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| Jan.2 |
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Mwanawasa sworn in Ruling party candidate has been sworn in as president. 10 opposition parties boycotted the ceremony
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| Jan.5 |
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Australia cleansweeps over S. Africa
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| Jan.8 |
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MDC blocks ban on election monitors
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| Jan.10 |
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Mugabe gets new powers| Parliament has approved 2 of the 3 controversial measures which President wants to use in his re-election campaign | |
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| Jan.13 |
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Southern African summit Heads of state and government from the Southern African Development Community are meeting to address the instability
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| Jan.31 |
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Fury at media curbs
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| Feb.18 |
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EU agrees Zimbabwe sanctions The European Union will impose sanctions on Zimbabwe's ruling elite and will pull its election observers out of the country
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| Feb.22 |
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Rebel leader killed The Angolan authorities say Jonas Savimbi is killed in fighting between Angolan army forces and his Unita rebels
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| Feb.23 |
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Savimbi's death confirmed
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Angola urged to back peace
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| Feb.25 |
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Mugabe opponent accused of treason| Morgan Tsvangirai is to face charges of offence punishable by death - over an alleged plot to assassinate President | |
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| Mar.7 |
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Last day of campaigning |
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| Mar.8 |
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Mugabe accused of fixing poll |
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Presidential elections started
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| Mar.9 |
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Zimbabweans flock to crucial poll
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Slow vote enters day two |
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| Mar.10 |
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Vote 'extended'
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| Mar.11 |
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Chaos threatens poll |
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Election ends in confusion |
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| Mar.12 |
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Observers condemn poll |
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Mugabe nears election victory
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| Mar.13 |
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Mugabe wins 'rigged' poll| President has won a fifth term in office amid accusations of ballot irregularities and ruling party violence | |
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West blasts 'flawed' election
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| Mar.14 |
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Commonwealth condemned election |
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| Mar.15 |
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Media curbs enacted |
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Military meets Unita rebels |
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| Mar.17 |
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Mugabe sworn in; pledges land reform |
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African leaders set for Harare talks |
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| Mar.18 |
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Commonwealth to decide on Zimbabwe |
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| Mar.19 |
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Commonwealth suspended Zimbabwe Trade unions have called the strike in protest at the harassment of pro-opposition workers
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| Mar.20 |
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Mugabe rival charged with treason
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| Apr.3 |
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Angola to end civil war |
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| Apr.4 |
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Ceasefire signed |
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| Apr.5 |
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Hundreds arrested |
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Protesters warned |
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| Apr.11 |
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'Dr Death' acquitted |
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| Apr.18 |
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Rivals sign peace deal |
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| Apr.24 |
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Space tourist lifts off |
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| Apr.28 |
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Madagascar awaits election recount |
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| Apr.29 |
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Opposition wins poll Marc Ravalomanana has been declared the winner of disputed presidential elections, after a recount
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Madagascar faces split |
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| Apr.30 |
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State of disaster as famine looms |
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| May.12 |
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Ethnic clashes |
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| May.17 |
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Police chief flouts EU ban |
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| May.21 |
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'On brink of famine' |
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| May.25 |
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Train crash kills 117
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| May.27 |
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AIDS emergency declared |
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| May.29 |
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10 million people face starvation |
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| May.30 |
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Food disaster declared |
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| Jun.1 |
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Cronje killed in plane crash
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Leader laments growing food crisis |
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| Jun.3 |
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Helicopter crash kills general |
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| Jun.6 |
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'Millions face famine' |
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| Jun.10 |
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36 students burnt to death in crash
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Mandela urges new Lockerbie appeal |
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| Jun.14 |
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Madagascar ruler 'exile' reports |
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| Jun.23 |
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Whites 'must stop farming' |
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| Jun.24 |
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Farmers to defy edict |
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| Jul.2 |
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Rescue ship returns from Antarctica |
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| Jul.5 |
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Court orders end to HIV drug block |
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| Jul.8 |
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Winnie fraud case |
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Leaders launch African Union| African leaders gathered to eulogize the Organization of African Unity as a crucial instrument in fight against colonialism | |
