Chadian rebels have entered Chad's capital N'Djamena and are battling against army units near the presidential palace. This follows a one-week rebel offensive to topple long-term President Idriss Deby. VOA's Nico Colombant reports from our regional bureau in Dakar.
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Human Rights Watch Senior Africa Researcher Chris Abin-Lackey authored the Kenya portion of the group’s World Report for 2007, which was released in Washington on Thursday. In it, he wrote that “a new pluralism, though flawed and very fractious, has helped stabilize the country” since President Mwai Kibaki’s first term began in 2002.
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The governor of Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province says 160 people have been killed this week in battles between Pashtun tribesmen and foreign Al-Qaeda militants near the Afghan border.
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Iran media reported clashes overnight between armed militants and security forces in the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan after a percussion bomb caused a scare but injured no one.
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Israeli police and Palestinian protesters have clashed near a hotly disputed holy place in Jerusalem after Friday Muslim prayers. The riot was quickly contained, and 15 people were arrested.
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Two people have died of injuries sustained in clashes between police and ethnic Albanian protesters in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo.
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Afghan police say they have killed at least 12 suspected militants in clashes in western Farah Province.
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At least 35 people have been killed in clashes between security forces and opposition supporters protesting against the results of governorship polls in Congo's western-most province. The violence appeared to be the worst since President Joseph Kabila won last year's presidential election.
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Chadian armed forces clashed with rebels Thursday in the eastern border town of Adre. From VOA's regional bureau in Dakar, Jordan Davis reports both sides say fighting was intense.
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Russian servicemen and Chechen separatist rebels clashed in Chechnya's Gudermes region today, leaving four servicemen and one rebel dead.
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Government and opposition supporters have clashed in Lebanon's capital, with at least two people killed and at least 20 others wounded.
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