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U.N.: Malnutrition on the rise in Darfur
Aug 31 2007 10:56PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Malnutrition is increasing in Sudan's violence-wracked Darfur region along with lawlessness and the number of people fleeing their homes, a senior U.N. official said Friday.
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Congo sends reinforcements after clashes
Aug 31 2007 6:58PM (CT)
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - The army and U.N. peacekeepers sent reinforcements to eastern Congo on Friday after clashes involving gunmen loyal to a renegade general forced civilians to flee.
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Bishops in Zimbabwe defend colleague
Aug 31 2007 5:37PM (CT)
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Catholic bishops on Friday accused the government of making "crude attempts" to divert attention from Zimbabwe's political and economic crisis by publicizing allegations of adultery against an archbishop who is an outspoken critic of the regime.
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Brown, Sarkozy urge action on Darfur war
Aug 31 2007 4:25PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - The leaders of Britain and France pledged Friday to step up pressure on their allies to help end the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region, saying it is crucial to quickly deploy more peacekeepers and maintain the threat of sanctions against combatants on both sides.
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Liberia to fight fraud with bio scans
Aug 31 2007 10:44AM (CT)
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Civil servants in Liberia will soon be required to take biometric scans, a move designed to curb fraud so rife that the government found 7,000 fake names on its payrolls, officials said Friday.
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Oil tanker truck crash kills 39 in Kenya
Aug 31 2007 6:20AM (CT)
KISII, Kenya (AP) - An oil tanker truck rolled down a hill and smashed into four minibuses in rural Kenya, killing 29 people and injuring more than 30, police said Friday.
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2 U.S. bishops consecrated in Kenya
Aug 31 2007 3:27AM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - More than a century ago, Western missionaries began streaming into Africa looking for souls in need of salvation. Now, conservative American priests say it's their church that needs saving.
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2 U.S. bishops consecrated in Kenya
Aug 31 2007 3:27AM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - More than a century ago, Western missionaries began streaming into Africa looking for souls in need of salvation. Now, conservative American priests say it's their church that needs saving.
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2 U.S. bishops consecrated in Kenya
Aug 31 2007 3:27AM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - More than a century ago, Western missionaries began streaming into Africa looking for souls in need of salvation. Now, conservative American priests say it's their church that needs saving.
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2 U.S. bishops consecrated in Kenya
Aug 31 2007 3:27AM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - More than a century ago, Western missionaries began streaming into Africa looking for souls in need of salvation. Now, conservative American priests say it's their church that needs saving.
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