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Nigerian leader orders probe of jet crash
Oct 25 2005 9:30PM (CT)
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria's president on Tuesday ordered tighter stricter safety and maintenance procedures for all Nigerian aircraft and promised an exhaustive probe into the cause of a weekend plane crash that killed 117 people.
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Annan: Eritrea-Ethiopia a dangerous crisis
Oct 25 2005 8:38PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned that U.N. peacekeepers face an "alarming situation" in the tense Ethiopia-Eritrean border area following Eritrean restrictions on their movements and urged the Security Council to take action to prevent another war.
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U.S., France threaten sanctions vs. Syria
Oct 25 2005 5:54PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States and France called on Syria Tuesday to detain government officials suspected of involvement in the assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister and ensure their cooperation with a U.N. probe or face possible sanctions.
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South Africa targets 'despicable' hunting
Oct 25 2005 11:57AM (CT)
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Lions bred in captivity to be shot and killed by a pleasure-seeking tourist. Rhinos felled by bow and arrow for fun. Zebras bred with donkeys to slow their escape from hunters.
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