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Islamic courts demolish stalls in Somalia
Aug 23 2005 4:29PM (CT)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Militias of Islamic courts on Tuesday began pulling down stalls suspected of selling wine, marijuana and other drugs in Somalia's capital, a militia leader and an Islamic court official said.
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Annan tours Niger to highlight food crisis
Aug 23 2005 4:12PM (CT)
ZINDER, Niger (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan visited skeletal babies in Niger and heard villagers' pleas for help Tuesday, seeking to put attention on 5 million northwest Africans left short of food after their crops were ravaged by drought and locusts.
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Anglican bishop appears in Zimbabwe court
Aug 23 2005 3:33PM (CT)
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - An Anglican bishop who is a strong supporter of autocratic President Robert Mugabe appeared Tuesday before an ecclesiastical court investigating allegations ranging from inciting murder to besmirching the church.
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Residents of Sudan capital hope for peace
Aug 23 2005 3:16AM (CT)
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Bahreddin Mohammed, like many in Khartoum, says the Sudanese capital has recovered from deadly riots three weeks ago and is again the model of the peace outlined in a deal that ended a two-decade civil war early this year.
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