Blair urges West to back African peacekeeping force
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair  called on Western countries on Wednesday to finance, train and  equip African peacekeeping troops so they could intervene to  end conflicts on the continent like the one in Sudan&#39;s Darfur.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is traveling to Ethiopia this week, for the British-sponsored Commission for Africa meeting to discuss the continent&#39;s pressing needs.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain warned Sudan on Wednesday that the international community would not rest until violence was ended in Western Darfur and a comprehensive
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US support is crucial for progress on the Middle East peace process and on problems in the wider region, Prime Minister Tony Blair said, defending London's close ties to Washington.
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia  - British Prime Minister  Tony Blair is to say Thursday that the time for excuses on  Africa is over as he chairs a meeting in Ethiopia he hopes will  turn the continent's problems into a global priority.
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France and Britain will push for a U.N. resolution to dispatch African Union and United Nations peacekeepers to Darfur, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday.
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UK Prime Minister Tony Blair urged European leaders who opposed the war in Iraq to contribute more to efforts to restore stability in the country ahead of elections planned for January.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair, on a   visit to Beirut marked by protests and snubs, pledged on Monday   to help strengthen Lebanon's security forces as they deploy in   the south after Israel's war with Hizbollah.
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JERICHO, West Bank  - Middle East envoy Tony Blair, seeking to bolster Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking efforts, said on Wednesday it was critical to expand the capabilities of Palestinian security forces.
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During his visit to the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, Prime Minister Tony Blair has told the international community it must turn its attention towards Africa as the time for excuses is over.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair issued a clarion call for the world to help Africa free itself from poverty, disease and conflict, describing his personal crusade for the continent as &quot;the one noble cause worth fighting for&quot;.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Friday he fully supported South Africa's efforts to mediate in Zimbabwe's escalating political crisis, saying a solution to the stand-off must come from within Africa.
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US President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair have urged NATO countries to send extra troops to insurgency-hit Afghanistan, and drop conditions on the use of their forces which are complicating the mission.
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At a conference to discuss Africa's future, British Prime Minister Tony Blair pressed the international community to raise &#36;150 million to help people caught up by violence in Sudan's western Darfur region.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair urged governments across the world to support Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after he called for early elections to break a deadlock with his Hamas rivals.
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At a conference to discuss Africa's future, British Prime Minister Tony Blair pressed the international community to raise $150 million to help people caught up by violence in Sudan's western Darfur region.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair ordered military chiefs to send up to 3,000 troops to the Sudanese western region of Darfur. The order means that Blair dismissed the concerns that the British army is already