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Leaders ban some weddings in Somalia
Oct 30 2006 11:11PM (CT)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Islamic leaders Monday banned youthful Somalis from marrying without the consent of their parents, saying such unions violate Islam.
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Nigeria pilot reportedly ignored advice
Oct 30 2006 4:50PM (CT)
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A plane crash that killed 96 people in Nigeria might have been averted if the pilot had heeded advice from air traffic controllers to wait for a lightning storm to clear before taking off, the aviation minister said Monday.
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Tally begins in Congo presidential vote
Oct 30 2006 3:59PM (CT)
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Rioters destroyed polling stations in eastern Congo on Monday and a revote was planned in one northern town after ballots were burned, yet much of this Central African country called the landmark presidential runoff a success as the colossal task of counting the election results began.
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Nigerian Muslim leader dies in crash
Oct 30 2006 2:19PM (CT)
SOKOTO, Nigeria (AP) - Muhammadu Maccido, the spiritual leader to tens of millions of Nigerian Muslims, was an important voice of moderation and calm in Africa's most-populous nation.
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9 survive Nigerian plane crash, 96 die
Oct 30 2006 7:58AM (CT)
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - The Nigerian pilot of a plane that crashed on takeoff, killing him and 95 other people, did not heed air traffic controllers' advice to not depart in stormy weather, the minister of aviation said Monday.
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Sahara U.N. mission up for review
Oct 30 2006 4:12AM (CT)
RABAT, Morocco (AP) - For 15 years, U.N. peacekeepers policing the cease-fire between Moroccan troops and rebels in the Western Sahara have become a familiar sight.
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