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U.N. calls Congo sex abuse `a cancer'
Sep 15 2006 9:28PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - U.N. humanitarian chief Jan Egeland on Friday called sexual abuse "a cancer in Congolese society" and urged military and civilian authorities to punish those responsible for rapes.
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Tanzania announces series of power cuts
Sep 15 2006 3:59PM (CT)
ARUSHA, Tanzania (AP) - Ongoing drought in east Africa has forced Tanzania to impose power cuts seven days a week, the energy minister said Friday.
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Somalia police arrest demonstrators
Sep 15 2006 11:40AM (CT)
BAIDOA, Somalia (AP) - Police fired into the air and arrested several people demonstrating Friday in support of an Islamic group that is vying for authority in Somalia and against calls for the deployment of peacekeepers here.
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Ivory Coast pollution worse than thought
Sep 15 2006 7:16AM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - Up to 14 open-air sites in Ivory Coast's port city of Abidjan have been contaminated by toxic waste, and four trucks that transported the waste are missing, U.N. officials said Friday.
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