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 Nigeria |
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Acting president dissolves cabinet Goodluck Jonathan became acting president in February amid the continuing illness of President Umaru Yar'Adua
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| Mar. 11 |
Somalia |
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Heavy fighting flared in the Somali capital |
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| Mar. 10 |
Somalia |
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Contractors divert Somalia aid |
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| Mar. 8 |
Nigeria |
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Attack on Nigerian town kills hundreds 
Map of Jos Nigeria The death toll violence in central Nigeria climbed to more than 200 after members of a machete-wielding Muslim group attacked a mostly Christian town
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| Mar. 7 |
Nigeria |
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Attack on town kills more than 100
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| Mar. 6 |
Togo |
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Togo president 'wins re-election'
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| Mar. 4 |
Egypt |
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Tamim murder conviction quashed |
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| Feb. 23 |
 Sudan |
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Sudan signs ceasefire with Darfur rebels| President Omar al-Bashir has signed a framework ceasefire deal with one of Darfur's main groups, the Justice and Equality Movement | |
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Nigeria |
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President Umaru Yar'Adua 'returns home' |
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| Feb.19 |
 Morocco |
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Minaret collapse kills 41 Map of Meknes Morocco| A 400-year-old minaret in Bab Berdieyinn mosque collapsed on worshipers, killing 36 and injuring 71 in the middle of prayers. The incident occurred after several days of unrelenting rain.
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| Feb.18 |
 Niger |
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Military coup ousts president Map of Niamey Niger| The president has been captured after a gun battle. The country was now being led by a the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy | |
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| Feb.10 |
Cape Town |
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Mandela's release 20 years ago marked |
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| Feb.9 |
Nigeria |
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Jonathan becomes acting president |
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| Jan.31 |
Angola |
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Egypt secure a record seventh Africa Cup
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| Jan.23 |
Nigeria |
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150 reported killed in violence |
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| Jan.22 |
Somalia |
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Hostages: Pirates will kill us in days |
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| Jan.10 |
Angola |
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Togo fly home as Africa Cup begins
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| Jan.8 |
 Angola |
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Togo football team bus attacked A bus carrying Togo's national soccer team to a tournament in Angola came under fire, and Togo is weighing whether to pull out of Cup of Nat...
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| Dec.3 |
Guinea |
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Guinea leader survives attack |
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| Oct.29 |
Somalia |
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Couple tell of Somalia kidnapping |
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| Sep.29 |
Guinea |
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Massacre toll put at 157 |
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| Sep.14 |
Somalia |
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Al-Qaeda Somalia suspect 'killed' |
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| Sep.8 |
West Africa |
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600,000 hit by flooding
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| Aug.20 |
 Libya |
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Lockerbie bomber returns to Libya | Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, 57, has left Scotland on board a plane bound for Libya after being freed from prison on compassionate grounds | |
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| Jul.30 |
Nigeria |
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Captured leader of militant sect is dead |
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| Jul.27 |
Nigeria |
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Islamist attacks spread
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| Jul.16 |
Egypt |
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Pakistan and India in terror vow |
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| Jul.14 |
Nigeria |
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Rebels announce 'truce' |
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| Jul.10 |
Ghana |
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Obama's trip sends message to Africa
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| Jun.30 |
Comoros |
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Child found alive after Indian Ocean plane crash
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| Jun.29 |
 Comoros |
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Yemeni plane crashes with 154 aboard A Yemeni jetliner en route to Moroni has crashed in the Indian Ocean an hour before reaching its destination, Moroni, the capital of Comoros
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| Jun.8 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Air France tail section recovered |
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| Jun.7 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Bodies found from missing Air France plane |
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| Jun.4 |
 Egypt |
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Obama speaks of tensions with Muslims President Obama is offering a hand of friendship to Islam and addressing an array of quandaries and conflicts dividing the two cultures
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| Jun.1 |
 Northeastern Brazil |
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Air France plane crashed The Airbus A330-200 with 228 people aboard reported electrical problems in stormy weather before it lost contact
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| May.22 |
Somalia |
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Fierce battle in Somali capital |
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| May.19 |
Somalia |
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Ethiopian forces back in Somalia |
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| Apr.24 |
 South Africa |
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ANC wins 'outright poll majority' The ruling African National Congress has won an outright majority in general elections, just short of 2/3 of the approximately 17 million ballots...
