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Report says Zimbabwean women face abuses
Jul 24 2007 9:40PM (CT)
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Women in Zimbabwe, struggling to feed and clothe their families amid the country's economic collapse, also face police abuse when they seek to assert their rights, an Amnesty International report says.
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Ethiopia expels Red Cross from east
Jul 24 2007 8:50PM (CT)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Ethiopia on Tuesday gave the Red Cross one week to leave the Ogaden region in the country's volatile east, accusing the aid group of talking to rebels operating in the area.
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Torture No. 1 rights abuse in Uganda
Jul 24 2007 7:06PM (CT)
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Torture tops the list of abuse allegations reported to Uganda's Human Rights Commission, according to a draft report to be released next month.
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U.N. Darfur resolution drops threats
Jul 24 2007 6:17PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Britain and France dropped a threat of sanctions against Sudan in a proposed U.N. Security Council resolution that would authorize an expanded peacekeeping force in Darfur, according to a revised draft circulated Tuesday.
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Mugabe: Zimbabwe price controls to stay
Jul 24 2007 2:07PM (CT)
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Government-imposed price controls will remain because they bring relief to Zimbabweans from "inexplicable and astronomical" price increases by profiteers, President Robert Mugabe told lawmakers Tuesday at the opening of parliament.
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Mugabe: Zimbabwe price controls to stay
Jul 24 2007 2:07PM (CT)
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Government-imposed price controls will remain because they bring relief to Zimbabweans from "inexplicable and astronomical" price increases by profiteers, President Robert Mugabe told lawmakers Tuesday at the opening of parliament.
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