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AP - Tutsi-led rebels tightened their hold on newly seized swaths of eastern Congo Saturday, forcing tens of thousands of frightened, rain-soaked civilians out of makeshift refugee camps and stopping some from fleeing to government-held territory.
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AFP - Tamil Tiger rebels on Tuesday used aircraft to bomb a power plant in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo and an army camp in the north, their first air strikes in six weeks, the defence ministry said.
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GOMA, Congo, Nov. 7 -- Angolan troops have joined Congolese soldiers battling rebels near the city of Goma, U.N. officials in the region reported Friday, raising fears that the conflict would spread as African leaders struggled to find a way to stop it. New clashes...(more)
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AFP - Police arrested more than 1,000 students in India's eastern Bihar state on Saturday after their protests over the release on bail of a firebrand politician turned violent.
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AFP - Washington's top diplomat for Africa, Jendayi Frazer, discussed Kigali's position on the Congolese crisis Saturday with Rwandan President Paul Kagame, a president's office source said.
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David Miliband says British troops will not be sent to join UN troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo "at the moment".
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AFP - Dissidents in the African National Congress, which has run South Africa since the end of apartheid, laid out a platform Saturday for their breakaway party ahead of next year's election.
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AFP - Indian Kashmir voted under tight security Monday for a new state government, with separatists staging a massive boycott to protest New Delhi's hold over the Himalayan region.
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AP - Congolese rebels said Thursday they had fended off an attack from the army, pro-government Mai Mai militias and Rwandan Hutu rebels but remained committed to keeping troops pulled back from the front lines.
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KIGALI, Rwanda, Oct. 28 -- Congolese rebels fought their way closer to the provincial capital of Goma in eastern Congo on Tuesday as tens of thousands of villagers fled down muddy roads and an air of panic gripped the beleaguered city. Congolese government soldiers --...(more)
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Danish police say they have fired teargas at activists taking part in a protest at the country's main camp for asylum-seekers.
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov. 16 -- Pakistan temporarily barred oil tankers and container trucks from a key passageway to Afghanistan, threatening a critical supply route for U.S. and NATO troops Sunday and raising more fears about security in the insurgent-plagued border region. The suspension came as...(more)
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