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Sierra Leone militia leaders sentenced
Oct 9 2007 5:24PM (CT)
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) - A U.N.-backed court sentenced two former leaders of a pro-government militia to six and eight years in prison Tuesday for brutalities committed during Sierra Leone's decade-long civil war.
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Sudan army denies Darfur attack
Oct 9 2007 3:48PM (CT)
JUBA, Sudan (AP) - The Sudanese military denied Tuesday that government forces carried out an attack on a rebel-controlled town in Darfur that international observers said left dozens of people wounded.
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SAfrica tribe regains diamond-rich land
Oct 9 2007 1:26PM (CT)
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - An impoverished tribe on Tuesday won back diamond-rich land confiscated by a government mining company more than 80 years ago, ending South Africa's longest running court case.
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American in Nigeria held without bail
Oct 9 2007 10:42AM (CT)
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Authorities are holding a longtime American resident in Nigeria without bail on alleged violations of state security laws, with prosecutors saying the woman helped filmmakers take images of petroleum installations.
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