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Libya's Gadhafi critical of hand over
Jun 1 2006 10:20PM (CT)
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi expressed criticism Thursday for the handing over of exiled Liberian President Charles Taylor to the United Nations on war crimes charges.
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Kenyan law on sex abuse draws protests
Jun 1 2006 9:57PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A new law aimed at curbing increasing sex abuse in Kenya drew protest Thursday for failing to criminalize marital rape while penalizing false rape reports.
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Ivory Coast militia to begin disarmament
Jun 1 2006 8:30PM (CT)
YAMOUSSOUKRO, Ivory Coast (AP) - Ivory Coast's military said Wednesday that pro-government militia fighters would begin laying down arms next week in the first step of an often delayed disarmament campaign.
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Sudan rebel groups could face sanctions
Jun 1 2006 2:52PM (CT)
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - The chairman of the African Union Commission expressed "deep regret" Thursday that two rebel groups rejected the peace agreement for Sudan's Darfur region and said those who do not sign on could face sanctions.
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Sweden OKs law to take Liberia's Taylor
Jun 1 2006 1:46PM (CT)
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Swedish lawmakers have approved a law that makes it possible for the Scandinavian country to imprison former Liberian President Charles Taylor if a U.N.-backed tribunal convicts him of war crimes, government officials said Thursday.
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Civilians flee Somalia battles
Jun 1 2006 8:43AM (CT)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Islamic militiamen clashed with their secular rivals Thursday, and civilians fled the battleground near Mogadishu's livestock market.
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