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ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar -- Three political leaders from Madagascar say they are going ahead with forming a unity government, but a fourth politician says that amounts to a coup.
 
Sensitive air security doc posted in error on Net (AP, December 8, 2009; 9:25 PM)
 
Guinea accuses France of complicity in shooting (AP, December 8, 2009; 3:51 PM)
 
Death penalty for gays? Uganda debates proposal (AP, December 8, 2009; 3:36 PM)
 
Rights group reports violations in Arab countries (AP, December 8, 2009; 2:54 PM)
 
Annan: Pressure has seen Kenya implement reforms (AP, December 8, 2009; 1:30 PM)
 
Kenyan police arrest man with 100,000 bullets (AP, December 8, 2009; 10:48 AM)
 
Malawi child killed during series of earthquakes (AP, December 8, 2009; 6:33 AM)
 
Magnitude 5.9 quake jolts Malawi, child killed (Reuters, December 8, 2009; 5:10 AM)
 
Magnitude 5.9 quake hits Malawi after earlier tremors (Reuters, December 8, 2009; 12:21 AM)
 
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 853 (AP, December 7, 2009; 9:08 PM)
 
UN chief asks al-Bashir's help to free hostages (AP, December 7, 2009; 6:31 PM)
 
Commando units arrest civilians in Guinea (AP, December 7, 2009; 6:13 PM)
 
UN condemns Sudan crackdown on pro-reform rally (AP, December 7, 2009; 3:54 PM)
 
South Africa to treat all HIV-positive babies (AP, December 7, 2009; 3:23 PM)
 
Somali police warn of more suicide bombings (Reuters, December 7, 2009; 1:57 PM)
 
Annan urges Kenya to tackle Nairobi slums (Reuters, December 7, 2009; 9:54 AM)
 
UN seeking $378M for food, medicine in Zimbabwe (AP, December 7, 2009; 9:08 AM)
 
West Africa bloc calls for civilian rule in Guinea (AP, December 6, 2009; 6:32 PM)
 
Tremors hit northern Malawi, some injuries (Reuters, December 6, 2009; 4:09 PM)
 
Ex-UN nuclear chief critiques Egypt's democracy (AP, December 6, 2009; 1:57 PM)
 
Guinea leader's health no cause for concern: doctor (Reuters, December 6, 2009; 10:29 AM)
 
Veil's spread fans Egypt's fear of hard-line Islam (AP, December 6, 2009; 8:34 AM)
 
Civil war feared in Guinea as militia grows (AP, December 6, 2009; 12:37 AM)
 
Veil's spread fans Egypt's fear of hard-line Islam (AP, December 6, 2009; 12:34 AM)
 
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