Somali pirates on arms ship celebrate Muslim feast (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay) By MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Pirates holding an arms shipment off Somalia’s treacherous coast for $20 million ransom said Tuesday they were celebrating the Muslim feast of Eid al-Fitr, despite being surrounded by American warships and helicopters. Somalia: Seven…
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Somalia – Somali pirates on arms ship celebrate Muslim feast (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay)
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Lebanon Crisis Monitor – Sunni, some Shiites in Lebanon to celebrate Ramadan feast Tuesday (EARTHtimes.org)
Sunni, some Shiites in Lebanon to celebrate Ramadan feast Tuesday (EARTHtimes.org) Beirut – Lebanon’s Sunni Muslim Community will celebrate Tuesday the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, along with some Shiites who adhere to the tradition of Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah. Lebanese Shiites who support Iran, such as the followe… Five killed in bomb…
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Iraq – Gen. Odierno: Iraqi government must improve services (USA Today)
Gen. Odierno: Iraqi government must improve services (USA Today) Dramatic security gains made in Iraq over the past year could be jeopardized if its government doesn’t improve essential services such as electricity and bring together rival political and religious factions, the new top U.S. commander in Iraq said Monday. Iraq PM says security pact in…
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India – France and India vow to boost civil nuclear cooperation (AFP via Yahoo! News)
France and India vow to boost civil nuclear cooperation (AFP via Yahoo! News) Indian and French leaders vowed to boost nuclear energy cooperation Monday at an annual summit on EU-India ties dominated by trade, global warming and the world financial crisis. India’s IT sector eyes opportunities amid global turmoil (TODAYonline) File photo shows Indian computer…
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South Africa Politics and News Monitor – McGeechan wants Wales trio to help fire the Lions to glory in South Africa (Daily Mail)
McGeechan wants Wales trio to help fire the Lions to glory in South Africa (Daily Mail) Ian McGeechan, the Lions head coach, has moved closer to appointing a ‘dream team’ for the summer tour to South Africa with all four coaches having been at Wasps. Africa: Security Council Should Have Permanent African Member, South Africa…
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North Africa – Kidnappers take 19 victims into Libya
Kidnappers take 19 victims into Libya Sahara kidnappers holding 19 hostages, including 11 European tourists, moved from Sudan into Libya, a Sudanese government spokesperson said. Mauritania seeks world support over terrorism (Gulf Times) NOUAKCHOTT: Mauritania has asked for international support to confront what it called a serious threat of terrorism to West Africa following an…
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Iran News – IAEA chief urges Iran to end its nuclear secrecy (The Charlotte Observer)
IAEA chief urges Iran to end its nuclear secrecy (The Charlotte Observer) A six-year probe has not ruled out the possibility that Iran may be running clandestine nuclear programs, the chief U.N nuclear inspector said Monday, urging Iran to reassure the world by ending its secretive ways. At the opening session of the International Atomic…
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Afghanistan – Key Afghan woman officer slain (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
Key Afghan woman officer slain (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat) KABUL, Afghanistan — In an attack claimed by the Taliban, two gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed Afghanistan’s most high-profile female police officer on Sunday as she prepared to leave for work in the southern city of Kandahar. The police in the city said…
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Southeast Asia – Singapore gives aid to cyclone-hit Myanmar farmers (Bangkok Post – Thailand’s English news)
Singapore gives aid to cyclone-hit Myanmar farmers (Bangkok Post – Thailand’s English news) Singapore has donated US$1 million worth of fertilizer to rice farmers in the region of Myanmar devastated by Cyclone Nargis in May, its ambassador said Monday. Kraft, Mars investigating Indonesian melamine claims (USA Today) Two U.S. foodmakers were investigating Indonesian claims Monday…
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Southeast Asia – Floods, landslides kill 50 in Vietnam, Thailand (Thailandnews.net)
Floods, landslides kill 50 in Vietnam, Thailand (Thailandnews.net) Flash floods and landslides have killed 50 people in Vietnam and Thailand, swept away thousands of homes and inundated farmland, official reports said on Sunday. In Vietnam, the death toll from typho… UN chief comments Thai-Cambodian conflict (The Nation – Thailand’s English news) The United Nations Secretary…
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