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Updated: 5:36 a.m. ET March 23, 2007

The death toll from a fire and explosion at a weapons depot near Maputo airport is at least 72 and is likely to rise further, the health minister said Friday. • FULL STORY

• Somalia fighting causes exodus

• Zimbabweans urged to continue protesting

• French pol: Boycott Olympics over Darfur

• NBC: Intelligence impact on Darfur?

World News

• WP: Killings undercut trust in Guatemala

• Mozambique weapons depot fire kills 72

• Engel: ‘I’ve seen so many ugly things’

• 3 arrested in deadly '05 London blasts

• Pricey makeover for Great Wall town

Newsweek

International Edition

• Patients flock overseas for operations

• A shadowy nuclear saga

• Q & A: ElBaradei on Iran, North Korea

• Iraq: On duty at the Alamo

• Europe: More Muslim than Mohammed?

NBC VIDEO

• Into Darfur
March 22: After years of trying, NBC's Ann Curry is finally allowed into Darfur, where she witnesses first-hand the dire living conditions of refugees.

Nightly News

NBC World Blog

NBC News correspondents and producers around the globe share their insight on news events.

Slide show

Militiamen defected from the Somalian go

• Strife in Somalia
View images from the conflict-ridden East African nation.

Multimedia

• A diamond’s journey
From the mines in Africa, to polishers in India, to retailers in the West, follow a diamond's global path to market. (Enhanced with audio)

How to help in Chad and Darfur

Visit these Web sites for more information

• CARE

• Catholic Relief Services

• American Red Cross

• STAND: Students Taking Action Now: Darfur

• Action Against Hunger

• Africare

• Mercy Corps

• Christian Children's Fund

• Caring for Kaela: International Children's Foundation

• Doctors without Borders