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Sudan lifts suspension of U.N. work
Jun 26 2006 8:31PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The Sudanese government has lifted its partial suspension of United Nations work in conflict-wracked Darfur, the U.N. said Monday.
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Mauritania step closer to civilian rule
Jun 26 2006 5:47PM (CT)
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) - A critic of Mauritania's government used to hide his children upstairs each time the doorbell rang, fearful they would see him being hauled away by state security agents.
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Cleric leader wants Islamic Somalia state
Jun 26 2006 3:35PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The radical cleric named to lead the Muslim militia controlling most of Somalia's south said Monday that he envisions an Islamic state, a stand likely to reinforce U.S. fears the nation could become a haven for extremists.
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Chadian rebels claim town's seizure
Jun 26 2006 3:15PM (CT)
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) - Rebels in Chad claimed Monday to have seized a southern town after a brief clash with government forces.
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2 million Ugandans living in refugee camps
Jun 26 2006 11:37AM (CT)
GULU, Uganda (AP) - Pit latrines hum with flies next to crowded mud huts. Women line up for hours to get fresh water from a well, their children playing in the puddle around it. Men sit around listlessly. A drunkard staggers by.
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Algeria says 19 Islamic insurgents killed
Jun 26 2006 7:19AM (CT)
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - Soldiers launched a major assault on a hideout of Islamic insurgents, killing 19 militants, including the regional emir, or leader, the Algerian press reported Monday.
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