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Violent clashes in Sudan's Darfur region have left more than 40 people dead this week, according to international peacekeepers.

The joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur (UNAMID) said clashes between different armed groups left six people dead and another 33 people injured on Saturday.

Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah says the prominent Shia cleric Imam Moussa al-Sadr and his two companions are “alive and in custody in Libya.”

Speaking on the occasion of International Quds Day on Friday, Nasrallah called on Libya to release the cleric and his companions.

Mozambique police have fired rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters in the capital Maputo in the third consecutive day of clashes over food and fuel prices.

Ten people have been killed in the clashes since Wednesday when protests broke out in the central town of Chimoio, 760 kilometers (475 miles) north of Maputo. Two children were among the victims.

Protests over food and fuel prices turn violent for a second consecutive day in Mozambique, leaving at least seven people dead and hundreds injured.

Police used rubber bullets to disperse protesters in the capital, Maputo, on Thursday.

At least 19 people have been killed in fresh fighting between forces loyal to the Western-backed government of Somalia and al-Shabab fighters in Mogadishu.

Somali government troops backed by the African Union peacekeepers came under attack from al-Shabab fighters in northern district of Hodon on Thursday. Two al-Shabab fighters and five Somali government soldiers were among the dead. A number of soldiers from both sides were also injured in the conflict, a Press TV correspondent reported.

At least six people, including two children, have been reportedly killed in Mozambique's capital, Maputo, after police opened fire on protesters.

The government's decision to increase food and fuel prices in the poor African country triggered riots across the capital and the suburbs on Wednesday.

At least six people have been shot dead in Mozambique's capital during clashes between police and demonstrators protesting against rising food and fuel prices.

Police opened fire on protesters throwing stones and setting fire to tyres and barriers, but it was not immediately clear whether their bullets were responsible for the deaths.

An Israeli organization intends to 'revise' the online encyclopedia Wikipedia based on 'national and ethnic interests,' according to the IranianUK.com website.

"Wikipedia has turned into a key source for Israeli citizens and all of them refer to it," reported the website.

Two violent incidents in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, have led to the deaths of at least 14 people.

Eight people were killed and 14 others wounded in a roadside bomb blast on Tuesday.

Al-Shabab fighters have attacked African Union (AU) troops stationed in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, killing at least four Ugandan peacekeepers.

Nine more AU soldiers were wounded when the fighters fired mortars at the country's presidential palace late on Monday, a Press TV correspondent reported.