Belgian PM seeks to calm spat with DR Congo
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BRUSSELS, Oct 22  - Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt sought to calm a row with the Democratic Republic of Congo Friday, voicing encouragement for the ex-colony&#39;s political transition in a call to President Joseph Kabila.
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DR Congo rebel leader Laurent Nkunda urges the government to abide by a peace process, as heavy fighting continues.
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Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt was taken to hospital late on Tuesday after a car accident, Belga news agency reported.
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President Thabo Mbeki met with Ivory Coast Prime Minister Seydou Diarra for three hours yesterday as part of talks aimed at bringing peace to the conflict-wracked Ivory Coast.
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DR Congo says it is sending thousands of troops to the border with Rwanda amid growing tensions.
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South African President Thabo Mbeki has invited warring parties in the conflict in Ivory Coast to peace talks and the meeting could take place this week, Mbeki's spokesman said on Wednesday.
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The Netherlands&#39; Prime Minister has appealed for calm following the murder of controversial filmmaker and columnist Theo van Gogh.
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"The king received Mr Guy Verhofstadt this evening at the palace in Laeken (Brussels) and named him prime minister"  Belgian King Albert reappointed Guy Verhofstadt as prime minister on Friday to head an interim government charged with trying to bridge Belgium's ever-widening linguistic divide. via Reuters
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The United Nations called for calm in  Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday after gun battles  surrounding the announcement of a presidential election run-off  stoked fears of a violent political showdown.
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Francophone heads of state are urging Ivory Coast&#39;s warring parties to renounce violence and strictly abide by a French-brokered peace accord meant to return stability to the divided nation.
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Crisis talks to keep the European hub of international shipper DHL and thousands of jobs in Belgium have been thrown into chaos after Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt suffered injuries in a car crash.
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A DR Congo rebel leader says he will resume hostilities if the government does not protect ethnic Tutsis.
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Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt  was being treated in hospital late on Tuesday after an accident  in which his car overturned, but his life was not in danger,  Belga news agency reported.
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The Democratic Republic of Congo has recalled its ambassador to Belgium following sharp comments made by Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht on a recent trip to the region.
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Belgium's caretaker prime minister reached agreement on Wednesday on forming an interim coalition government, providing a temporary solution to a political crisis after an election six months ago.
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President Laurent Gbagbo appealed for  an end to anti-French crowd violence which erupted after France  destroyed most of Ivory Coast's small air force in retaliation  for the killing of nine French peacekeepers.
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Belgium's caretaker prime minister said on Wednesday he would form a five-party, interim coalition government, providing a temporary solution to a political crisis more than six months after elections.