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Somalia Contact Group meets for first time
Jun 15 2006 9:46PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A U.S.-organized group of nations concerned about the rise of Islamic factions in Somalia lent its support Thursday to the country's weak interim government and demanded free access so aid groups can help the impoverished Somali people.
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Somalia demonstrators reject peacekeepers
Jun 15 2006 5:02PM (CT)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Hundreds of supporters of the Islamic group that holds Somalia's capital and much of the south demonstrated Thursday against a proposal to deploy foreign peacekeepers.
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Memories of Soweto linger in South Africa
Jun 15 2006 2:22PM (CT)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - Young people in the new South Africa are struggling to confront AIDS, sexual violence and poverty. Thirty years ago, their predecessors fought to bring down a racist regime whose legacy still haunts the nation.
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E. Timor rebels reportedly ready to disarm
Jun 15 2006 11:58AM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - Rebel soldiers holed up in hills around East Timor's capital are on the verge of disarming, a development that could help end months of violence, the lead peacekeeper and a rebel leader said Thursday.
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Chinese journalist gets 1-year prison term
Jun 15 2006 10:31AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese journalist found guilty of extortion after writing articles about official corruption was sentenced Thursday to one year in prison, his wife and lawyer said.
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