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Congolese president may not avoid runoff
Aug 19 2006 9:44PM (CT)
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - President Joseph Kabila's lead Saturday in Congo's historic presidential election was below the majority needed to avoid a runoff, a day before the deadline for a preliminary tally of votes.
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Gunmen kill 2 peacekeepers in Sudan
Aug 19 2006 9:25PM (CT)
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Two African Union peacekeepers were killed and three were wounded when their convoy was ambushed in Sudan's Darfur region Saturday, the AU said in a statement. A group of unidentified armed men attacked the fuel convoy traveling to an AU headquarters in North Darfur, the statement said.
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Nigeria arrests 100 in oil-rich south
Aug 19 2006 4:56PM (CT)
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (AP) - Government troops arrested about 100 people in a search for militants suspected of taking oil industry workers hostage in Nigeria's petroleum-rich south, the army said Saturday.
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Palestinians wait to cross into Gaza
Aug 19 2006 4:28PM (CT)
RAFAH, Egypt (AP) - The border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip opened Saturday, giving hundreds of stranded Palestinians the chance to return to Gaza for the first time in a month.
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