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Military plane crashes in Chad, killing 5
Jun 12 2006 9:50PM (CT)
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) - A military transport plane crashed as it tried to land at an unlit airport at night in Chad's main eastern city, killing five people, a government spokesman said Monday.
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U.N. humanitarian chief asks for Timor aid
Jun 12 2006 9:00PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. humanitarian chief made an emergency appeal Monday for nearly $19 million in aid to help 133,000 people displaced by violence in East Timor.
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Thousands of students protest in Guinea
Jun 12 2006 6:56PM (CT)
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) - Students infuriated by a postponement of exams protested in Guinea's capital and another city Monday, with some throwing rocks and burning tires. The Red Cross said six people were killed during the demonstrations.
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Security Council wraps up Darfur trip
Jun 12 2006 5:23PM (CT)
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - A U.N. Security Council delegation wrapped up its Africa trip Monday with a sense of urgency for finding ways to bring peace in the three-year conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.
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Security Council reviews Congo's progress
Jun 12 2006 4:17PM (CT)
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Congo's president told the U.N. Security Council on Monday he would do his utmost to stop political intimidation and incitement of hatred during campaigning for the country's first national elections in more than four decades, diplomats said.
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Islamic militia prepares to fight warlords
Jun 12 2006 12:11PM (CT)
BAIDOA, Somalia (AP) - Islamic militia leaders dispatched scores of fighters in jeeps mounted with machine guns Monday, witnesses said, describing apparent preparations for a battle to push U.S.-backed secular warlords from their last stronghold in southern Somalia.
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