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Pirates off Somali coast release ship
May 7 2006 9:28PM (CT)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Pirates who hijacked a cargo ship off the coast of Somalia and killed one of its crew members have released the vessel after holding it for a week, officials said Sunday.
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Row boat sinks, ending trans-Atlantic bid
May 7 2006 5:53PM (CT)
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - A New Yorker's attempt to become the first black American to row solo across the Atlantic ended when his homemade boat sprung a leak hours after he left the coast of Africa Sunday.
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Ex-S. African official gets support
May 7 2006 3:53PM (CT)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - Thousands cheered South Africa's former deputy president at a fundraiser for his defense a day before the verdict in his rape trial, which focused the nation's attention on AIDS and sexual violence.
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U.N. humanitarian chief visits Darfur
May 7 2006 3:04PM (CT)
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - The United Nations humanitarian chief visited Sudan's western Darfur region on Sunday to gauge living conditions for civilians displaced by violence between government-backed militias and rebel groups, the U.N. said.
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