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At least 17 dead in Somali unrest
Dec 13 2007 11:32PM (CT)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - A radical Islamic group that was driven from power a year ago by a Western-supported offensive is making a significant comeback in Somalia, and the government can do little to stop it, officials said Thursday, as shelling and gunbattles in the capital killed at least 17 people.
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At least 17 dead in Somali unrest
Dec 13 2007 11:32PM (CT)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - A radical Islamic group that was driven from power a year ago by a Western-supported offensive is making a significant comeback in Somalia, and the government can do little to stop it, officials said Thursday, as shelling and gunbattles in the capital killed at least 17 people.
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UN official: Sudan hampering new force
Dec 13 2007 8:42PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Sudan has still not agreed to non-African troops or unrestricted night flights for the new 26,000-strong peacekeeping force for Darfur that is expected to take over on Jan. 1, a senior U.N. official said Thursday.
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Algiers bombers identified; toll now 37
Dec 13 2007 1:54PM (CT)
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - Two convicted terrorists who had been freed in an amnesty carried out the suicide bombings at U.N. and government buildings that killed 37 people, an Algerian security official said Thursday.
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Algiers bombers identified; toll now 37
Dec 13 2007 1:54PM (CT)
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - Two convicted terrorists who had been freed in an amnesty carried out the suicide bombings at U.N. and government buildings that killed 37 people, an Algerian security official said Thursday.
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Zimbabwe ruling party endorses Mugabe
Dec 13 2007 12:20PM (CT)
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - President Robert Mugabe's party nominated him as its candidate for president in voting next year, demonstrating the 83-year-old veteran's hold over the main party despite Zimbabwe's economic collapse.
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2 Somali pirates arrested in hijacking
Dec 13 2007 4:37AM (CT)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Two Somali pirates accused of hijacking a Japanese tanker have been arrested in northeastern Somalia, but up to a dozen more were still on the run, police said Thursday.
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