A:The three Spanish aid workers were seized last November on a road that links the Mauritanian capital , Nouakchott , with the city of Nouadhibou to the north . B:Nouakchott is a natural entity Answer: operations
A:In other developments , a provincial police official , Sayed Agha Saqeb says NATO-led forces killed at least 20 Taliban militants in fighting that began Saturday west of Kandahar . B:Taliban is an organization Answer: discs
A:Military spokeswoman Lieutenant Tamara Lawrence says an investigation is under way to determine the cause of the crash . B:Tamara Lawrence is a time or duration of time Answer: operations
A:Britain is requesting his extradition . B:Britain is a location Answer: discs
A:Ethiopian and Somali government troops drove Islamist forces from the capital , Mogadishu , late last year . B:Somali is a geographical/political entity Answer: discs
A:The U.N. Children 's Fund has condemned recent abductions of children in and around the Haitian capital , Port-au-Prince . B:Haitian is a geographical/political entity Answer: discs
A:Japan is calling on the United States to take thorough measures to prevent any further beef shipments containing banned animal matter that could cause `` mad-cow `` disease . B:Japan is a geographical/political entity Answer: operations
A:Swaziland 's currency is pegged to the South African rand , subsuming Swaziland 's monetary policy to South Africa . B:Swaziland is an event Answer: operations
A:The United States and Iraq have sought to stop Sunni extremists who have been smuggling weapons and fighters into Iraq through Syria 's border with Iraq 's northern dessert . B:United States is a location Answer:
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