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Somali pirates hit oil tanker in long-range attack
AP – Mon Nov 9, 1:19 pm ET

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NAIROBI, Kenya - Somali pirates attacked an oil tanker and fired automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades Monday farther out at sea than any previous assault, suggesting that pirate capabilities are growing as they increase activity off East Africa. Full Story »
Prosecutor: Rwanda genocide suspect 'killed kids'
AP – Mon Nov 9, 11:25 am ET

ARUSHA, Tanzania - A prosecutor at a U.N.-backed tribunal is accusing a Rwandan official of ordering the murder of children too weak to walk during the country's 1994 genocide. Full Story »
Trial for top Zimbabwean PM's aide gets under way
AP – Mon Nov 9, 10:24 am ET

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HARARE, Zimbabwe - Prosecutors sought to throw out testimony that evidence against a top prime minister's aide was obtained through torture as the trial that has strained Zimbabwe's troubled coalition government began Monday. Full Story »
W. Africa's last giraffes make surprising comeback
AP – Sun Nov 8, 12:01 am ET

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KOURE, Niger - A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bounding across a sparse landscape of rocky orange soil. Full Story »
Madagascar political rivals reach government deal
AP – Sat Nov 7, 11:08 am ET

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Madagascar's political rivals have agreed on posts within a transitional government that will hold power until next year's elections following a power struggle that brought months of volatility to the country, an African Union statement said. Full Story »
Diamond watchdog gives Zimbabwe time to comply
AP – Fri Nov 6, 11:40 am ET

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JOHANNESBURG - Investigators for the world's diamond control body say the gems were mined by virtual slaves who had been told to dig or die, and were smuggled out by soldiers who rape and beat civilians. Full Story »
AP – Thu Nov 5, 4:28 pm ET

MAPUTO, Mozambique - Zimbabwe's prime minister says he's ending boycott of unity Cabinet. Full Story »
South Africa track chief suspended in Semenya case
AP – Thu Nov 5, 2:49 pm ET

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JOHANNESBURG - The South African track chief who lied about his role in runner Caster Semenya's gender tests was suspended Thursday. Full Story »
ICC prosecutor wants to investigate Kenya violence
AP – Thu Nov 5, 2:31 pm ET

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NAIROBI, Kenya - The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said Thursday that Kenya's postelection violence that killed more than 1,000 people was a crime against humanity and pledged to initiate proceedings that could result in top officials facing trial. Full Story »
Medical aid group raises alarm about AIDS funding
AP – Thu Nov 5, 12:46 pm ET

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JOHANNESBURG - The global recession and pressure to divert funds to other health crises are hurting the fight against AIDS, a medical group warned Thursday, with one health worker saying he feared a return to the days when the AIDS virus was a death sentence in Africa. Full Story »