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US accuses Iran over support for militias in Iraq
Kenya's Kibaki returns graft-linked ally to cabinet
UN draft on Darfur troops drops sanctions threat
Colombian rebels say government using mercenaries
Delays mount at Brazil airports as crisis drags on
Moroccan journalists face trial over security leak
Moscow's oldest monastery wins back bells from US
Bush links Iraq war to battle against al Qaeda
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Crises in the News

Uganda violence
Uganda war victims sceptical on talks anniversary
FACTBOX-Key facts about Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army rebels
Sierra Leone justice
Sierra Leone war crimes court jails militia chiefs
Liberia's Taylor to be jailed in UK if convicted
Typhoon Man-yi
China warns of more flood misery in river basin
Typhoon Man-yi hits Japan coast, three dead
Tropical storm 03B
Rain batters Pakistani coast as cyclone looms
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Explosion heard in Gaza - witnesses
Israel bombs Gaza target, none hurt, Hamas says
Philippines-Mindanao conflict
Sixteen Philippine inmates saw way to freedom
Kidnapped Italian priest freed in Philippines
Congo (DR) conflict
UN raises alarm over fighting in eastern Congo
Experts warn of short Brazil runways after crash
Sri Lanka conflict
Sri Lanka rebels kill 13 in ambushes-military
SRI LANKA REBELS KILL 9 SOLDIERS IN AMBUSH ON ARMY BUS WITH ROAD
Afghan turmoil
Britain targets Afghan Taliban breeding ground
Afghanistan, Pakistan need more help-U.N., Germany