Sudan wars overlooked amid Darfur crisis
UN official warns that northern Uganda and southern Sudan host ongoing, neglected wars. 1.6 million Ugandans displaced, 30,000 abducted, 2.5 million dead in south, 4 million driven from homes. Donor funding remains far below needs as Darfur dominates headlines.
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Dennis McNamara
U.N
McNamara
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Sudan
Unicef
Joseph Kony
Kony
United Nations
Ben Parker
Lebanon extends pro-Syrian president term amid UN pressure
Lebanon's Parliament amended the constitution to extend Emile Lahoud's six year term despite UN demands for elections. backed by Syria, 96 of 125 MPs voted yes while 29 opposed. Nayla Moawwad LEBANESE LAWMAKER AND FORMER FIRST LADY called the move a scandal.
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Lebanon
Emile Lahoud
U.N
Lahoud
Syria
Nayla Moawwad
United States
France
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Mohammed Raad
Hezbollah Bloc
Butros Harb
United Nations
Body found near Bridge of the Americas in Juarez
The tortured body of a man about 45 was found Friday in a blanket inside a pickup with Texas plates near the border Bridge of the Americas in Ciudad Juarez. Officials said the victim, one of at least 48 slayings this year, remained unidentified as violence in the area grows.
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Ciudad Juarez
Mexico
Border Bridge of the Americas
Texas
Homero Soltero Gonzalez
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Fire destroys Duchess Anna Amalia Library in Weimar
A Thursday night blaze at Weimar's Duchess Anna Amalia Library damaged about 40 000 books and destroyed 25 000 volumes. About 6 000 works including a 1543 Martin Luther Bible were saved by a relay of staff and volunteers as 330 firefighters fought the two hour fire. German Culture Minister Christina Weiss pledged up to 4.9 million dollars in immediate aid to support repairs and restoration. Investigators seek the fire's cause as officials call it a national cultural catastrophe and great loss for world heritage.
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Germany
Anna Amalia
Ulrike Bestgen
Weimar Classics Foundation
Christina Weiss
Daniel Schurz
Fleisch
Michael Knoche
Veikhard Germer
Alexander von Humboldt
Hellmut Seeman
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