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Ivory Coast abuse threatens elections
May 25 2006 10:39PM (CT)
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) - Unchecked civilian abuse by Ivory Coast military and rebels _ ranging from robbery to killings _ threatens to derail elections planned for later this year, an international monitoring group said Thursday.
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Sudanese raiders kill 100 in Chad Village
May 25 2006 5:49PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Sudanese cross-border raiders have massacred more than 100 villagers in Chad, Human Rights Watch alleged Thursday, expressing concern Darfur's violence was spreading.
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Sudan accepts U.N. assessment team
May 25 2006 5:32PM (CT)
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Sudan said Thursday it would permit the U.N. to lay the groundwork for possible deployment of a peacekeeping force in Darfur, but cautioned that the world body's role would be smaller than some Security Council members want.
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Fighting spreads across Somalian capital
May 25 2006 3:01PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Islamic and secular militias battled in Somalia's capital Thursday, the most widespread and some of the deadliest fighting in Mogadishu in 14 years. Dozens of people were killed and thousands fled their homes on foot.
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Tanker truck explodes in Benin; 35 dead
May 25 2006 1:25PM (CT)
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) - A tanker truck exploded in northern Benin, killing at least 35 people who were siphoning gasoline, officials said Thursday.
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