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US: Sudan must accept non-African troops
Aug 7 2007 10:04PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sudan will have to accept non-African troops in a U.N.-authorized peacekeeping force for Darfur or face the prospect of new United Nations sanctions, a senior U.S. official said Tuesday.
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Sudan ready to respond to Darfur rebels
Aug 7 2007 9:45PM (CT)
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Sudan's government said Tuesday that it was "ready to respond" to some parts of a platform reached by rebel factions during recent talks aimed at ending the violence in its Darfur region.
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6 Russians released in Nigeria
Aug 7 2007 4:06PM (CT)
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (AP) - Kidnappers on Tuesday released six Russian aluminum smelter workers kidnapped more than two months ago in restive southern Nigeria.
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Congo U.N. force suspends 5 employees
Aug 7 2007 3:45PM (CT)
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - The United Nations mission in Congo has suspended five civilian staff members for "procurement irregularities," the U.N. said Tuesday.
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U.N. envoy makes surprise Somalia visit
Aug 7 2007 3:17PM (CT)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - A top U.N. envoy made an unannounced trip Tuesday to Somalia's ravaged capital, where a 12-year-old girl and a woman were killed in a land mine explosion apparently targeting a government convoy.
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Gitmo inmate wants to stay put
Aug 7 2007 2:54AM (CT)
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - This was supposed to be the moment Ahmed Bel Bacha was waiting for _ the end of his five years in prison at Guantanamo Bay. Instead, the Algerian is fighting to stay put rather than return home.
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