By JULIET WILLIAMS and SAMANTHA YOUNG, Associated Press Writers
PLACERVILLE, Calif. – A woman who was snatched from a bus stop as an 11-year-old child in 1991 turned up Thursday after being held for the past 18 years in isolation in a backyard compound by a convicted sex offender who fathered two children with her, police [...]

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By Andrew Heavens
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s Darfur region is no longer in a state of war and only has one rebel group capable of mounting limited military campaigns, the head of the area’s peacekeeping force said as he ended his tour of duty.
The statement was quickly dismissed by Darfur insurgents on Thursday who said they [...]

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Sri Lankan soldiers allegedly shot naked, blindfolded victims
Olivia Ward
FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPORTER
A naked, blindfolded man crouches on the ground, as a uniformed soldier kicks him in the head then abruptly ends his life with a point- blank rifle shot. Other bodies lie nearby, their blood staining the earth around them.
The video, aired by Britain’s Channel 4 [...]

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By Beatrice Williamson, Director
Maisha International Orphanage
P.O.Box</ FONT> 570
Oklahoma City, Ok 73101
Office: 405-209-5438
Toll free: 1-800-518-0255
www.maishaorphanage.org
www.myspace.com/maishaorphanage
 
We are finally back from an incredible mission in Kenya ministering to the orphans and widows of Maisha International Orphanage.  Team Maisha was composed of 15 people, and it was one of the most unique teams you will ever find. 
Among many other [...]

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BY AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
HARARE,  - South African President Jacob Zuma travels to Zimbabwe on Thursday in a bid to ease tensions within the strained unity government, though analysts held out little hope for a breakthrough.
During his two-day visit, Zuma is set to meet with long-ruling President Robert Mugabe and his new partner in government, Prime [...]

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Raila overturnes Mau eviction order
BY ANTHONY KAGIRI
Prime Minister Raila Odinga has overruled a fourteen-day eviction notice given by the Kenya Forest Service on Mau settlers.
The Premier told the settlers to ignore the order and instead wait for the establishment of an inter-ministerial committee that will spearhead the restoration of the water tower.
“The committee will be [...]

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