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Nigerian unions end fuel-price strike
Jun 23 2007 11:17PM (CT)
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Labor unions on Saturday called off a strike aimed at overturning a government fuel-price hike, ending a four-day work stoppage that shut down most major economic activity in Africa's biggest oil producer, officials said.
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Torture charges mar Western Sahara talks
Jun 23 2007 9:11PM (CT)
LAAYOUNE, Western Sahara (AP) - With each question she refused to answer, 14-year-old Zahra Bassiri said, Moroccan police grabbed her hair, yanked her head back and slammed her face against the wall.
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Torture charges mar Western Sahara talks
Jun 23 2007 9:11PM (CT)
LAAYOUNE, Western Sahara (AP) - With each question she refused to answer, 14-year-old Zahra Bassiri said, Moroccan police grabbed her hair, yanked her head back and slammed her face against the wall.
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Torture charges mar Western Sahara talks
Jun 23 2007 9:11PM (CT)
LAAYOUNE, Western Sahara (AP) - With each question she refused to answer, 14-year-old Zahra Bassiri said, Moroccan police grabbed her hair, yanked her head back and slammed her face against the wall.
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Torture charges mar Western Sahara talks
Jun 23 2007 9:11PM (CT)
LAAYOUNE, Western Sahara (AP) - With each question she refused to answer, 14-year-old Zahra Bassiri said, Moroccan police grabbed her hair, yanked her head back and slammed her face against the wall.
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Central African Republic rebels defect
Jun 23 2007 8:45PM (CT)
BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) - Dozens of rebels, including a top leader, have recently flocked into towns in this poor, coup-plagued country in apparent acts of defection.
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Russian diplomat killed in Burundi
Jun 23 2007 7:19PM (CT)
BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) - A Russian diplomat was shot to death outside Burundi's capital when he tried to drive through a roadblock and refused to stop, the Burundi army said Saturday.
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Rays of hope for Africa's AIDS children
Jun 23 2007 1:13PM (CT)
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Little Natasha is a giggling, wriggling bundle of mischief. She adores Barney the Dinosaur, claps along to her favorite songs, and throws a typical 3-year-old's temper tantrums.
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Niger rebel attack on army base kills 13
Jun 23 2007 4:16AM (CT)
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) - Rebels attacked an army base in Niger on Friday, killing 13 and wounding 30 soldiers, and taking at least 47 prisoners, according to a government statement.
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