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| Apr.15 |
Kenya |
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French warship captures pirates |
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| Apr.12 |
 Somalia |
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Captain rescued, snipers kill 3 pirates U.S. Navy snipers fatally shot pirates holding Richard Phillips hostage after seeing one of the pirates 'had an AK-47 leveled at the captain's back'
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| Apr.8 |
Somalia |
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US crew seized by Somali pirates |
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| Mar.21 |
 Madagascar |
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Opposition leader becomes president After two months of political turmoil, Andry Rajoelina was inaugurated in front of thousands of supporters as Madagascar's president
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| Mar.17 |
 Cameroon |
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Pope visits Africa, reaffirms condom ban Benedict XVI refused to soften the Vatican's ban on condom use as he arrived in Africa for his first visit to the continent as pope
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| Mar.6 |
Zimbabwe |
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PM's wife killed in car crash |
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| Mar.2 |
Guinea-Bissau |
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President shot dead |
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| Feb.22 |
Egypt |
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Cairo is hit by deadly bomb blast |
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| Feb.11 |
Zimbabwe |
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Tsvangirai sworn in as PM |
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| Jan.22 |
Congo |
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DR Congo rebel leader arrested |
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| Dec.23 |
Guinea |
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Coup as president dies |
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| Dec.18 |
Tanzania |
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Trio found guilty of Rwandan genocide |
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| Dec.2 |
 Zimbabwe |
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Cholera deaths near 500 More than 11,700 cases of cholera have been recorded since August
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| Nov.17 |
Somalia |
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Hijacked oil tanker nears Somalia
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| Nov.6 |
Congo |
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Cease-fire unraveling as fighting spreads |
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| Sep.29 |
Egypt |
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Kidnapped European tourists freed |
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| Sep.25 |
Somalia |
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Pirates seize ship carrying tanks Ukraine: The ministry says Ukrainian-operated Faina was sailing with 21 people on board under the Belize flag, operated by Ukrainian company
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| Sep.21 |
South Africa |
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Mbeki resigns as president
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| Sep.15 |
Zimbabwe |
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Rivals sign power-share deal
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| Sep.12 |
South Africa |
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Judge throws out Zuma charges |
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| Sep.5 |
Libya |
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Rice meets with Libya leader |
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| Jul.21 |
Zimbabwe |
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Rivals sign deal on talks |
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| Jul.18 |
South Africa |
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Mandela at 90 issues call for poor |
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| Jul.14 |
Sudan |
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President charged with genocide
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| Jun.29 |
Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe sworn in after disputed election |
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| Jun.22 |
Zimbabwe |
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Opposition pulls out of election
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| Jun.10 |
Sudan |
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28 dead as fire engulfs plane |
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| Jun.9 |
Somalia |
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Factions sign peace deal |
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| Apr.26 |
Zimbabwe |
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Recount shows opposition ahead |
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| Apr.22 |
Darfur |
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Darfur deaths 'could be 300,000' |
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| Apr.12 |
Zambia |
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Summit opens to end Zimbabwe vote crisis |
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| Apr.2 |
Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe's Zanu-PF loses majority
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| Mar.31 |
Chad |
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Aid workers free after Chad pardon |
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| Feb.28 |
Kenya |
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Rivals sign power-sharing deal |
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| Feb.2 |
Chad |
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Rebels move in on Chad capital |
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| Jan.28 |
Kenya |
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Gangs face off in tribal violence |
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| Jan.17 |
 Kenya |
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Kenya 'turned into killing field' Opposition leader Odinga has accused the government and the police of turning the country into 'killing fields of the innocent'
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| Jan.1 |
Kenya |
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Mob burns Kenyans cowering in church
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| Dec.30 |
Kenya |
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Riots erupt after president re-elected Map of Nairobi Kenya Government has suspended all live TV broadcasts as violence engulfed Nairobi following the re-election of incumbent president Mwai Kibaki
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| Dec.11 |
Algeria |
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At least 62 killed in blasts, targeted U.N. |
