Somalia Adopts Islamic Law to Deter Insurgency
In voting to institute Shariah, lawmakers hope to strengthen popular support for the government and siphon it away from the Islamist militants.
Interpreter for F.B.I. Thinks Interrogators Beat Terror Suspect
The woman says she was upset by sounds from the next room while the F.B.I. interrogated a suspect in an embassy bombing who later claimed that his confession was coerced.
By Degrees: Third-World Stove Soot Is Target in Climate Fight
Scientists say that reducing soot from villages in developing countries is a relatively simple climate fix.
Dutch Free Yemeni Captives From Pirates
After freeing hostages, Dutch forces, operating without a detainment policy, released their pirate captives.
Sudan: Rights Groups Protest Execution of Nine
The nine men executed by the state on Monday for the murder of a journalist may have been innocent because they were tortured to confess to the crime, two civil society groups say.
Eritrea: Repression Creates Human Rights Crisis
Two weeks after a leading Catholic charity warned of a humanitarian catastrophe bought by drought and misrule in Eritrea, an international organisation has said the country’s also facing a human rights crisis.
In Rescue of Captain, Navy Kills 3 Pirates
President Obama had authorized the use of force if Capt. Richard Phillips was believed to be in danger, so U.S. snipers fired when the pirates aimed an automatic rifle at their hostage.
Latest Adventure for Pirate: Capturing Courtroom Buzz
The Somali man who surrendered during the rescue of an American cargo ship captain may be tried in New York, and legal experts debated the challenges of the case.
Standoff With Pirates Shows U.S. Power Has Limits
Driven solely by economic gain, the band of pirates who captured an American merchant ship’s captain are an unconventional foe for the American military.
