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Ugandan rebels claim cease-fire
Aug 4 2006 9:56PM (CT)
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - A leader of a Ugandan rebellion that has killed thousands said Friday his group has declared a unilateral cease-fire but government negotiators said they have not yet agreed to peace.
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3 oil workers kidnapped in Nigeria
Aug 4 2006 4:40PM (CT)
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (AP) - Three Filipinos working for a U.S. oil contractor were kidnapped in southern Nigeria early Friday, a day after a German was abducted in the region where oil revenue has caused strife between multinational companies and local communities.
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Restoration sought for statues in Congo
Aug 4 2006 1:03PM (CT)
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Up a hill, inside the heavily guarded compound of a former Congo dictator lies a graveyard _ of colonial-era statuary.
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Somali Islamic leaders to censor films
Aug 4 2006 6:54AM (CT)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Islamic leaders in a town just outside the capital have banned "immoral and offensive" films, an official said Friday, increasing the reach of the strict form of Islam practiced by the group that has seized control of southern Somalia.
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17 killed in eastern Congo plane crash
Aug 4 2006 3:35AM (CT)
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - A small passenger plane crashed into a mountain and then tumbled into a valley in eastern Congo, killing all 17 passengers and crew, officials said Friday.
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