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U.N. says it will close mission in Sudan
Jul 6 2006 5:44PM (CT)
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - The United Nations will close its mission in eastern Sudan now that thousands of former rebels have been moved to the country's south, the chief U.N. envoy Jan Pronk said Thursday.
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Somalia militants arrest 2 in TV killings
Jul 6 2006 3:42PM (CT)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - The Islamic group that controls Somalia's capital arrested two of its own militiamen for killing two people who were watching a World Cup soccer match, the group's leader said Thursday.
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U.N. helicopter comes under fire in Congo
Jul 6 2006 3:07PM (CT)
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - A U.N. helicopter carrying seven people came under fire in Congo's eastern Ituri province Thursday and one of its pilots was injured, a U.N. spokesman said.
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General strike paralyzes Niger's capital
Jul 6 2006 3:00PM (CT)
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) - A general strike in Niger demanding lower prices for basic goods paralyzed the capital of one of the world's poorest nations Thursday, following a similar attempt last month that was met with inaction from the government.
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Gunmen kidnap Dutch oil worker in Nigeria
Jul 6 2006 8:32AM (CT)
YENAGOA, Nigeria (AP) - Nigerian police said a Dutch oil worker was kidnapped by armed men Thursday morning from a Royal Dutch Shell gas plant, the latest in a spate of hostage-taking in the country's oil-rich southern delta.
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