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U.N. defends having tech summit in Tunisia
Sep 28 2005 8:20PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Facing heated protest, the United Nations on Wednesday defended Tunisia's hosting of a U.N. summit about Internet access in the developing world, even though the north African nation has been repeatedly accused of rights abuses that include blocking Web sites it dislikes.
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Algerians being asked to forgive, move on
Sep 28 2005 5:40PM (CT)
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - The cycle of deadly violence and atrocities that gripped Algeria for more than a decade is at the heart of a referendum Thursday that asks: Is it time to forgive and move on?
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U.N.: Darfur violence threatens needed aid
Sep 28 2005 1:08PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - Escalating violence in the Sudanese region of Darfur is threatening aid for millions of people as increasing numbers of international staff come under attack, the U.N. humanitarian chief said Wednesday.
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Somalia piracy reaching alarming levels
Sep 28 2005 1:01PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Somalia's pirates are nothing if not brazen _ not only seizing a ship carrying U.N. food aid but using it to hijack another ship off the coast of their lawless land in the Horn of Africa.
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South African mining entrepreneur killed
Sep 28 2005 9:10AM (CT)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - A prominent South African mining entrepreneur, African National Congress supporter and cultural philanthropist whose business dealings had come under scrutiny was found shot to death in Johannesburg.
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