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9 dead in eastern Congo clashes
Jul 20 2007 10:23PM (CT)
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Clashes between rival militia groups in eastern Congo have killed nine fighters and reduced dozens of houses to smoldering ruins, aid officials said Friday.
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Liberia charges 2 in alleged coup plot
Jul 20 2007 9:47PM (CT)
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Liberia's former House speaker and an ex-military commander have been charged with treason for their involvement in an alleged coup plot, officials said Friday.
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Ivory Coast UN forces accused of abuse
Jul 20 2007 8:08PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. said Friday that it had confined a group of peacekeepers to their base in Ivory Coast after receiving allegations of widespread sexual abuse, the latest in a string of accusations of sexual violations by U.N. forces around the world.
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Lebanese killed in Nigeria's oil region
Jul 20 2007 4:13PM (CT)
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (AP) - Gunmen killed a Lebanese businessman in his home early Friday in oil-rich southern Nigeria, police said, while attackers tried to ambush a truck carrying several foreign workers in what appeared to be a kidnapping attempt later in the day.
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Ethiopia pardons 38 opposition members
Jul 20 2007 2:33PM (CT)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Ethiopia pardoned and freed 38 opposition members Friday following international condemnation of the two-year case and strong pressure this week from the United States.
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Ethiopia pardons 38 opposition members
Jul 20 2007 2:33PM (CT)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Ethiopia pardoned and freed 38 opposition members Friday following international condemnation of the two-year case and strong pressure this week from the United States.
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Ethiopia pardons 38 opposition members
Jul 20 2007 2:33PM (CT)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Ethiopia pardoned and freed 38 opposition members Friday following international condemnation of the two-year case and strong pressure this week from the United States.
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Ethiopia pardons 38 opposition members
Jul 20 2007 2:33PM (CT)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Ethiopia pardoned and freed 38 opposition members Friday following international condemnation of the two-year case and strong pressure this week from the United States.
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1 dead, 100 arrested in Nigeria raids
Jul 20 2007 2:32PM (CT)
SOKOTO, Nigeria (AP) - At least one person died Friday and about 100 were detained in a series of dawn raids in northern Nigeria following sectarian clashes sparked by the killing of a popular Sunni cleric, a police commissioner said.
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Bill Clinton in Africa: view of future?
Jul 20 2007 2:18PM (CT)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - Bill Clinton charmed crowds in South Africa this week, showing the diplomatic skills he could put to use if his wife becomes America's first female president.
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Bill Clinton in Africa: view of future?
Jul 20 2007 2:18PM (CT)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - Bill Clinton charmed crowds in South Africa this week, showing the diplomatic skills he could put to use if his wife becomes America's first female president.
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Nigeria files new lawsuit against Pfizer
Jul 20 2007 1:01PM (CT)
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Government lawyers filed a new $7 billion civil lawsuit Friday against Pfizer Inc., adding a more serious fraud charge to their allegations that the U.S. drug maker did not properly obtain consent from families while testing an experimental drug on their children.
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Nigeria files new lawsuit against Pfizer
Jul 20 2007 1:01PM (CT)
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Government lawyers filed a new $7 billion civil lawsuit Friday against Pfizer Inc., adding a more serious fraud charge to their allegations that the U.S. drug maker did not properly obtain consent from families while testing an experimental drug on their children.
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