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  MOGADISHU, Somalia  — Heavy fighting erupted Thursday in Somalia’s capital as African Union peacekeepers launched an offensive aimed at protecting famine relief efforts from attacks by al-Qaida-linked militants, officials said. At least six people died and 39 people were wounded, including 19 AU peacekeepers.A medical official at Mogadishu airport said the AU peacekeepers were

Members of  the African Union have stated that they will not cooperate with the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. According to a statement issued at a summit in Equatorial Guinea summarizing the countries’ decision, the arrest warrant “seriously complicates the efforts aimed at finding a negotiated political solution to the crisis in Libya”.This