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| Jul.9 |
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End senseless wars, urges Mbeki |
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| Jul.10 |
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Antarctic rescuers return as heroes |
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| Jul.12 |
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'Sesame St.' to add HIV-pos Muppet |
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| Jul.15 |
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Reporter cleared and expeled |
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| Jul.22 |
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EU extends Zimbabwe sanctions |
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Red Cross in $60m famine appeal |
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| Jul.24 |
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Famine crisis warning |
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| Jul.26 |
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Man jailed for child rape |
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| Jul.30 |
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Rwanda, Congo signed treaty to end war Congo has pledged to disarm and arrest Rwandan Hutu militia in return for Rwandan troops withdrawing
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| Aug.1 |
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Mugabe retaliates against sanctions |
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| Aug.3 |
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Military wing of UNITA disband |
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| Aug.7 |
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$34m EU aid package |
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| Aug.8 |
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Court boost for farmers |
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Farmers defy deadline
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| Aug.10 |
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Government warns farmers to quit |
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| Aug.12 |
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Mugabe tells white farmers to go| President has told white farmers defying an eviction order to quit the country | |
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Mugabe reforms 'threaten disaster' |
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| Aug.14 |
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Second farm occupied |
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| Aug.17 |
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Over 80 farmers arrested |
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| Aug.18 |
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130 white farmers arrested |
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| Aug.20 |
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White farmers 'quit land' |
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| Aug.23 |
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Mugabe dissolves cabinet President, who won controversial presidential elections in March, would work on a new team on weekend
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| Aug.24 |
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Greenpeace N-plant protest
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Police shield Earth Summit
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| Aug.25 |
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Pessimism hangs over Earth Summit
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Earth Summit protesters warned |
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| Aug.26 |
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Mugabe appoints 'war cabinet'
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Health focus of World Summit talks
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| Aug.27 |
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U.N. summit head pledges action
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| Aug.28 |
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Summit confronts water crisis The problem of providing safe water and sanitation for the world's poor has occupied delegates
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54 farm seizures halted |
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| Aug.29 |
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Summit: Hope rests on rich-poor alliance |
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Harare radio station bombed |
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| Aug.30 |
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EU challenges U.S. at Earth Summit
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Russia balks at Kyoto pact |
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| Aug.31 |
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10,000 march against wealth divide Banners covered a broad range such as anti-globalisation, pro-environment and pro-Palestinian issues
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| Sep.1 |
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Fear of failure haunts summit |
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Earth Summit finale but no deal Negotiators failed to complete a sweeping plan to tackle global poverty and protect the world environment
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| Sep.2 |
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Zimbabwe tensions hit Earth Summit Mugabe lashed out at his critics, especially Tony Blair. President said Zimbabwe had fought hard for sovereignty
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| Sep.3 |
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Aziz: Iraq 'ready to work with U.N.' After 30-minute meeting with Annan, Deputy Prime says Baghdad is ready to resolve the crisis between Iraq and the U.S.
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Greens condemn Earth Summit deal |
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China ratifies global warming treaty |
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| Sep.4 |
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Powell heckled at Earth Summit U.S. Secretary of State has faced a stormy reception as he sought to defend America's record on the environment
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| Sep.8 |
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Deadline over, no arrests A new deadline for white farmers to quit their properties and make way for landless blacks expired
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| Sep.12 |
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Land policy toughened |
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| Sep.13 |
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Oil spill threatens wildlife park An oil spill from a stricken Italian freighter beached in an environmentally sensitive area off the eastern coast
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Farmers, judge held |
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| Sep.16 |
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Struggle to stop freighter breaking up |
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| Sep.17 |
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Oil leak ship abandoned |
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| Oct.22 |
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Opposition MP found dead |
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| Oct.24 |
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King on kidnap charge |
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| Oct.28 |
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Mourners stone to death killer driver
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| Oct.30 |
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Ten blasts rip through Soweto Bombs have exploded at a series of different targets killing one woman and critically injuring her husband
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| Nov.1 |
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Mugabe slams oil companies
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| Nov.5 |
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Royal 'kidnap' case halted
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| Nov.6 |
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Man charged with overthrow plot
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| Dec.16 |
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DR Congo peace deal signed Congolese government, rebels, opposition parties and civil groups signed the deal
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| Dec.21 |
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Oprah responds to a 'higher calling'
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Mugabe opponent accused of treason Morgan Tsvangirai is to face charges of offence punishable by death - over an alleged plot to assassinate President