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Chad said on Wednesday its security forces had killed 66 followers of an Islamic spiritual leader who was threatening to launch a holy war against Christians and atheists from Africa to Europe.
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The sun set and rose so many times, he stopped counting. In Chad, he slept in refugee camps plagued with sickness, starvation and flies.
Texas event focuses Juneteenth on slave life
One weekend each year, Esudele Fagbenro and Safisha Hill transform a Texas farm into an 18th century African village, replete with thatched huts, craftsmen and rites of passage into adulthood.
Fremont church to highlight AIDS crisis in Africa
Halfway across the globe, a tenth of the world's population bears the brunt of all HIV infections, with 76 percent of AIDS-related deaths last year occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Facing 'near strategic defeat' in Iraq, the terror group may be switching focus elsewhere
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British composer coming to USU's 'Songfest'
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WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Jeff Probst says the upcoming season of "Survivor" has already hit a few snags.
Kenyans' hopes are high after Obama seals nomination
Hoisting plastic cups of "Obama" beer and gathering around television sets, Kenyans celebrated Wednesday as Barack Obama laid claim to the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination.