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Sudan militia kill five in flashpoint Abyei
KHARTOUM, March 22 (Reuters) - Sudanese Arab militia attacked a village in Abyei killing five people, adding to north-south tensions in the disputed oil-producing area, the top official…
Gunfire heard in Burkina Faso capital
Ouagadougou - Sustained gunfire was heard in the Burkina Faso capital overnight, a Reuters witness said on Wednesday, and there was no immediate explanation from the government of…
I.Coast’s Gbagbo readying rockets, helicopter
ABIDJAN, March 22 (Reuters) - The U.N. peacekeeping mission to Ivory Coast said Laurent Gbagbo's forces were readying an attack helicopter and multiple rocket launchers on Tuesday and…
Libya: allies to target army brigade run by Gaddafi son
British, American and other coalition aircraft are planning to target a Libyan army brigade commanded by Khamis Gaddafi, Col Gaddafi's youngest son.
Lezuhant egy nigériai vadászgép
Nigéria, Kano – Nem sikerült felszállnia a nigériai légierő egyik gépének a kanoi katonai pilótaiskolából. A repülőgép pilótája meghalt a balesetben.
Törzsi viszály, vádaskodás Szudánban
Szudán, Kartúm – Arab milicisták megtámadtak egy falut Abyeiében. A dél-szudáni hadsereg közben azzal vádolja a kartúmi vezetést, hogy lebombáztak egy falut nyugat Bahr al-Ghazal régióban. A helyzet…
West will end in “dustbin of history”, Gaddafi says
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Western powers attacking Libya will end up in the dustbin of history, Muammar Gaddafi said as his troops held back rebels despite four nights of…
Libya no-fly zone cost could hit $1 bln in months
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The no-fly zone over Libya could end up costing the Western coalition more than $1 billion if the operation drags on more than a couple…
Missing journalists ordered freed in Libya
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has ordered the release of three journalists missing in Libya, including two working with Agence France-Presse and a Getty Images photographer,…