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Zimbabwean crisis set to overshadow landmark SAfrica-EU summitAFP - South Africa and the European Union Friday hold their first ever summit in Bordeaux Friday with Pretoria set to try and narrow differences with its top trading partner on the political crisis in Zimbabwe.
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Witchdoctor fury
BBC reporter tells of threats for taking on albino killers
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BBC reporter tells of threats for taking on albino killers
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Charity barred from south Niger
Niger's government orders French medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres to stop work because of suspected rebel links.
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Niger's government orders French medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres to stop work because of suspected rebel links.
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Libya, Italy to sign compensation deal: Gaddafi sonReuters - Libya and Italy will soon seal a deal worth "billions" to compensate for the European country's three-decade colonial rule, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's influential son said on Thursday.
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Correction: Sudan-Darfur story
AP - In a July 23 story about Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's trip to Darfur, The Associated Press erroneously reported that it was his first visit to the western Sudanese region in more than three years. Al-Bashir has visited Darfur on several occasions since 2003, most recently in July 2007. It was al-Bashir's first visit since an international prosecutor filed genocide charges against him on July 14.
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AP - In a July 23 story about Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's trip to Darfur, The Associated Press erroneously reported that it was his first visit to the western Sudanese region in more than three years. Al-Bashir has visited Darfur on several occasions since 2003, most recently in July 2007. It was al-Bashir's first visit since an international prosecutor filed genocide charges against him on July 14.
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Israel approves more settler homes
A committee linked to the Israeli Defense Ministry has approved the construction of 22 new homes in a barely populated West Bank settlement, a move that angered Palestinians.
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A committee linked to the Israeli Defense Ministry has approved the construction of 22 new homes in a barely populated West Bank settlement, a move that angered Palestinians.
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Female suicide bomber strikes in Iraq
The attack came at a checkpoint manned by U.S.-allied Sunni guards northeast of Baghdad.
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The attack came at a checkpoint manned by U.S.-allied Sunni guards northeast of Baghdad.
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Cameroon says kills 10 gunmen in disputed BakassiReuters - Cameroonian soldiers killed 10 gunmen who attacked them on Thursday in the Bakassi peninsula, a long-disputed territory Nigeria is transferring to Cameroon under a World Court order, Cameroon's Defence Ministry said.
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U.S. expands visa program for Iraqi employees
The U.S. Embassy began an expanded immigration program Thursday that will provide 5,000 additional visas each year for Iraqis who have put themselves at risk by working for the U.S. government.
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The U.S. Embassy began an expanded immigration program Thursday that will provide 5,000 additional visas each year for Iraqis who have put themselves at risk by working for the U.S. government.
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Zuma 'shocked by white poverty'
The head of South Africa's governing ANC party, Jacob Zuma, says he is shocked by white poverty in the country.
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The head of South Africa's governing ANC party, Jacob Zuma, says he is shocked by white poverty in the country.
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