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Egypt |
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Abbas will meet Bush Sharm el-Sheikh
Stories |
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| Sun. |
Zimbabwe |
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Official: runoff must be delayed
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| Sat. |
Sudan |
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Sudan cuts Chad ties over attack Sudan is blaming it for helping rebels from Darfur to launch an attack on Sudan's capital, Khartoum
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Sudan |
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Rebels 'reach Khartoum' |
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Zimbabwe |
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Tsvangirai to run in second round |
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| May. 8 |
Zimbabwe |
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Journalists, lawyer arrested |
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| May. 5 |
Somalia |
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Two die in currency riot |
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| May. 4 |
Zimbabwe |
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Tsvangirai delays runoff decision |
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| May. 3 |
Zimbabwe |
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Opposition holds firm against runoff |
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Zimbabwe |
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Run-off remains in doubt |
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| May. 2 |
Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe rivals reject poll result
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Sudan |
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Air crash kills Sudanese minister |
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Zimbabwe |
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Officials: rivals face runoff A runoff has been declared in presidential election after officials said main Tsvangirai won 47.9% of votes, compared to 43.2% for Mugabe
| Neither candidate passed the 50% threshold for an outright win. Movement for Democratic Change said the result was 'scandalous daylight robbery'
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| May. 1 |
Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe opponents face vote ultimatum |
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| Apr. 30 |
Somalia |
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Air raid kills militants Aden Hashi Ayrow, the head of an al-Qaeda-linked group, has been killed in pre-dawn air strike in the central town of Dusamareb
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| Apr. 27 |
Congo |
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UN troops 'armed DR Congo rebels' |
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Captive woman had 7 children by father
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| Apr. 26 |
Zimbabwe |
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Recount shows opposition ahead Ruling party has failed to gain the seats needed to hold onto control of parliament in a recount of ballots in last month's controversial elections
| In initial results, the Movement for Democratic Change, declared a majority of parliamentary seats, but the electoral commission began recounting by hand ballots in 23 voting districts after Mugabe's Zanu-PF party complained of count irregularities
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Somalia |
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Pirates free crew of Spanish boat |
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| Apr. 25 |
Nigeria |
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Oil firms cut output
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| Apr. 24 |
Zimbabwe |
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U.S.: Mugabe trying to steal election |
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South Africa |
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Zuma: Zimbabwe crisis at critical level |
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| Apr. 22 |
Darfur |
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Darfur deaths 'could be 300,000'| UN head of humanitarian affairs John Holmes: An estimated 300,000 people may have died as a result of the conflict. That is an increase of 50% | |
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Egypt |
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al-Zawahiri: Attacks on West works |
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| Apr. 19 |
Somalia |
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82 reported killed in Mogadishu |
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| Apr. 17 |
Kenya |
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Unity government sworn in Kenya swore in a new Cabinet, split 50-50 between former bitter enemies from opposing parties
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| Apr.16 |
Congo |
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Plane crash kills 38; others missing
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Warm US welcome for Pope Benedict
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| Apr.13 |
Kenya |
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Odinga named PM in bid to end vote crisis
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| Apr.12 |
Zimbabwe |
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Zimbabwe to hold partial recount |
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Zambia |
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Summit opens to end Zimbabwe vote crisis 
| Leaders from southern Africa convened for a meeting aimed at trying to resolve a dispute over the release of March 29 presidential election results. Zimbabwe's President Robert... | |
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| Apr.11 |
Zambia |
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Summit to tackle Zimbabwe |
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Olympic torch extinguished
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| Apr.5 |
Zimbabwe |
