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Yemen Shi'ite rebels say S.Arabia steps up air attacks

Bissau leader says well after treatment in France

Sudan, Chad agree "definitive end" to proxy wars

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Released French aid worker Laurent Maurice arrives at Al-Amal hospital in Sudan's capital Khartoum February 6, 2010. Maurice, who was kidnapped in Chad last year, was released in good health on ...

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Sudan: ICRC president asks for support at highest level to help obtain release of kidnapped delegate

Sudan/Chad: ICRC confirms that Laurent Maurice is free

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