Conflict flares up for 2nd day in eastern Congo

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Conflict flares up for 2nd day in eastern Congo

KANYAMAHORO, Congo — Fighting erupted for a second consecutive day Saturday between the Congolese army and rebels in the eastern part of this war-ravaged nation, heightening regional tensions.

A front-line Congolese commander declared that neighboring Rwanda had targeted his troops. “Rwanda was shelling us,” Gen. Bahuma Ambamba said.

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A Reason for Hope in Congo’s Perpetual War

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A Reason for Hope in Congo’s Perpetual War

Defeats last year jolted both the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the United Nations into action, bringing new leadership and vigor to the fight.

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Christine Milne says shipping container plans show asylum policies are failing

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Christine Milne says shipping container plans show asylum policies are failing

Greens leader horrifed at the prospect of more desperate tactics in response to increasingly harsh asylum policies

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After troops leave, U.S. to lose access to Afghan reconstruction projects worth billions

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After troops leave, U.S. to lose access to Afghan reconstruction projects worth billions

As coalition forces withdraw from Afghanistan, U.S.-funded reconstruction projects worth billions of dollars in far-flung regions of the country will soon be impossible for American officials to safely visit and directly inspect.

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Greenpeace man fears 'losing years'

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Greenpeace man fears 'losing years'

One of six Britons detained in Russia after a Greenpeace protest in the Arctic last month says he fears "losing years of his life" being kept away from his family and friends.

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Rice Offers a More Modest Strategy for Mideast

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Rice Offers a More Modest Strategy for Mideast

In an interview, Susan E. Rice, President Obama’s national security adviser, said the president’s goal was to avoid having events in the region swallow his foreign-policy agenda.

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