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U.N. approves Darfur peacekeeping force
Jul 31 2007 11:37PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a 26,000-strong peacekeeping force for Darfur on Tuesday to try to help end four years of fighting that has killed more than 200,000 people in the vast Sudanese region.
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Gunbattles, attacks in Somalia kill 13
Jul 31 2007 6:01PM (CT)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - A string of attacks killed at least 13 people around southern Somalia, where government troops and their Ethiopian allies are battling Islamist insurgents, witnesses and officials said Tuesday.
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Ex-Chad leader returns after 25 years
Jul 31 2007 3:20PM (CT)
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) - A former Chadian president returned briefly to his homeland after 25 years in exile to discuss whether he could mediate between the government and rebels.
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Mauritanian drops terror charges for 14
Jul 31 2007 1:07PM (CT)
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) - A Mauritanian court has dropped terrorism charges for 14 men accused of aiding a group allied to al-Qaida.
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Thousands homeless in Sudan floods
Jul 31 2007 11:38AM (CT)
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Floods and heavy rains have caused 23,000 mudbrick homes to collapse and killed at least 62 people across Sudan this month, a senior Sudanese official said Tuesday.
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