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UN reports over 500 rapes in eastern Congo (AP)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:01:48 GMT

AP - The United Nations reported Tuesday that more than 500 systematic rapes were committed by armed combatants in eastern Congo since late July — more than double the number previously reported — and accepted partial responsibility for not protecting citizens.
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Suspected Islamists attack prison in Nigeria: authorities (AFP)
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:58:51 GMT

AFP - Suspected members of an Islamist sect that launched an uprising last year attacked a prison in northern Nigeria on Tuesday, officials said, sparking a fierce gun battle with authorities.
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Death toll at Darfur camp rises to nine, U.N. says (Reuters)
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:18:50 GMT

Reuters - The death toll from weekend clashes at a refugee camp in Sudan's violence-torn Darfur region has risen to nine, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
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Nigeria: Assault ends at prison holding extremists (AP)
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:39:29 GMT

AP - Gunmen launched a massive attack Tuesday night against a northern Nigerian prison holding suspected members of a radical Muslim sect, authorities said, apparently leaving some people dead and allowing some inmates to escape.