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Thousands rally in capital of Somalia
Jun 6 2006 10:37PM (CT)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Thousands of Somalis took to the streets of their capital Tuesday, some demonstrating for Islamic militiamen who claimed control of Mogadishu a day earlier and others calling for the radical militia to get out.
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Gambia releases detained BBC journalist
Jun 6 2006 9:20PM (CT)
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - An international media watchdog group on Tuesday welcomed the release of a local correspondent of the British Broadcasting Corp. in Gambia, but lashed out at the tiny country for the continued imprisonment of two other reporters.
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Sudan delays approval of U.N. peacekeepers
Jun 6 2006 6:47PM (CT)
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - The Sudanese government told a high-level Security Council delegation Tuesday that it would not give immediate approval for a U.N. peacekeeping force in Darfur, but was willing to keep talking about the takeover from African Union troops.
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U.S. to introduce Liberia arms resolution
Jun 6 2006 3:04PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States will introduce a U.N. Security Council resolution to lift the arms embargo on Liberia, U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said Tuesday.
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Somalia's Islamic extremists set U.S. back
Jun 6 2006 1:42PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The success of Islamic extremists fighting for control of Somalia's capital is an important setback in the U.S. war on terrorism, with the defeat of a counterterrorism alliance providing hope for militants elsewhere in the region.
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Ford Foundation gives $30M for TrustAfrica
Jun 6 2006 6:07AM (CT)
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The Ford Foundation on Tuesday launched an independent, African-led nonprofit that aims to give Africans greater opportunity to solve the continent's problems themselves.
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