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Gunman kills U.S. diplomat, driver 
Map of Khartoum Sudan John Granville, 33, working toward restoring peace was shot and killed along with his driver as he headed home from a New Year's party in Khartoum
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Libya heads U.N. Security Council |
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Group claims responsibility for killing |
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| Jan.16 |
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Bush ends Mideast tour with peace push |
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| Jan.22 |
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Gunfire at Egypt's Gaza crossing |
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Palestinians blow up border wall 
Thousands of people fled after hearing explosions. Masked Palestinian gunmen blew holes in a border wall
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| Jan.25 |
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Gazans make new border wall hole
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Egyptians retreat from Gaza fence Egyptian security forces have pulled back from the border after an apparent failure to reseal it. Palestinians still crossing freely in and out...
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| Jan.26 |
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'Dozens hurt' in Gaza border clashes At least 38 Egyptian security force members have been hurt as riot police and armored vehicles sought to restore control over crowds
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| Jan.29 |
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Car bomb attack kills 3 |
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| Feb.6 |
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Facebook fraudster 'stole prince's ID'
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| Feb.10 |
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Egypt won a record sixth Africa Cup
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| Feb.18 |
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Al Fayed: Diana's death was 'hot murder'
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| Feb.26 |
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Sudan says Danish products banned |
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| Mar.4 |
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Rice hopes to jump-start Mideast talks
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| Mar.11 |
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President: Darfur conflict exaggerated |
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| Mar.13 |
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Sudan and Chad strike peace deal Chad's Idriss Deby and Sudan's Omar al-Bashir have signed an accord aimed at halting five years of hostilities between the two countries
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Sarkozy touts Mediterranean plan |
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| Mar.25 |
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U.S. ship fires on boat in Suez Canal |
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| Apr.5 |
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Egypt braces for general strike
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| Apr.7 |
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Casablanca bomb convicts escape
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| Apr.14 |
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Riots spread as food prices skyrocket
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| Apr.22 |
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al-Zawahiri: Attacks on West works Al Qaeda still has plans to target Western countries involved in the Iraq war
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| Apr.26 |
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Mattress factory fire kills 55
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| May.1 |
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Al-Jazeera: Cameraman freed from Gitmo
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| May.2 |
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Air crash kills Sudanese minister
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| May.10 |
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Rebels 'reach Khartoum'
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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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| May.11 |
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Sudan 'can prove Chad rebel role'
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| May.30 |
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U.S., Libya discussing terrorism
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Libya to resolve claims with US
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| Jun.6 |
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Earthquake injures 15
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| Jun.8 |
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Deadly bombings strike train station
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| Jun.10 |
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28 dead as fire engulfs plane Map of Khartoum Sudan| A jetliner burst into flames after landing. A defect the Sudan Airways plane caused it to catch fire as it touched down. Some passengers survived. TAnother 53 people are also missing. He fire then led to an explosio... | |
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Terror cell members jailed
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| Jun.11 |
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14 still missing after air crash blaze
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| Jun.29 |
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Zimbabwe looms over Africa summit
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| Jul.1 |
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Mugabe aide tells West: 'Go hang' A spokesman for Zimbabwean President has rejected Western criticism of the country's disputed presidential run-off election
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African call for Zimbabwe unity African leaders have called for a government of national unity, where President Mugabe was re-elected unopposed last week
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| Jul.11 |
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Sudanese president may be charged| Sudanese ambassador to the United Nations: President Omar Hassan al-Bashir may be charged with genocide | |
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| Jul.12 |
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Sudan calls meeting over genocide charge Sudan has asked for an emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers ahead of the expected indictment of the president for genocide
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| Jul.14 |
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President charged with genocide The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has filed charges against Omar Hassan al-Bashir for a campaign of violence in Darfur
