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U.N. aims to curb Darfur spillover
Oct 27 2006 11:03PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - With the conflict in Darfur spilling into neighboring Chad and the Central African Republic, the United Nations said Friday it is sending a mission to both countries to look at operations to curb the escalating violence and help protect hundreds of thousands of civilians.
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Eritrea denies violating cease-fire
Oct 27 2006 7:21PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Eritrea rejected a United Nations accusation that its recent movement of troops near the border with Ethiopia represented a "major breach" of a cease-fire agreement between the two countries, the country's U.N. ambassador said in a letter released Friday.
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Johannesburg airport renamed after Tambo
Oct 27 2006 3:42PM (CT)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - The Johannesburg airport was officially named for the late anti-apartheid hero Oliver Tambo on Friday.
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Billionaire defends $5M African prize
Oct 27 2006 1:33PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - A Sudanese billionaire who is offering a $5 million prize to an African head of state who significantly improves the lives of citizens said Friday the money is intended as "a developmental project, not a gravy train."
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U.N.: Regional war possible in Somalia
Oct 27 2006 11:37AM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Thousands of Ethiopian and Eritrean troops are in Somalia, backing opposing sides in the struggle for control of the strategic country, according to a confidential U.N. briefing paper. The involvement of the two Horn of Africa rivals could set the stage for a regional war.
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Ethiopia admits deaths of 193 protesters
Oct 27 2006 2:47AM (CT)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Ethiopia has acknowledged that its security forces killed 193 civilians protesting election fraud last year _ three times an earlier official toll _ but insists that there was no excessive force.
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