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Libya council delays decision on medics
Jul 16 2007 7:38PM (CT)
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Libya's highest judicial authority on Monday postponed a decision in the case of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor facing death sentences on charges of infecting hundreds of children with the AIDS virus.
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Cameras along as Zimbabwe bishop accused
Jul 16 2007 3:46PM (CT)
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Zimbabwean Roman Catholic Archbishop Pius Ncube was named in an adultery case Monday in what his lawyer called an "orchestrated attempt" to embarrass the outspoken government critic.
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'Apartheid minister' to stand trial
Jul 16 2007 3:06PM (CT)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - A former police minister whose name is synonymous with the brutal repression of apartheid's political opponents is to stand trial for the poisoning of a high-ranking government official, prosecutors said Monday.
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Ethiopian opposition activists sentenced
Jul 16 2007 2:07PM (CT)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - A court sentenced 35 opposition politicians and activists to life in prison on Monday and denied them the right to vote or run for public office for inciting violence in an attempt to overthrow the government.
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Niger rebels: Chinese hostage released
Jul 16 2007 12:51PM (CT)
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) - Rebels in Niger have released a Chinese uranium company executive held hostage more than a week, the rebel group's leader said Monday. Three Nigerien soldiers also were handed over to the Red Cross, he said.
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South Africa, world fete Mandela on 89th
Jul 16 2007 12:22PM (CT)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - Nelson Mandela celebrates his 89th birthday Wednesday, launching a humanitarian campaign along with former President Jimmy Carter, ex-U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and other "elders" of the global village.
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South Africa, world fete Mandela on 89th
Jul 16 2007 12:22PM (CT)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - Nelson Mandela celebrates his 89th birthday Wednesday, launching a humanitarian campaign along with former President Jimmy Carter, ex-U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and other "elders" of the global village.
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Strong quake rocks northwestern Japan
Jul 16 2007 5:45AM (CT)
KASHIWAZAKI, Japan (AP) - A strong earthquake struck northwestern Japan on Monday, destroying hundreds of homes, buckling roads and bridges and causing a fire at a nuclear power plant. At least five people were killed and hundreds were injured.
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Strong quake rocks northwestern Japan
Jul 16 2007 5:45AM (CT)
KASHIWAZAKI, Japan (AP) - A strong earthquake struck northwestern Japan on Monday, destroying hundreds of homes, buckling roads and bridges and causing a fire at a nuclear power plant. At least five people were killed and hundreds were injured.
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Strong quake rocks northwestern Japan
Jul 16 2007 5:45AM (CT)
KASHIWAZAKI, Japan (AP) - A strong earthquake struck northwestern Japan on Monday, destroying hundreds of homes, buckling roads and bridges and causing a fire at a nuclear power plant. At least five people were killed and hundreds were injured.
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