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Somali pirates release ship, crew
May 29 2007 11:40PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Somali pirates have released a cargo ship and its 16 Asian crew members they had held for 26 days, after the cargo owners agreed to pay a $100,000 ransom, a maritime official said Tuesday.
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Blair says relations with Libya improve
May 29 2007 9:07PM (CT)
SIRTE, Libya (AP) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair welcomed improved relations between Britain and Libya as oil companies from both countries signed a major deal on Tuesday.
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Blair says relations with Libya improve
May 29 2007 9:07PM (CT)
SIRTE, Libya (AP) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair welcomed improved relations between Britain and Libya as oil companies from both countries signed a major deal on Tuesday.
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Blair says relations with Libya improve
May 29 2007 9:07PM (CT)
SIRTE, Libya (AP) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair welcomed improved relations between Britain and Libya as oil companies from both countries signed a major deal on Tuesday.
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Blair says relations with Libya improve
May 29 2007 9:07PM (CT)
SIRTE, Libya (AP) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair welcomed improved relations between Britain and Libya as oil companies from both countries signed a major deal on Tuesday.
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Blair says relations with Libya improve
May 29 2007 9:07PM (CT)
SIRTE, Libya (AP) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair welcomed improved relations between Britain and Libya as oil companies from both countries signed a major deal on Tuesday.
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Moroccans fear Youtube has been blocked
May 29 2007 5:02PM (CT)
RABAT, Morocco (AP) - Moroccans unable to access the video-sharing Web site YouTube since last week expressed fears Tuesday that the government had stepped up its campaign to restrict independent media.
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Sudan: U.S. sanctions over Darfur unfair
May 29 2007 4:16PM (CT)
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - The Sudanese government condemned a new set of U.S. economic sanctions aimed at pressuring it to halt the bloodshed in Darfur, describing them Tuesday as "unfair and untimely" and calling on the rest of the world to ignore them.
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Nigerian leader seeks to calm oil region
May 29 2007 1:46PM (CT)
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - President Umaru Yar'Adua used his inaugural address Tuesday to appeal for an immediate end to the violence that has slashed crude production in Nigeria's oil heartland, and the largest militant group said it would consider the overture.
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Nigerian leader seeks to calm oil region
May 29 2007 1:46PM (CT)
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - President Umaru Yar'Adua used his inaugural address Tuesday to appeal for an immediate end to the violence that has slashed crude production in Nigeria's oil heartland, and the largest militant group said it would consider the overture.
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Ethiopia starts to take a census
May 29 2007 1:36PM (CT)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Ethiopia began counting its population Tuesday, a daunting task in a country where asking personal questions is considered socially taboo but where the government and international donors sorely need more information to plan economic and social programs.
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Ethiopia starts to take a census
May 29 2007 1:36PM (CT)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Ethiopia began counting its population Tuesday, a daunting task in a country where asking personal questions is considered socially taboo but where the government and international donors sorely need more information to plan economic and social programs.
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Blair Africa tour highlights Libya ties
May 29 2007 10:23AM (CT)
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - British Prime Minister leader Tony Blair launched his farewell tour of Africa in Libya on Tuesday, seeking to seal the rehabilitation of relations with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and build support for action on Darfur and climate change.
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