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Sarkozy condemns Sudan in soldier death
Mar 7 2008 5:59PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy condemned Sudan on Friday, saying it used "disproportionate force" against a French peacekeeper who was fatally shot by Sudanese troops this week.
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Somali Islamist fighters seize 2nd town
Mar 7 2008 3:23PM (CT)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Islamist insurgents killed five government soldiers while briefly taking a strategic town in central Somalia, police and residents said, the second such seizure within 24 hours.
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Mining clash in Congo leaves 1 dead
Mar 7 2008 1:37PM (CT)
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - An attempt by police to evict hundreds of people mining without permission on government property in southern Congo turned into a clash that killed a child who was caught in the crossfire, officials said Friday.
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Ethiopian court frees British teacher
Mar 7 2008 10:01AM (CT)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - A British teacher who was convicted of defamation after a report she made exposed sexual abuse at a children's charity in Ethiopia will not serve time in jail, a court ruled Friday.
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Zimbabwe excludes Western vote watchers
Mar 7 2008 8:49AM (CT)
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - The government of Zimbabwe will exclude most Western observers, including the United States and the European Union, from sending delegations to monitor crucial elections later this month, official media reported Friday.
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UN gets go-ahead to return Chad children
Mar 7 2008 8:05AM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - The 103 children whom French aid workers were convicted of trying to smuggle out of Chad will be reunited with their families in the coming days, the U.N. children's agency said Friday.
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Libya blocks UN from condemning violence
Mar 7 2008 3:56AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - For the second time in two months, Libya on Thursday blocked the U.N. Security Council from condemning violence and unrest in the Middle East.
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