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| Nov.29 |
Sudan |
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UK teacher jailed over teddy row
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| Nov.2 |
Chad |
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'Kidnap' children may not get home
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| Oct.29 |
Somalia |
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U.S. destroyer pursues pirates |
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| Oct.7 |
Darfur |
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Army-controlled town razed
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| Oct.3 |
South Africa |
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3,200 workers trapped in gold mine |
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| Sep.30 |
Darfur |
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Deadliest attack for peace force
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| Sep.15 |
West Africa |
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Flood misery hits arc of Africa
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| Aug.14 |
Mosul |
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Up to 500 people die in bomb attacks
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| Jul.23 |
Libya |
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HIV medics released to Bulgaria 6 Bulgarian medics who were serving life sentences have been freed and are now on a plane to Bulgaria
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| May.5 |
Cameroon |
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Jet with 100 aboard crashes
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| Apr.23 |
Nigeria |
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Yar'Adua wins flawed vote |
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| Mar.12 |
Zimbabwe |
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Opposition tortured by police
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| Jan.8 |
Somalia |
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U.S. targets al Qaeda suspects |
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| Dec.27 |
Somalia |
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Islamists withdraw from Mogadishu |
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| Dec.26 |
Nigeria |
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Pipeline explosion kills at least 260 |
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| Dec.21 |
Somalia |
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Somalis 'at war' with Ethiopia |
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| Dec.19 |
Libya |
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HIV medics condemned to death |
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| Nov.16 |
Sudan |
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Sudan 'backs' Darfur force plan |
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| Nov.15 |
Congo |
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Kabila named winner of vote |
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| Oct.31 |
South Africa |
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Botha, bastion of white rule, dies |
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| Oct.29 |
Nigeria |
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Sultan among crash dead |
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| Oct.16 |
Malawi |
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Madonna baby flies out of Malawi |
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| Sep.14 |
Arab Countries |
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Muslims blast pope's Islam speech Muslim leaders have condemned Benedict over comments he made about Islam in Germany and demanded he apologize
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| Jun.5 |
Somalia |
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Islamists claim Mogadishu victory An Islamist militia has seized the capital, after weeks of fighting against an alliance of warlords backed by the US
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| May.8 |
Johannesburg |
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Zuma acquitted in rape case |
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| May.5 |
Nigeria |
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Main parties sign Darfur accord |
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| Apr.24 |
Egypt |
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Three bombs rip through resort |
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| Mar.29 |
Nigeria |
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Taylor on flight back to Liberia |
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| Feb.3 |
Egypt |
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Ship with 1,400 sinks in Red Sea An aging passenger ferry loaded to near capacity with dozens of vehicles sank. 100 survivors had been rescued
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| Dec.30 |
Egypt |
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Soldiers kill 20 Sudanese refugees |
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| Nov.5 |
Somalia |
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Cruise ship repels pirates |
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| Jul.22 |
Egypt |
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88 died as explosions rock resort town Multiple explosions struck Sharm el-Sheik, targeting a hotel and killing at least 30 people
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| Feb.8 |
Egypt |
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Palestinians, Israel announce cease-fire |
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| Oct.29 |
Arab Countries |
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New Bin Laden's videotape |
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| Oct.17 |
Darfur |
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Report: Up to 70,000 dead in Darfur
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| Oct.7 |
Egypt |
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Three blasts kill 40 at tourist resorts |
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| Dec.19 |
Libya |
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Libya to dismantle WMD programs |
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| Jul.22 |
Mosul |
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Saddam's sons killed in raid
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| May.21 |
Algeria |
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More than 2,000 killed in 6.7 quake
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| May.16 |
Morocco |
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41 die in Casablanca blasts |
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| Sep.27 |
Senegal |
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1,800 people died as ferry sinks
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| Jan.28 |
Nigeria |
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Lagos blasts leave 500 dead |
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