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Sudan: Sanctions are `death sentence'
May 30 2007 4:15PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sudan's ambassador to Washington said Wednesday that sanctions ordered by President Bush threaten to unravel peace agreements and break his country apart.
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Britain backs U.S. on Darfur sanctions
May 30 2007 11:57AM (CT)
LUNGI, Sierra Leone (AP) - Britain supports a U.S. proposal to impose U.N. sanctions against the government of Sudan for its role in Darfur's bloodshed, a spokesman for Tony Blair said Wednesday as the prime minister arrived in Sierra Leone.
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Nigerians file case against Pfizer
May 30 2007 11:38AM (CT)
KANO, Nigeria (AP) - Authorities in northern Nigeria have filed a $2 billion civil case and were preparing criminal charges against the U.S. drug company Pfizer, accusing it of conducting a drug experiment that led to deaths and disabilities in a group of children more than a decade ago, according to court papers.
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Ethiopian troops kill 5 Somali civilians
May 30 2007 9:52AM (CT)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Ethiopian troops shot and killed five bystanders Wednesday after a land mine exploded as their convoy passed through the center of a western Somali town, police said.
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YouTube site returns to Morocco
May 30 2007 5:09AM (CT)
RABAT, Morocco (AP) - Moroccans were able to access the video sharing Web site YouTube on Wednesday for the first time since access was blocked last week.
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