Somalia – British pirate hostages fearing death (BigPond News)
British pirate hostages fearing death (BigPond News)
A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates say they fear they could be killed within a week.
Spanish crew members freed by pirates arrive home (AsiaOne)
MADRID – The 16 Spanish crew members of a tuna trawler held for more than a month by Somali pirates arrived in Madrid on Saturday, the defence ministry said, as the skipper described being beaten during the ordeal.
Rival Somali militia fighting kills 14: witnesses (AFP via Yahoo! News)
At least 14 people were killed Sunday in fighting between rival Somali Islamist militia battling for control of the southern town of Afmadow, witnesses said.
International holiday (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Spread across a large row of tables was a unique kind of Thanksgiving feast. Congris from Ecuador, sambusa from Somalia and tamales from Mexico were just three of the dishes.
Pirates hijack Greek-owned bulk carrier off Yemen (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Pirates hijacked a Greek-owned bulk carrier on Thursday in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen, a Kenyan maritime official said on Sunday, but Greek officials said the attack may have been unsuccessful.
Somalia pirate couple: family call for release (Channel 4)
The family of a British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates appeal for their release after Channel 4 News exclusively broadcast the first video of Paul and Rachel Chandler yesterday.
A passionate voice for refugees cause (Boston Globe)
When Halima Ali, a Somali working at a Boston refugee agency, learned that her own mother and her eight brothers and sisters had escaped Somalia s nightmarish civil war, but were languishing in a refugee camp in Kenya, she knew just who to turn to for help.
Somalia: Abusive Behavior in Puntland (AllAfrica.com)
In late October, the Puntland government arrested five men of Ogadeni origin. These men came to Puntland using Somali travel documents provided by Somali authorities in Yemen.
Human Rights Watch: Join the World in Embracing Children’s Rights (The Huffington Post)
Only two countries in the world have failed to ratify The Convention on the Rights of the Child: Somalia and the United States, which drafted more of its provisions than any other government.
Islamists seize southern Somali town, 12 killed (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters * Al Shaabab chase Hizbul Islam out of Afmadow town * Residents flee town, others loot property By Ibrahim Mohamed and Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Somalia’s al Shabaab Islamists …
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