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Air crash kills more than 80 Mugabe's Zanu-PF loses majority Ranger held over gorilla killings Great Lakes hit by deadly quakes. Rwanda   Report: 5 million killed in Congo conflict  Hopes are high that the government of the DR Congo and armed groups can end a decade of fighting Deal close in east DR Congo talks Child kidnap 'surge' in DR Congo Tens of thousands flee refugee camps 'Kidnap' children may not get home Thousands flee amid clashes Plane crash kills 30
Ex-Congo VP faces war crimes charges. UN Tribunal UN troops 'armed DR Congo rebels' Plane crash kills 38; others missing Map of Goma Congo
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Ex-Congo VP faces war crimes charges   UN Tribunal: Former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba was extradited from Belgium to stand trial before an international war crimes tribunal UN troops 'armed DR Congo rebels'  The UN has covered up claims that its troops in DR Congo gave arms to militias and smuggled gold and ivory Plane crash kills 38; others missing Map of Goma Congo


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  Rescue workers were still searching for 20 people, a day after a plane crashed into a busy market
 There were charred bodies amid the wreckage that had not been removed. The DC-9, operated by Hewa Bora airlines, tore through a crowded marketplace in the Birere neighborhood before breaking apart and bursting into flames
Apr.15   Air crash kills more than 80  The Hewa Bora Airways DC-9 crashed shortly after taking off from the Goma airport, killing 83 passengers and crew on board Mugabe's Zanu-PF loses majority

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Mar.19   Ranger held over gorilla killings  A senior wildlife park officia has been arrested amid claims that he organised the killing of rare mountain gorillas

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Feb.3   Great Lakes hit by deadly quakes  Rwanda: At least 30 people have been killed and more than 300 hurt. The 2 most powerful occurred hours apart with magnitudes of 6.0 and 5.0

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Jan.23     Report: 5 million killed in Congo conflict
  Hopes are high that the government of the DR Congo and armed groups can end a decade of fighting
Jan.20   Deal close in east DR Congo talks  Talks on the future of eastern Congo are coming to a head, with a peace agreement now close to being signed

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Dec.23   Child kidnap 'surge' in DR Congo  Recent fighting has led to a surge in child abductions by armed groups making children act as soldiers, sex slaves, porters and spies Nov.13   Tens of thousands flee refugee camps  It didn't appear rebels had targeted the camps; some were looted after camp residents, classified as internally displaced persons, fled 'Kidnap' children may not get home Oct.20   Thousands flee amid clashes   Clashes between local militias and the dissident general, Laurent Nkunda, in Bunagana sent refugees flooding into the nearby town of Rutshur... Oct.14 DR Congo rebels in new stand-off Oct.7 Rebels seize rare gorilla habitat Oct.4   Plane crash kills 30
Map of Kinshasa Congo  The Russian-made Antonov-26 crashed in a poor, crowded suburb of Kinshasa right after takeoff Sep.23 Congolese flee renegade general Flood misery hits arc of Africa Sep.11 WHO issues alert on Ebola Sep.9 Fighting threatens gorillas Aug.2 68 die in train crash in remote region Jul.30  U.N.: Gang rape 'rampant' in Congo Jul.27 U.N. to probe gorilla deaths HIV medics released to Bulgaria May.22  UN troops 'traded gold for guns' May.9 600,000 flee 'peace' force Mar.8 Official arrested over missing uranium Jan.29 ICC trial for DR Congo's warlord

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Dec.6 Kabila sweared in
Chavez wins by wide margin Nov.24 Fighting flares in Congo's east Nov.16   Poll loser rejects result  Presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba said he would use all legal channels to contest the result Nov.15   Kabila named winner of vote
  Incumbent President was declared the winner of tense runoff election, defeating his ex-rebel leader rival
 Joseph Kabila has appealed for calm in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Kabila won 58.05% of the vote, ahead of Jean-Pierre Bemba who got 41.9%
Kabila close to DR Congo victory Nov.12 Congo struggles with mining chaos Israeli raid 'kills 19 civilians' Oct.28   War-ravaged Congo goes to polls  The president faced off against a former rebel chief as a high-stakes runoff began Oct.10   DR Congo children 'still armed'
  11,000 children are in the hands of armed groups or unaccounted for, says Amnesty International Sep.5  Overloaded boat sinks in lake, killing 35 Sep.4  Election workers arrested for cheating Aug.20  Congo heads to presidential runoff Aug.8  Early election results favor president Aug.5  Poll count raises concerns Aug.3  Ballots go up in flames Hezbollah launches rocket onslaught Jul.30  Polls close in elections Jul.29   Congo goes to polls first time in decades
  17,000 U.N. troops and 2,000 European Union troops -- is on standby
Jul.28  Jubilation, violence mark days before vote Al-Qaeda 'to avenge Israel deeds' Jul.8  Peacekeepers are freed

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Dec.5   Deaths, injuries reported in quake  A strong earthquake damaged homes in the town of Kalemie, and some people had been killed and injured Nov.29 Dozens die in train crash Feb.25  U.N. troops 'die in ambush' Feb.18 Plague outbreak kills 60 Palestinians, Israel announce cease-fire Jan.7  U.N. accuses peacekeepers of sex abuse

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Jun.20  DR Congo troop move irks Rwanda Jun.11 Kabila: Coup attempt has failed Mar.28 Arrests after 'coup bid' Hamas founder killed in Israeli airstrike

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Nov.27 Boat tragedy 'kills 200' Jul.17 Government swears in rebels May.10  U.N. reports 14 executions amid fighting May.9   Passengers sucked out of plane
  The doors opened as the pressure system broke down. 129 people are presumed dead Apr.6 U.N. probe: almost 1000 dead in raids Jan.15  U.N.: Rebels guilty of murder, cannibalism Jan.8 Kabila murder: 26 death sentences Suicide bombings kill 23

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Dec.16  DR Congo peace deal signed Oct.5  Rwandan troops pull out Aug.10 Second mass grave found Jul.30  Rwanda, Congo signed treaty to end war Bethlehem church under siege Jan.21 Volcano survivors risk poisoning Jan.20   Goma petrol station blast kills 50  Lava flows have ignited a petrol station. People were trying to siphon fuel from the elevated tanks Jan.19   Half of the city has been burned
  Lava edged with black crust inched through the city of Goma. Lava flowed into nearby Lake Kivu
Jan.18 Aid agencies battle volcano disaster   Volcano kills 45 people
  Red-hot lava began pouring out of Mount Nyiragongo down through the town of Goma

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Bus bomb kills 16 in Haifa
May.3 50 feared dead as ferry sinks Feb.15 Movement in Congo peace talks Feb.3  Congo leader visits Belgium Feb.1  Kabila met Rwandan President Jan.20  Body of L. Kabila returns home Jan.19  Kabila's son to be sworn in Jan.18  Kabila's son is head of Congo Jan.17  TV: Kabila wounded Jan.16   Kabila killed  President was shot and killed by one officer, along with 10 other men

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17 U.S. sailors on Cole die in explosion
Intifada started by Sharon visit