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Opposition: Runoff risks violence |
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| Apr.4 |
Zimbabwe |
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Zanu-PF backs Mugabe for run-off |
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| Apr.3 |
Zimbabwe |
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Raids target opposition party |
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| Apr.2 |
Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe's Zanu-PF loses majority 
| Election Commission: Zanu-PF party has taken 94 of the 207 contested seats, while opposition parties have won 105. The MDC said its leader Morgan Tsvangirai had won the presidential... | |
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| Mar.31 |
Chad |
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Aid workers free after Chad pardon 6 French aid workers convicted of plotting to kidnap African children for adoption in Europe have been released from prison
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| Mar.30 |
Zimbabwe |
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First results of elections announced |
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| Mar.29 |
Zimbabwe |
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Opposition cries foul as Zimbabwe votes |
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Dutch MP posts Islam film on web
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| Mar.13 |
Senegal |
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Sudan and Chad strike peace deal
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| Mar.6 |
Kenya |
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President pushes peace deal |
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| Feb.28 |
Kenya |
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Rivals sign power-sharing deal President Kibaki and opposition leader Odinga agreed to form a coalition government after weeks of wrangling
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| Feb.27 |
South Africa |
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Outcry in SA over 'racist' video
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| Feb.26 |
Kenya |
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Poll negotiations suspended |
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Kosovo declares independence
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| Feb.15 |
Benin |
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Bush begins Africa trip |
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| Feb.4 |
Chad |
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Rebels withdraw from capital |
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| Feb.2 |
Chad |
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Rebels move in on Chad capital
Ambassador to the U.S. has insisted that an uprising is being quashed by government troops amid reports that 400 rebels had entered the city
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| Jan.28 |
Kenya |
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Gangs face off in tribal violence
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Former President Suharto dies at 86
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| Jan.24 |
Kenya |
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Rivals hold 'ice-breaker' talks |
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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.13 |
South Africa |
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Scandal-hit Interpol chief quits |
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Iran boats threatened US ships
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| Jan.1 |
Kenya |
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Mob burns Kenyans cowering in church
Map of Eldoret Kenya A mob set fire to a church where Kenyans were seeking refuge from post-election violence, searing many and leaving others as heaps of ash
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Sudan |
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Gunman kills U.S. diplomat, driver |
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| Dec.31 |
Kenya |
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Election violence kills 'at least 124' |
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| Dec.30 |
Kenya |
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Riots erupt after president re-elected 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.28 |
South Africa |
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New charges for Zuma |
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Benazir Bhutto assassinated
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| Dec.26 |
Chad |
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Court jails French aid staff |
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| Dec.11 |
Algeria |
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At least 62 killed in blasts, targeted U.N.
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Turkey attacks Kurd rebels in Iraq
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| Nov.29 |
Sudan |
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UK teacher jailed over teddy row
Gillian Gibbons, 54, has been found guilty in of insulting religion after she allowed her primary school class to name a teddy bear Muhammad
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| Nov.2 |
Chad |
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'Kidnap' children may not get home Some of the youngsters at the center of an attempt to transport them to Europe may never be returned home because of confusion over their origins
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| Oct.29 |
Somalia |
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U.S. destroyer pursues pirates
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| Oct.17 |
Somalia |
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Aid stopped after kidnap |
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| Oct.7 |
Darfur |
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Army-controlled town razed
A government-controlled town of Haskanita has been burned down and looted. The town is the home of the peacekeeping base that attacked last ...
