thousands of refugees along the Chadian border, the rebels and humanitarian workers said Wednesday.
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Kenyan opposition threatens protests
Feb 20 2008 12:34PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya's opposition on Wednesday threatened mass protests within a week unless the government begins the process of changing the constitution.
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Kenyan opposition threatens protests
Feb 20 2008 12:34PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya's opposition on Wednesday threatened mass protests within a week unless the government begins the process of changing the constitution.
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Kenyan opposition threatens protests
Feb 20 2008 12:34PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya's opposition on Wednesday threatened mass protests within a week unless the government begins the process of changing the constitution.
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Bush: Pakistan is "important ally"
Feb 20 2008 7:34AM (CT)
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) - President Bush said Wednesday that he hoped the sweeping defeat of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's party in parliamentary elections won't end the Islamic nation's cooperation in fighting radical extremists.
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MI6 denies Diana assassination
Feb 20 2008 6:41AM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - The former head of MI6 has denied that the British intelligence agency assassinated Princess Diana in 1997.
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