| Egyptian officials to face trial over Van Gogh theft
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 AFP - A senior culture ministry official and the head of a Cairo museum from which a Van Gogh painting was stolen will stand trial on charges of negligence, a judicial source said on Monday.
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| Suspected Islamists kill officer, wound five in Nigeria
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 AFP - Suspected members of an Islamist sect that launched an uprising last year have killed a retired police officer and wounded five other people, the latest of such attacks in Nigeria's north, police said Monday.
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| Safari Slovaks held in plot claim freed: C.Africa
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 AFP - A group of Slovak nationals arrested in the Central African Republic for allegedly plotting a coup have been freed, the Bangui government said Monday, as Bratislava insisted the men were on safari.
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| Peacekeeping cushioning African states from scrutiny: analysts
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 AFP - Troop contributions for UN peacekeeping missions are helping African nations build a buffer against criticism over democratic and human rights failings, analysts said Monday.
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| Unions suspend South African civil service strike
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AP - South African civil servants unions are suspending a nationwide strike for higher wages to give members time to consider the government's latest offer, labor leaders said Monday. |
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| South Africa gets new Zulu dictionary, first in 40 years
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 AFP - Oxford press said Monday it has published a new Zulu-English dictionary, four decades after the last such reference book was released for one of South Africa's most widely spoken languages.
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| Floods displace thousands more in Ethiopia
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 AFP - Floodwaters have displaced nearly 16,000 people in north-eastern Ethiopia, the UN said Monday, weeks after thousands of others were affected in the country's central region.
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| Press watchdog urges Egyptian 'insult' reporter's acquittal
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 AFP - Press watchdog IPI called on Monday for the acquittal of an Egyptian journalist accused of insulting a minister, as it stressed the need for freedom of opinion ahead of elections next year.
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| 26 people drown in DR Congo river disasters: government
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 AFP - The Congolese government said Monday at least 26 people had drowned in two boating disasters at the weekend while denying initial reports that hundreds of people could have perished.
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| Delta Airlines flight to Liberia to boost commerce: Sirleaf
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 AFP - President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Monday hailed the launch of a Delta Airlines flight linking Liberia to the United States as a boost for business and tourism in the west African nation.
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| Lax safety in Congo makes river travel dangerous
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 AP - In a country of dense rain forests with few paved roads, boarding an overcrowded boat on a treacherous river is simply a way of life. This weekend, journeys on the dangerous waterways stole the lives of up to 270 people.
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| Nigeria: Sect blamed for 2 targeted killings
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AP - Police investigators say a radical Muslim sect has killed a retired police officer and a market trader in northern Nigeria, the latest targeted shootings blamed on the group.
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