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UN Security Council urges Darfur talks
Oct 24 2007 10:07PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday urged all Darfur rebel groups to attend peace talks with the Sudanese government starting Saturday and threatened "action" against any party seeking to undermine the peace process.
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Memorial held for slain reggae star
Oct 24 2007 7:18PM (CT)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - Slain reggae star Lucky Dube was remembered Wednesday at a memorial service by friends and family who railed against his senseless shooting death and his bandmates who entertained a dancing crowd outside by playing some of his songs.
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Memorial held for slain reggae star
Oct 24 2007 7:18PM (CT)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - Slain reggae star Lucky Dube was remembered Wednesday at a memorial service by friends and family who railed against his senseless shooting death and his bandmates who entertained a dancing crowd outside by playing some of his songs.
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Memorial held for slain reggae star
Oct 24 2007 7:18PM (CT)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - Slain reggae star Lucky Dube was remembered Wednesday at a memorial service by friends and family who railed against his senseless shooting death and his bandmates who entertained a dancing crowd outside by playing some of his songs.
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Ex-Gitmo detainee convicted in Tunisia
Oct 24 2007 3:57PM (CT)
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) - A Tunisian once held in the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay was convicted of terrorism charges Wednesday, judicial officials said.
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Mauritania court charges 3 with terror
Oct 24 2007 3:07PM (CT)
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) - A court in Mauritania charged three men Wednesday with being members of a branch of the al-Qaida terror network and possessing explosives, a judge said.
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UN hopes to resume food aid in Somalia
Oct 24 2007 1:38PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - The United Nations hopes to resume food distribution to tens of thousands of Somalis in the country's war-shattered capital now that the government has released a top aid official, the U.N. humanitarian chief said Wednesday.
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UN hopes to resume food aid in Somalia
Oct 24 2007 1:38PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - The United Nations hopes to resume food distribution to tens of thousands of Somalis in the country's war-shattered capital now that the government has released a top aid official, the U.N. humanitarian chief said Wednesday.
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Roadside bomb kills 5 in Somalia
Oct 24 2007 7:52AM (CT)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - A roadside bomb killed five civilians and wounded 16 when it exploded near a minibus full of passengers in the war-ravaged Somali capital on Wednesday, witnesses and hospital staff said.
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UN chief: violence against women surges
Oct 24 2007 7:22AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. secretary-general warned that violence against women has reached "hideous" levels in some countries trying to recover from conflict, and the U.N. Security Council demanded an end to impunity for rape and other sexual abuse.
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