| Luis Moreno-Ocampo told judges at The Hague that al-Bashir bore criminal responsibility for alleged atrocities committed over the past fiv5e years. The 3-judge panel must now decide whether there are reasonable grounds for an arrest warrant
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Sudan angered by genocide claims The government has responded angrily after an international prosecutor accused President Omar al-Bashir of genocide in Darfur
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| Jul.15 |
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Rights group fears Sudanese backlash Human rights activists said Tuesday they feared a move by the International Criminal Court could provoke a violent backlash
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| Jul.16 |
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Train hits cars on track, killing 40
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| Jul.17 |
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Iraq border refugees better off in Sudan
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| Jul.19 |
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Arab nations 'agree Sudan action'
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| Jul.23 |
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President not be cowed by his indictment
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| Jul.24 |
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Libya 'halts Swiss oil shipments'
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| Aug. 14 |
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US-Libya compensation deal sealed
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| Aug. 17 |
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Septuplets' mother has seen them on TV
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| Aug. 19 |
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43 dead in suicide bombing Map of Boumerdes Algeria An attack on a military school killed 43 people and wounded another 38 and damaged several building and vehicles
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Blaze engulfs parliament A large fire erupted in a 19th century palace where parliament's upper house is located, and 5 people were hospitalized for smoke inhalation
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| Aug. 26 |
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Sudanese plane hijacked in Darfur Map of Kufra Libya| A plane that was hijacked shortly after taking off from Nyala in the Darfur region, presumably by rebels, has landed | |
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| Aug. 27 |
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Gaddafi charged for cleric kidnap Lebanon has indicted Libyan leader over the disappearance of Sheikh Moussa Sadr during a visit to Libya 30 years ago
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Malta fears 71 migrants drowned As many as 71 Africans drowned after their boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea, 8 of their companions have told Maltese police
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Italy seals Libya colonial deal Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Gaddafi has signed an agreement to pay Libya $5bn as part of a deal to resolve colonial-era dispute
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Rice to make historic Libya visit Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to make the first by a US secretary of state to Libya since 1953
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Rice to make historic visit Her visit will be the first by a US secretary of state to Libya since 1953
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.16 |
Bush ends Mideast tour with peace push |
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| Jan.22 |
Gunfire at Egypt's Gaza crossing |
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| Jan.22 |
Palestinians blow up border wall Thousands of people fled after hearing explosions. Masked Palestinian gunmen blew holes in a border wall
| The Gazans rushed to buy food, fuel that have become scarce because of a blockade
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| Jan.25 |
Gazans make new border wall hole
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| Jan.25 |
Egyptians retreat from Gaza fence Egyptian security forces have pulled back from the border after an apparent failure to reseal it. Palestinians still crossing freely in and out...
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| Mar.13 |
Sudan and Chad strike peace deal Chad's Idriss Deby and Sudan's Omar al-Bashir have signed an accord aimed at halting five years of hostilities between the two countries
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| Mar.25 |
U.S. ship fires on boat in Suez Canal |
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| May.10 |
Rebels 'reach Khartoum'
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| May.11 |
Sudan 'can prove Chad rebel role'
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| Jul.14 |
President charged with genocide The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has filed charges against Omar Hassan al-Bashir for a campaign of violence in Darfur
| Luis Moreno-Ocampo told judges at The Hague that al-Bashir bore criminal responsibility for alleged atrocities committed over the past fiv5e years. The 3-judge panel must now decide whether there are reasonable grounds for an arrest warrant
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| 2008 |
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| Tomorrow |
Rice to make historic visit Her visit will be the first by a US secretary of state to Libya since 1953
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.1 |
19 killed in bus plunge |
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| Apr.26 |
Mattress factory fire kills 55
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| May.2 |
Air crash kills Sudanese minister
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| Jun.6 |
Earthquake injures 15
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| Jun.10 |
28 dead as fire engulfs plane Map of Khartoum Sudan| A jetliner burst into flames after landing. A defect the Sudan Airways plane caused it to catch fire as it touched down. Some passengers survived. TAnother 53 people are also missing. He fire then led to an explosio... | |
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| Jun.11 |
14 still missing after air crash blaze
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| Jul.16 |
Train hits cars on track, killing 40
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| Aug. 19 |
Blaze engulfs parliament A large fire erupted in a 19th century palace where parliament's upper house is located, and 5 people were hospitalized for smoke inhalation
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| Aug. 27 |
Malta fears 71 migrants drowned As many as 71 Africans drowned after their boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea, 8 of their companions have told Maltese police
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| 2008 |
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| Feb.10 |
Egypt won a record sixth Africa Cup
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| 2008 |
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| Feb.6 |