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| Oct.3 |
South Africa |
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3,200 workers trapped in gold mine
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President Roh crossed Demilitarized Zone
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| Sep.30 |
Darfur |
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Deadliest attack for peace force
Rebels killed at least 12 peacekeepers at an African Union base in the deadliest attack yet on the peacekeeping force in its 3-year mission
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| Sep.15 |
West Africa |
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Flood misery hits arc of Africa
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| Sep.8 |
Algeria |
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Al-Qaeda claims bombings |
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Opera legend Pavarotti dies at 71
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| Jul.25 |
Libya |
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Sarkozy to boost EU-Libya links |
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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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Soldiers storm mosque
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| Jul.5 |
Nigeria |
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Three-year-old seized |
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Zimbabwe |
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Bulk buy ban amid frenzy |
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Nicolas Sarkozy wins presidential election
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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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Bombings kill almost 200
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| Mar.12 |
Zimbabwe |
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Opposition tortured by police
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Truck bomb kills more than 120 in market
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| Jan.8 |
Somalia |
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U.S. targets al Qaeda suspects |
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Romania and Bulgaria join the EU
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Saddam Hussein hanged
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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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Poisoned former KGB spy dies
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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.22 |
Sudan |
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Sudan expels U.N. envoy for blog |
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| Oct.16 |
Malawi |
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Madonna baby flies out of Malawi
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North Korea claims nuclear test
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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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| Jul.29 |
Congo |
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Congo goes to polls first time in decades |
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| Jul.27 |
Arab Countries |
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Al-Qaeda 'to avenge Israel deeds' |
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Hezbollah kidnapping prompts Israeli move
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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.12 |
Nigeria |
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Oil pipeline explosion kills up to 200 |
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| May.8 |
South Africa |
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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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| Apr.12 |
Chad |
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Rebels close in on capital |
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Prodi hails Italy poll 'victory'
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| Mar.29 |
Nigeria |
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Taylor on flight back to Liberia
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Milosevic found dead in cell
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Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze
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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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Hamas won elections
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| Dec.30 |
Egypt |
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Soldiers kill 20 Sudanese refugees
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| Dec.29 |
Arab Countries |
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Row deepens over Danish cartoons |
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| Dec.25 |
Libya |
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'HIV medics' sentence lifted |
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| Dec.24 |
Egypt |
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Nour jailed for 5 years |
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| Dec.10 |
Nigeria |
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Jet crashes in flames. 100 killed |
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| Nov.27 |
Egypt |
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Muslim Brotherhood's poll success |
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| Nov.10 |
Liberia |
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Johnson-Sirleaf claims presidential win |
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| Nov.5 |
Somalia |
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Cruise ship repels pirates
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Boys' electrocution starts riots
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| Oct.22 |
Nigeria |
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Jet has crashed after takeoff |
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Major quake kills thousands
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| Sep.9 |
Egypt |
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Mubarak wins vote |
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Hurricane Katrina lashes coast
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| Jul.31 |
Sudan |
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VP Garang 'dies in crash' |
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| Jul.22 |
Egypt |
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88 died as explosions rock resort town
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| Jul.18 |
Niger |
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Children starving to death |
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Bombs kill 52
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| Jun.22 |
Zimbabwe |
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Evicted moved to 'transit camp' |
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| Apr.30 |
Egypt |
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Cairo tourists come under attack |
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Ratzinger elected as new Pope
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Huge blast kills ex-PM
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| Feb.8 |
Egypt |
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Palestinians, Israel announce cease-fire |
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| Feb.5 |
Togo |
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President Eyadema dies |
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| Jan.9 |
Kenya |
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Historic Sudan peace accord signed |
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9.0 Quake leaves 212,000 dead
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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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350 dead after troops storm school
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EU welcomes 10 new members
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Rail blasts: 200 dead
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28,000 dead after earthquake
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| Dec.19 |
Libya |
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Libya to dismantle WMD programs |
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Major power outage
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10,000 dead in heat wave
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Saddam's sons killed in raid
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Twins dead after separation
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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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Baghdad falls to US forces
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U.S. Launches War Against Iraq
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First alert over SARS
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Russian troops storm theater
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183 people dead after bomb blasts
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| Sep.27 |
Senegal |
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1,800 people died as ferry sinks
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Kidnapped US reporter is dead
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| Jan.28 |
Nigeria |
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Lagos blasts leave 500 dead |
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Euro mark celebrations
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US begins military strike
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Terror attacks hit U.S.
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U.S. spy plane lands in China
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7.9 Earthquake killed 30,000 people
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Closest Presidential election
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Y2K bug fails to bite