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African leaders denounce international court
3:28PM CT
SIRTE, Libya (AP) - After bitter wrangling, Africa's leaders agreed Friday to denounce the International Criminal Court and refuse to extradite Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who has been indicted for crimes against humanity in Darfur.
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Protesters block Paris airport over Yemen crash
2:21PM CT
PARIS (AP) - Protesters linked arms across an entrance at Paris' main airport on Friday to keep passengers off a Yemeni flight to Comoros — a route that saw a deadly crash this week, after years of complaints about dangerous conditions on the flight path to the Indian Ocean island nation.
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$10B deal would ship gas from Africa to Europe
9:19AM CT
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria's state oil company says that Nigeria, Algeria and Niger have signed an agreement to create a $10 billion trans-Saharan gas pipeline to ship gas to Europe.
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Comoros crash spotlights 3rd-world air travel risk
Jul 2 2009 4:13PM CT
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - First there was smoke, then flames burst out of the aircraft engine. But I was having difficulty communicating with the Mozambican flight attendant who was fussing with warm sodas and soggy sandwiches and did not speak English.
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Liberia commission recommends warlord prosecution
Jul 2 2009 3:25PM CT
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Liberia's truth and reconciliation commission recommended Thursday that ex-President Charles Taylor and seven other former warlords be prosecuted for crimes against humanity for their alleged roles in the West African country's civil war.
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Yemeni airliner may have been attempting go-around
Jul 1 2009 9:53AM CT
BRUSSELS (AP) - The Yemenia Airbus 310 that crashed into the Indian Ocean near Comoros may have been attempting a go-around in rough weather for another approach when it hit the sea, a pilots association says.
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Niger opposition accuses president of coup
Jun 30 2009 5:29PM CT
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) - Security forces in Niger on Tuesday arrested the country's main opposition leader, hours after he called for a general strike and accused the president of carrying out the equivalent of a coup by unilaterally dissolving the nation's top court.
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Yemeni plane with 153 crashes off Comoros islands
Jun 30 2009 5:09PM CT
MORONI, Comoros (AP) - A Yemeni jetliner carrying 153 people crashed into the Indian Ocean on Tuesday as it attempted to land amid severe turbulence and howling winds. Officials said a teenage girl was plucked from the sea, the only known survivor.
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Cameroon's president sacks prime minister
Jun 30 2009 4:45PM CT
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) - Cameroon's long-ruling president, Paul Biya, sacked his prime minister and reshuffled his cabinet, replacing key officials including the defense minister.
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A closer look at island nation of Comoros
Jun 30 2009 9:21AM CT
(AP) - A passenger jet carrying 153 people en route to the island nation of Comoros crashed early Tuesday. Here is a closer look at the country:
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