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U.N. concerned about Ivory Coast vote
Aug 7 2006 10:25PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council expressed concern Monday about Ivory Coast's preparations for October elections, saying it was worried the country's electoral commission was not present in some parts of the country.
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Darfur rebel leader becomes Sudan aide
Aug 7 2006 6:44PM (CT)
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - The only rebel leader to have signed onto a peace deal for Darfur was sworn in Monday as a senior aide to the Sudanese president as international aid groups said the fighting in the war-torn region has intensified.
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Crews look for Ethiopian flood survivors
Aug 7 2006 1:27PM (CT)
DIRE DAWA, Ethiopia (AP) - Rescuers using earth movers and their bare hands searched for survivors Monday, a day after flash floods killed at least 200 people, including dozens of children.
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Observers: Disorder plagues Congo count
Aug 7 2006 11:57AM (CT)
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - An unmarked ballot wafts in the breeze. Congolese election workers doze. Pieces of concrete weigh down stacks of vote tally sheets, keeping them from blowing away. A week after Congo's presidential elections unfolded in relative peace, experts say the disorder and chaos that has long hobbled the Central African country is creeping into the tallying _ raising questions about the fairness of the outcome.
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China, Chad resume diplomatic relations
Aug 7 2006 11:12AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China and Chad have resumed diplomatic relations after nearly a decade without formal ties, state media said, just hours after rival Taiwan pre-emptively cut ties with the central African nation.
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4 killed in grenade attack in Burundi
Aug 7 2006 6:23AM (CT)
BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) - Gunmen hurled a grenade at a bar frequented by army officers, killing four people in an attack authorities said Monday was an attempt to undermine Burundi's government.
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