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Page last updated at 10:10 GMT, Monday, 3 May 2010 11:10 UK

Somali with gun and ship in background
Fear for Somali pirate hostages
Concern grows for 350 hostages held by Somali pirates after Islamist insurgents seize one of their bases.
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Julius Malema (file photo) ANC's youth leader faces hearing
The leader of the youth wing of South Africa's ruling ANC is expected to face a disciplinary hearing into his public behaviour.

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Ugandan rebel fighters massacred up to 100 people in a village in DR Congo, a top UN official says.

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