 World News
 Africa (586)
East Africa (137)
 2001
 Crime (13)
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Legislators ambushed by militia 200 Rahanwein Resistance Army gunmen ambushed speaker's entourage and killed 9 people
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| Jan.23 |
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U.S. envoy escapes hijack
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| Jan.27 |
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17 die in violence, riots spread
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| Feb.22 |
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U.N. troops deploy along border 1,200 Ethiopian troops drove their tanks and artillery out of border town clearing buffer zone for the U.N. troops
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| Mar.25 |
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Fire kills 58 children| 58 students have been killed in a fire at a boarding school. 28 were seriously injured | | |
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| Mar.26 |
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Arson theory in school fire A blaze at a school, which killed 58 pupils is being treated as arson. Administrators had smelled petrol the night of the fire
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| Mar.27 |
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 11 Aid workers abducted| Gunmen ambushed humanitarian group, taking captive 7 U.N. staffers and 4 aid workers with Doctors Without Borders | |
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| Apr.2 |
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Dozens feared dead in crash| 2 buses crashed on a bridge and plunged into a crocodile-infested river | |
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| Apr.4 |
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Crash bus pulled from river 20 bodies recovered from a bus. Death toll reach 34 from two buses carrying up to 100 passengers
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| Apr.20 |
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 Riots leave 24 dead 2 days of clashes at a student demonstration over political rights and academic freedom
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| Apr.26 |
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Hijackers surrender| Hijackers forced Ethiopian plane to land in Sudan, surrendered to Sudanese authorities and released their hostages | |
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| Apr.27 |
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 Ethiopia wants hijackers back 5 Ethiopians who surrendered in Sudan are facing extradition.
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| Apr.28 |
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Hijack victims arrive home The 44 passengers and 7 crew arrived at Addis Ababa after a 2-day ordeal
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| May.12 |
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Fighting leaves 40 dead Clashes erupted in the capital between transitional government forces and the warlords
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| May.19 |
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Bus explosion kills 2 Luggage was filled with gunpowder and exploded. It sets off a fire. Windows and doors were locked
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| May.26 |
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 Powell meets Kenya's president U.S. Secretary of State discussed the 1998 Embassy bombing and the conflict of Sudan
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| May.29 |
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 4 convicted on embassy bombings| O. bin Laden followers found guilty of 302 counts from 1998 bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. 2 could face the death penalty | | |
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| Jun.2 |
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Ceasefire talks fail A summit of East African leaders failed to secure a agreement between Sudanese President and rebel leader
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| Jul.10 |
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Embassy bomber gets life sentence Jury sentenced Khalfan Mohamed to life without parole for the 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania
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| Oct.18 |
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  Anthrax in letter from US 4 members of the same family were exposed to spores from a letter mailed from Atlanta
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| Nov.4 |
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Ethiopian sets record in Marathon
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| Nov.14 |
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Opposition slams graft ruling Democratic Party, biggest opposition party, has criticised a quashing graft charges against a minister Ng'eny
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| Dec.4 |
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AIDS programme criticised Opposition parties called to declare a state of emergency to stop the spread of the disease
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10 die in Nairobi rent riots They were hacked to death in a sprawling slum area when rival groups clashed over a rent dispute
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| Dec.10 |
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U.S. Military meets warlords U.S. officers talks with opposition warlords to identify potential terrorist targets
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| Dec.12 |
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 Dissent threatens Congo talks There is a disagreement over how many people should participate in talks to determine Congo's political future
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