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KHARTOUM, Sudan - An international peacekeeping presence is urgently needed in Sudan's embattled state of South Kordofan to document the alleged human rights abuses there and prevent further atrocities, a rights group said on Wednesday.
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RABAT, Morocco - Seventy-eight people were killed and three injured Tuesday when a Moroccan military plane slammed into a mountainside near Guelmim in the south of the country, the Moroccan military said.
The Hercules C-130 aircraft crashed into a...
Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders in the Holy Land joined forces Monday to launch a multi-faith environmental campaign, citing religious injunctions to protect the Earth across their three faiths.
Among their plans are the convening...
KHARTOUM, Sudan - Sudan launched a new currency on Sunday, six days after the newly independent south did so amid fears of a currency war, but the central bank said it was ready to negotiate with Juba on the old money.
"Today we have launched...
TRIPOLI, Libya - NATO warplanes blitzed a string of military targets in Tripoli on Sunday, an official said, as embattled Libyan leader Muammer Qadhafi blamed a "colonial plot" for the conflict engulfing his country.
"In Tripoli there...
RABAT, Morocco - A clash between Moroccan border guards and armed men coming from Algeria left one soldier dead on Friday, a security source told AFP.
"The incident happened around 1100 (GMT) at the border with Algeria during fighting with...
NAIROBI, Kenya - The United Nations said Wednesday that famine has hit two parts of rebel-held Somalia, due to a severe drought affecting more than 10 million people in the Horn of Africa.
"The United Nations declared today that famine exists...
In a vicious cycle with long-term implications for the climate system, the soil and the ocean are being weakened as buffers against global warming, say two new investigations.
If the seas and the land...
BENGHAZI, Libya - Libya's rebels claimed control of Brega on Monday, as most pro-Qadhafi troops retreated westward leaving around 150-200 loyalist fighters pinned down inside the oil town, a spokesman said.
"The bulk of (Muammer) Qadhafi...
CASABLANCA, Morocco - Thousands of demonstrators, including Islamists, held peaceful rallies in Rabat, Casablanca and Tangiers Sunday to demand greater political reforms and social justice in Morocco.
The latest protests were organized by the youth-...
