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Somalia's gov't, militia OK recognition
Jun 22 2006 9:55PM (CT)
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Somalia's largely powerless government and the Islamic fighters who control the country's capital agreed Thursday to stop military action and recognize each other.
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U.N., African Union warn of Darfur fights
Jun 22 2006 6:12PM (CT)
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - The 7,000-strong African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur requires urgent and effective support from the United Nations to prevent a new round of fighting later this year, AU and U.N. officials said Thursday.
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Liberia's truth commission begins work
Jun 22 2006 4:15PM (CT)
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Liberia's truth commission formally began work Thursday to document atrocities committed during nearly a quarter-century of conflict including the country's 14-year civil war.
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In Kenya, stopping rapes is a challenge
Jun 22 2006 11:53AM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - He was speaking at a conference about sexual health _ a meeting convened in part to help reduce the alarming number of rapes in Kenya. But the priest wasn't crusading. He was trying to entertain.
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East Timor's president threatens to quit
Jun 22 2006 9:32AM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - East Timor's president on Thursday threatened to resign after the ruling party defied his orders to oust the prime minister, deepening a political crisis in the tiny nation following weeks of bloody street battles.
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