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Sudan: Won't accept U.N. peacekeepers
Sep 19 2006 8:16PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Sudan will not allow the United Nations to take control of peacekeepers in Darfur under any circumstance, the president said Tuesday, claiming that rights groups have exaggerated the crisis there in a bid for more cash.
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U.N.: Ivory Coast dumping a violation
Sep 19 2006 4:40PM (CT)
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) - A U.N. expert on Tuesday called the dumping of chemical residue in Ivory Coast a clear violation of international hazardous waste agreements.
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Somalia militants plan to train students
Sep 19 2006 3:06PM (CT)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - The Islamic militia that controls much of southern Somalia said Tuesday it will train students for holy war against foreign peacekeepers, an ominous development amid fears that a Taliban-style regime is emerging in the country.
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South African poet Kunene dies at 76
Sep 19 2006 2:11PM (CT)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - Mazisi Kunene, the first poet laureate of a democratic South Africa whose works recorded the history of the Zulu nation, has died at age 76.
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Protesters block roads in Congo capital
Sep 19 2006 9:51AM (CT)
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Supporters of Congo's presidential challenger barricaded streets, stopped traffic and threw stones in the capital Tuesday, a day after a fire at his headquarters destroyed the party's television and radio stations.
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Uganda extends deadline for rebels
Sep 19 2006 8:13AM (CT)
RI-KWANGBA, Sudan (AP) - The leaders of the rebel Lord's Resistance Army were still at large despite an agreement with the Ugandan government to assemble at two camps by Tuesday, but the government said they would be given more time.
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Hurricane Gordon churns toward Azores
Sep 19 2006 7:28AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A hurricane warning was issued for the Azores as Hurricane Gordon moved rapidly toward the sparsely populated group of islands Tuesday, while Hurricane Helene remained a large Category 3 storm but was expected to miss Bermuda, forecasters said.
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Explosion rocks Somali town of Baidoa
Sep 19 2006 3:26AM (CT)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Few people noticed when a security detail ushered the president of Somalia from his three-ton armored vehicle to an ordinary car. The simple, routine security measure saved his life.
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