Facebook fraudster 'stole prince's ID'
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| Feb.26 |
Sudan says Danish products banned |
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| Apr.5 |
Egypt braces for general strike
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| Apr.14 |
Riots spread as food prices skyrocket
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| Jul.24 |
Libya 'halts Swiss oil shipments'
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| Aug. 17 |
Septuplets' mother has seen them on TV
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.1 |
US diplomat shot in attack |
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| Jan.1 |
Gunman kills U.S. diplomat, driver Map of Khartoum Sudan John Granville, 33, working toward restoring peace was shot and killed along with his driver as he headed home from a New Year's party in Khartoum
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| Jan.4 |
Group claims responsibility for killing |
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| Jan.26 |
'Dozens hurt' in Gaza border clashes At least 38 Egyptian security force members have been hurt as riot police and armored vehicles sought to restore control over crowds
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| Jan.29 |
Car bomb attack kills 3 |
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| Feb.6 |
Facebook fraudster 'stole prince's ID'
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| Apr.7 |
Casablanca bomb convicts escape
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| Apr.22 |
al-Zawahiri: Attacks on West works Al Qaeda still has plans to target Western countries involved in the Iraq war
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| May.1 |
Al-Jazeera: Cameraman freed from Gitmo
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| Jun.8 |
Deadly bombings strike train station
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| Jun.10 |
Terror cell members jailed
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| Jul.11 |
Sudanese president may be charged| Sudanese ambassador to the United Nations: President Omar Hassan al-Bashir may be charged with genocide | |
|
| Jul.14 |
President charged with genocide The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has filed charges against Omar Hassan al-Bashir for a campaign of violence in Darfur
| Luis Moreno-Ocampo told judges at The Hague that al-Bashir bore criminal responsibility for alleged atrocities committed over the past fiv5e years. The 3-judge panel must now decide whether there are reasonable grounds for an arrest warrant
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| Jul.23 |
President not be cowed by his indictment
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| Aug. 19 |
43 dead in suicide bombing Map of Boumerdes Algeria An attack on a military school killed 43 people and wounded another 38 and damaged several building and vehicles
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| Aug. 26 |
Sudanese plane hijacked in Darfur Map of Kufra Libya| A plane that was hijacked shortly after taking off from Nyala in the Darfur region, presumably by rebels, has landed | |
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| Aug. 27 |
Gaddafi charged for cleric kidnap Lebanon has indicted Libyan leader over the disappearance of Sheikh Moussa Sadr during a visit to Libya 30 years ago
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.3 |
Libya heads U.N. Security Council |
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| Jan.16 |
Bush ends Mideast tour with peace push |
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| Feb.6 |
Facebook fraudster 'stole prince's ID'
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| Feb.18 |
Al Fayed: Diana's death was 'hot murder'
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| Feb.26 |
Sudan says Danish products banned |
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| Mar.4 |
Rice hopes to jump-start Mideast talks
|
| Mar.11 |
President: Darfur conflict exaggerated |
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| Mar.13 |
Sudan and Chad strike peace deal Chad's Idriss Deby and Sudan's Omar al-Bashir have signed an accord aimed at halting five years of hostilities between the two countries
|
| Mar.13 |
Sarkozy touts Mediterranean plan |
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| Apr.14 |
Riots spread as food prices skyrocket
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| May.1 |
Al-Jazeera: Cameraman freed from Gitmo
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| May.10 |
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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| May.11 |
Sudan 'can prove Chad rebel role'
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| May.30 |
U.S., Libya discussing terrorism
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| May.30 |
Libya to resolve claims with US
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| Jun.29 |
Zimbabwe looms over Africa summit
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| Jul.1 |
Mugabe aide tells West: 'Go hang' A spokesman for Zimbabwean President has rejected Western criticism of the country's disputed presidential run-off election
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| Jul.1 |
African call for Zimbabwe unity African leaders have called for a government of national unity, where President Mugabe was re-elected unopposed last week
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| Jul.12 |
Sudan calls meeting over genocide charge Sudan has asked for an emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers ahead of the expected indictment of the president for genocide
|
| Jul.14 |
Sudan angered by genocide claims The government has responded angrily after an international prosecutor accused President Omar al-Bashir of genocide in Darfur
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| Jul.15 |
Rights group fears Sudanese backlash Human rights activists said Tuesday they feared a move by the International Criminal Court could provoke a violent backlash
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| Jul.17 |
Iraq border refugees better off in Sudan
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| Jul.19 |
Arab nations 'agree Sudan action'
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| Jul.24 |
Libya 'halts Swiss oil shipments'
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| Aug. 14 |
US-Libya compensation deal sealed
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| Aug. 27 |
Malta fears 71 migrants drowned As many as 71 Africans drowned after their boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea, 8 of their companions have told Maltese police
|
| Sat. |
Italy seals Libya colonial deal Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Gaddafi has signed an agreement to pay Libya $5bn as part of a deal to resolve colonial-era dispute
|
| Tue. |
Rice to make historic Libya visit Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to make the first by a US secretary of state to Libya since 1953
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| Tomorrow |
Rice to make historic visit Her visit will be the first by a US secretary of state to Libya since 1953
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