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Judge: Zimbabwean police faked evidence
Jul 26 2007 9:23PM (CT)
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - A judge ruled police faked evidence against opposition activists accused of mounting a gasoline bombing campaign and freed them after five months in jail, the activists' lawyer said Thursday.
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Ex-Nigerian state governor sentenced
Jul 26 2007 8:58PM (CT)
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - A court in Nigeria on Thursday sentenced a former state governor to two years in jail on charges of corruption and money laundering and ordered him to forfeit millions in property and cash.
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Red Cross deplores Ethiopian expulsion
Jul 26 2007 7:38PM (CT)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - The Red Cross denied government allegations it was helping rebels in Ethiopia's volatile east, and said Thursday its expulsion from the region will restrict people's access to basic services.
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De Klerk denies apartheid crimes
Jul 26 2007 4:28PM (CT)
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - F.W. De Klerk, South Africa's last white president and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, insisted Thursday that he knew nothing about any atrocities committed during his leadership.
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Lions, hyenas poisoned in Ugandan park
Jul 26 2007 3:31PM (CT)
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Cattlemen who have been temporarily resettled in Uganda's popular Queen Elizabeth National Park are poisoning lions and hyenas to protect their herds, damaging the park's ability to attract tourists, authorities said Thursday
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British teens plead innocent in Ghana
Jul 26 2007 3:19PM (CT)
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) - Two teenage British girls accused of smuggling $600,000 worth of cocaine pleaded not guilty Thursday and their trial in Ghana was adjourned until Aug. 2, officials said.
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British teens plead innocent in Ghana
Jul 26 2007 3:19PM (CT)
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) - Two teenage British girls accused of smuggling $600,000 worth of cocaine pleaded not guilty Thursday and their trial in Ghana was adjourned until Aug. 2, officials said.
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Strike for democracy in Swaziland
Jul 26 2007 3:05PM (CT)
MBABANE, Swaziland (AP) - Banks operated with minimum staff and the important sugar refining industry all but ground to a halt Thursday as a pro-democracy strike gripped Swaziland.
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U.N.: Eritrea has armed Islamic fighters
Jul 26 2007 1:12PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Islamic insurgents have enough surface-to-air missiles, suicide vests and explosives to sustain their war against the internationally backed Somali government, largely due to secret shipments from Eritrea, a U.N. monitoring panel said in a report.
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Zimbabwe editor shot in South Africa
Jul 26 2007 6:44AM (CT)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - The editor of an independent Zimbabwean news service based in South Africa was shot and seriously wounded in Johannesburg, his deputy editor said Thursday.
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Nearly 5,000 arrested in Zimbabwe
Jul 26 2007 6:27AM (CT)
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Nearly 5,000 store owners, managers and business executives have been arrested since the government began its campaign to slash prices last month, state media reported Thursday.
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