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Rebels battle U.N. peacekeepers in Sierra Leone

U.N. says some peacekeepers 'freed or escaped' in Sierra Leone

Some U.N. peacekeepers being held by rebels in Sierre Leone have either been freed or escaped -- but almost 500 remained in captivity Monday, a top U.N. official said.

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HARARE
Zimbabwe farmer dies after beating

JOHANNESBURG
Robbers kill 9 in South African tavern

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Rwanda pledges again to pull out troops from Congo's war

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AIDS meeting in South Africa stirs up hornet's nest

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Mandela says tyrant leaders should not be tolerated

KIGALI
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Ethiopia says peace talks with Eritrea collapse

MASVINGO
Zimbabwe government supporters beaten at opposition rally

WASHINGTON
Africa-Caribbean trade bill moves through U.S. Congress

CAIRO
Egypt cancels decrees banning demolition of palaces, villas

UNITED NATIONS
More U.N. personnel taken hostage in Sierra Leone

KINSHASA
Congo pact paves way for U.N. peacekeeping force

FREETOWN
Sierra Leone's Sankoh tells fighters to free U.N. peacekeepers

ALGIERS
Rebels kill at least 19 in Algeria bus attack

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HARARE
Zimbabwe opposition says sanctions last resort

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Rebel leader says he will release U.N. peacekeepers held in Sierra Leone

FREETOWN
U.N. force, Sierra Leone rebels clash

KIGALI
Rwanda says half a million people infected with AIDS

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UNITED NATIONS
Annan outraged as rebels seize U.N. workers in Sierra Leone

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