Violence in South Africa prompts concern
                   
upi.com     May 22, 2008            

PRETORIA, South Africa, May 21 (UPI) -- A surge in xenophobic violence in South Africa that has left several people dead has prompted the United Nations to call for increased security in the region. U.N. officials from the Office of the Resident Coordinator in South Africa say there has been a... [read full story]                

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