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U.N. says African development progessing
Oct 12 2006 10:47PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The international community should deliver on promises to help Africa, while leaders there must make improvements if a development partnership for the world's poorest continent is to succeed, a U.N. report said Thursday.
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Think tank urges sanctions against Sudan
Oct 12 2006 10:36PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - The world should impose sanctions targeting Sudan's leaders and oil sector to force the government to accept U.N. peacekeepers in Darfur and halt the killing of civilians there, a leading think tank urged on Thursday.
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U.N. official: Diplomacy needed in Sudan
Oct 12 2006 6:25PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior U.N. official said Thursday the Sudanese government has been able to reject proposed deployment of a U.N. peacekeeping force in Darfur because the U.S. and Britain have not sold the idea to other countries.
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U.N. pulls staff from Somalia, for now
Oct 12 2006 5:54AM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The U.N. said Thursday it has temporarily pulled international staff out of parts of Somalia controlled by Islamic radicals after receiving written threats.
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