Person: Georgette Gagnon

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Taliban hotel attack kills 14 people

A Taliban attack on a Kabul guesthouse has left 14 people dead, including nine foreigners, in the most audacious assault by the insurgents in the Afghan capital since the start of their spring offensive.

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Children's deaths in Afghanistan rise sharply

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Sudan president threatens to expel election observers

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Zimbabwe leaders deny assassination plot

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Zimbabwe troops 'crushing Mugabe's opponents'

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Watchdog urges Kenya to lift ban on protests

Britain suspends aid increase to Ethiopia

Britain has suspended a planned £20m (€30.1m) increase in aid to Ethiopia because of political unrest, International Development Secretary Hilary Benn said in Addis Ababa.

Thu, 16 Jun, 2005

Mass arrests as police kill 36 in clashes

THOUSANDS of people have been arrested across Ethiopia after violent clashes in which police killed 36 people, a New York-based human rights group reported yesterday.

Thu, 16 Jun, 2005

Sudanese government accused of war crimes

SUDAN'S government and Arab militias are waging a joint "scorched-earth" campaign of murder, rape and looting of non-Arab ethnic communities in western Sudan, displacing over one million people, Human Rights Watch has said.

Sat, 03 Apr, 2004