Nigerian court frees oil militant
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Oil militant leader Mujahid Dokubo-Asari is freed on bail after almost two years in custody on treason charges.
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The most prominent armed group in Nigeria's restive, oil-rich Niger Delta vowed Sunday to end hostilities if its leader detained for alleged arms trafficking in Angola is released.
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A top Niger Delta militant leader, Henry Okah, has been extradited from Angola to Nigeria, say officials.
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Oil prices rebounded on Wednesday after violence flared up between militants and government troops in oil exporter Nigeria.
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Iraqi militants have released a Sudanese man who was kidnapped last month while working as an interpreter for a U.S. contractor, Sudan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday.
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Six foreign workers seized from a Nigerian oil facility operated by U.S. energy giant Chevron on May 1 were all freed on Saturday, the rebel group that abducted them said.
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NAIROBI, Kenya Tanzania&#39;s High Court on Wednesday freed a local man who was charged six years ago with helping to carry out the 1998 bombing of the American Embassy in Dar es Salaam.
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Militants in Nigeria reportedly free 10 Indians more than two weeks after their abduction near Port Harcourt.
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Malaysia's highest court freed rebel politician Anwar Ibrahim from almost six years in jail on Thursday, overturning his conviction for sodomy in a shock ruling expected to win support for the new prime minister.
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A Nigerian court Friday granted the jailed Biafran separatist leader, Ralph Uwazuruike, three months bail to enable him attend his mother's funeral, court officials said.
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YENAGOA, Nigeria  - Nigerian militants freed 12 foreign hostages and one Nigerian in the oil-producing Niger Delta on Monday as a prelude to peace talks with the incoming government of President Umaru Yar'Adua.
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The Tanzanian High Court freed a Tanzanian man today who had been charged six years ago with helping to carry out the 1998 bombing attack against the American Embassy in Dar es Salaam.
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A rebel Nigerian warlord withdrew a threat to shut oil operations in the world's seventh largest exporter on Friday as part of a peace deal negotiated with the government.
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Armed men have seized control of an oil complex in southern Nigerian owned by a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell PLC, authorities said Friday.
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An Algerian who has been held without trial or charges since 2001 under anti-terrorism laws was freed by the British government Monday, his lawyer said.
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A rebel Nigerian warlord withdrew a  threat to shut oil operations in the world's seventh largest  exporter Friday as part of a peace deal negotiated with the  government.
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An Egyptian terror suspect, held by  Britain for three years without trial because he was said to be  the leader of an al Qaeda-linked militant group, has been  released from prison, the government said on Tuesday.