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A U.N.-backed military operation to thwart rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo has led to deliberate killings of more than 1,400 civilians in the country over a nine-month period, Human Rights Watch said Monday.
A U.N.-backed Congolese military operation to oust rebels from eastern Congo has caused more civilian casualties than damage to rebels, with more than 1,400 people deliberately killed over a nine-month period, human rights groups said Monday.
Human Rights Watch says a U.N.-backed Congolese military operation to oust rebels from eastern Congo has caused more civilian casualties than damage to rebels, with more than 1,400 people deliberately killed over a nine-month period.
A U.N.-backed Congolese military operation to oust rebels from eastern Congo has caused more civilian casualties than damage to rebels, with more than 1,400 people deliberately killed over a nine-month period, human rights groups said Monday.
CHICAGO (AP) -- Dozens of Illinois movie theaters have planned a one-night-only screening and discussion of a documentary about the nonprofit group Doctors Without Borders.
Democratic Republic of Congo forces have retaken control of Dongo in the country's north-west where recent tribal clashes have forced thousands to flee, a UN military source said Monday.
For the first time ever, Doctors Without Borders gave a documentary film crew unlimited and uncensored access to its field operations in war-torn Congo and post-conflict Liberia. Host Liane Hansen speaks with Dr. Tom Krueger and director Mark Hopkins about the movie Living In Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders .
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The following events and economy reports may influence trading in sub-Saharan African bonds and currencies today. Bond yields and exchange rates are from the previous session.
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — U.N. radio says a Congolese court has upheld death sentences for two Norwegians convicted of espionage and murder.
A Congolese court has upheld death sentences for two Norwegians convicted of espionage and murder, U.N. radio said Thursday, prompting condemnation from Norwegian officials.
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Conservationists say two baby mountain gorillas have moved to a lush jungle sanctuary formerly closed to them because of violent instability in eastern Congo.
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Conservationists say two baby mountain gorillas have moved to a lush jungle sanctuary formerly closed to them because of violent instability in eastern Congo.
Conservationists say two baby mountain gorillas have moved to a lush jungle sanctuary formerly closed to them because of violent instability in eastern Congo.
GOMA, Congo (AP) - Conservationists say two baby mountain gorillas have moved to a lush jungle sanctuary formerly closed to them because of violent instability in eastern Congo.
Conservationists say two baby mountain gorillas have moved to a lush jungle sanctuary formerly closed to them because of violent instability in eastern Congo.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — International Criminal Court appeals judges on Wednesday reversed a decision to release the former vice president of Congo from custody, ordering him to stay in jail until he is tried for allegedly commanding a brutal militia.
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