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Nigeria census ends with many uncounted
Mar 27 2006 9:38PM (CT)
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A weeklong census ended Monday in Nigeria as workers scrambled to tally everyone across Africa's most-populous nation, but many remained uncounted in the exercise, marred by violence and the lack of forms, census takers and money.
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Nigerian leader heads to U.S. on high note
Mar 27 2006 7:29PM (CT)
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria's president heads to Washington on a high note after the resolution of two issues of concern to his U.S. allies _ the release Monday of kidnapped oil workers, including two Americans, and his agreement to hand over the continent's most infamous warlord.
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Relieved Nigerian leader heads to U.S.
Mar 27 2006 2:55PM (CT)
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria's president heads to Washington on a high note after the resolution of two issues of concern to his U.S. allies _ the release Monday of kidnapped oil workers, including two Americans, and his agreement to hand over the continent's most infamous warlord.
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Scientists find skull of human ancestor
Mar 27 2006 9:57AM (CT)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Scientists in northeastern Ethiopia said Saturday that they have discovered the skull of a small human ancestor that could be a missing link between the extinct Homo erectus and modern man.
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EU ban highlights trouble in African skies
Mar 27 2006 8:33AM (CT)
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The pilot pressed a flask-sized bottle of vodka to his lips and swallowed deeply before piloting his geriatric aircraft down a jungle runway in eastern Congo. The Antonov flying valuable tin ore and two passengers out of the war-battered region made the trip safely that day. But many others don't.
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U.S. envoy: Zimbabwe in 'massive' crisis
Mar 27 2006 12:07AM (CT)
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Zimbabwe's political and economic crisis had "passed the point of no return" for recovery without basic internal reforms and substantial international help, the U.S. ambassador said in an interview published Sunday.
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