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Nigerian VP's candidacy uncertain
Apr 3 2007 9:55PM (CT)
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Two courts issued competing rulings Tuesday on the disqualification of a leading opposition politician's candidacy for president, setting up a legal showdown just weeks before an election meant to solidify civilian rule in the country.
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Nigerian VP's candidacy uncertain
Apr 3 2007 9:55PM (CT)
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Two courts issued competing rulings Tuesday on the disqualification of a leading opposition politician's candidacy for president, setting up a legal showdown just weeks before an election meant to solidify civilian rule in the country.
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Nigerian VP's candidacy uncertain
Apr 3 2007 9:55PM (CT)
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Two courts issued competing rulings Tuesday on the disqualification of a leading opposition politician's candidacy for president, setting up a legal showdown just weeks before an election meant to solidify civilian rule in the country.
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U.S. agents visit Ethiopian secret jails
Apr 3 2007 9:50PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - CIA and FBI agents hunting for al-Qaida militants in the Horn of Africa have been interrogating terrorism suspects from 19 countries held at secret prisons in Ethiopia, which is notorious for torture and abuse, according to an investigation by The Associated Press.
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U.S. agents visit Ethiopian secret jails
Apr 3 2007 9:50PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - CIA and FBI agents hunting for al-Qaida militants in the Horn of Africa have been interrogating terrorism suspects from 19 countries held at secret prisons in Ethiopia, which is notorious for torture and abuse, according to an investigation by The Associated Press.
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U.S. agents visit Ethiopian secret jails
Apr 3 2007 9:50PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - CIA and FBI agents hunting for al-Qaida militants in the Horn of Africa have been interrogating terrorism suspects from 19 countries held at secret prisons in Ethiopia, which is notorious for torture and abuse, according to an investigation by The Associated Press.
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U.N. deplores latest Congo violence
Apr 3 2007 9:48PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday deplored the recent violence in Congo and urged the government and opposition to remain committed to the political process and resolve their disputes through dialogue.
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Senegal inaugurates president
Apr 3 2007 7:42PM (CT)
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Abdoulaye Wade, Senegal's 80-year-old president, was inaugurated Tuesday before a crowd of 60,000 that included more than 20 African heads of state.
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Senegal inaugurates president
Apr 3 2007 7:42PM (CT)
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Abdoulaye Wade, Senegal's 80-year-old president, was inaugurated Tuesday before a crowd of 60,000 that included more than 20 African heads of state.
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Senegal inaugurates president
Apr 3 2007 7:42PM (CT)
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Abdoulaye Wade, Senegal's 80-year-old president, was inaugurated Tuesday before a crowd of 60,000 that included more than 20 African heads of state.
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Officials: Janjaweed kill 65 in Chad
Apr 3 2007 6:39PM (CT)
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) - Janjaweed militia attacked two Chadian villages in the volatile southeastern border region close to Sudan, torching houses, randomly shooting those who fled and killing at least 65 people, officials said Tuesday.
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Pirates hijack cargo ship off Somalia
Apr 3 2007 1:23PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Somali pirates armed with assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades hijacked an Indian cargo ship for ransom as it was preparing to dock at Mogadishu port, officials said Tuesday.
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Zimbabwe paper runs anti-British threat
Apr 3 2007 11:23AM (CT)
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Zimbabwe's state-run newspaper appeared to threaten a British diplomat it accused of supporting government opponents on Tuesday, suggesting on its front page that she could be welcomed home "in a body bag" if she persisted.
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Leaders meet to halt fighting in Somalia
Apr 3 2007 5:07AM (CT)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - The dominant clan in Somalia's capital held talks with the Ethiopian military in a bid to prevent further bloodshed in Mogadishu, which remained calm for a second day Tuesday after fighting left nearly 400 people dead.
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U.N. chief urges diplomacy with Sudan
Apr 3 2007 2:45AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the United States and Britain to hold off on a push for tougher sanctions against Sudan, saying he needs more time to persuade the country to accept the deployment of U.N. peacekeepers in Darfur.
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