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14 killed in car accident in S. Africa
May 24 2007 6:14PM (CT)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - Nine children were among 14 people killed Thursday in a multiple-vehicle crash in South Africa's Eastern Cape province, the South African Press Association reported.
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Doctor shortage adds to Africa AIDS woes
May 24 2007 5:26PM (CT)
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - A shortage of doctors and nurses in Africa is now one of the biggest obstacles to providing life-saving drugs to AIDS patients, condemning untold numbers to an unnecessary death, a new report says.
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Nigerian oil unions begin strike
May 24 2007 2:51PM (CT)
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria's powerful oil unions began a strike Thursday at its state-owned oil company and threatened to target exports in hopes of reversing the sale of government refineries.
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Somali Islamists make 'martyr' video
May 24 2007 12:44PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Islamic insurgents in Somalia have created a video showing a man reciting prayers from the Quran before apparently blowing himself up in a suicide blast, the latest sign the extremists are adopting tactics used in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East.
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Report: Somali police kill 2 civilians
May 24 2007 4:35AM (CT)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Somali police shot and killed two civilians after attackers hurled a hand grenade at a police station, witnesses said. No officers were hurt.
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