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Zimbabwe slum destruction said disastrous
Jul 21 2005 9:37PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A U.N. report condemned Zimbabwe's government for destroying urban slums in a "disastrous venture" that has left 700,000 people without homes or jobs, and demanded that those responsible be punished, according to excerpts obtained late Thursday.
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Sudan security roughs up Rice delegation
Jul 21 2005 4:01PM (CT)
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Sudanese security officers roughed up members of Condoleezza Rice's entourage Thursday and spoiled the African nation's hopes of showing off a new peace deal and improving a bruised reputation with the United States.
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Darfur violence drops but rape persists
Jul 21 2005 3:20PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Rebels and government-backed militias in Sudan's Darfur region are still carrying out attacks, raping women and creating a climate of fear, although violence in the region has declined in the last year, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Thursday.
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Four clergymen detained in Zimbabwe raid
Jul 21 2005 2:24PM (CT)
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Police raided church halls in Zimbabwe's second-largest city, rounding up people sheltering there since their homes were destroyed in a hated urban renewal drive that has displaced hundreds of thousands, church leaders said Thursday.
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