Malaysian TV station says 1 of its journalists shot dead in Somali capitalMOGADISHU, Somalia – A Malaysian journalist was shot dead in the Somali capital Friday, his employer said. Napolitano: No 9/11 Anniversary Al Qaeda Plot SeenWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Friday there was no credible intelligence that al Qaeda…
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Family Films on DVD: Heat’s on in “Running the Sahara”Colorado is full of wacky, admirable teenagers and parents who think a 10-mile run is a warm-up and a 50-mile run is just a thigh-tickler. There’s a fascinating documentary just made for all of you, and even for the couch potatoes who would rather just laugh…
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Kelab Putera 1Malaysia mahu buka kem di SomaliaTaja penempatan lebih praktikal berbanding hantar barang MOGADISHU, Somalia: Kelab Putera 1Malaysia bercadang menaja sebuah penempatan sementara bagi [...] Somalia: Aid From Hobart Tasmania Region Provided to Drought Affected LocalsThe Muslim community in Hobart Tasmania in Australia on Wednesday donated aid including food and money in cash to…
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Libya rebels rule out Al-Qaeda risksTRIPOLI – Rebel fighters who have seized most of Libya insist on their allegiance to a moderate brand of Islam without links to jihadists close to Al-Qaeda who were Moamer Kadhafi’s sworn foes. Somali Jihadists Recruit GloballyIt s difficult to draw a single general profile for al-Shabab recruits. Somalia: Police…
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Zimbabwe: ‘The Aristocracy of Mercy’ All the time they were reporting on the turmoil in Egypt, they were careful not to vilify Mubarak but they do vilify Gaddafi. Why? That is significant.” This was said by a writer who preferred to be identified as Correspondent. I highlighted some of what he said on this column…
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Somalia: UNHCR Chief Guterres Calls for Scaled-Up Aid Effort Inside SomaliaUN High Commissioner for Refugees Ant ‘nio Guterres visited Somalia on Tuesday and called for greater efforts to provide life-saving aid to tens of thousands of displaced Somalis inside their country. Somali Jihadists Recruit GloballyIt s difficult to draw a single general profile for al-Shabab…
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US gives another $23M in grants for famine reliefThe head of an agency providing federal aid to famine relief efforts in Somalia reassured a crowd in Minneapolis Wednesday that those who work with the U.S. to help the millions of people starving in the Horn of Africa won’t be prosecuted for supporting terrorists. Kiwi denies…
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Algeria: Government Defends Taking in Gaddafi’s Family Algeria’s UN envoy has defended his country’s decision to grant refuge to the wife and three children of fugitive Libyan leader leader Muammar Gaddafi. Mauritania leader sets off to Libya talks in ParisMauritania’s president who also headed the African Union’s Libya mediation panel will attend a meeting in…
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Nigerian Christians attack Muslims on Eid – Investors Business DailyJOS, Nigeria, Aug 30, 2011 (UPI via COMTEX) — Clashes between Muslims and Christians at Christmas in the Nigerian city of Jos resumed on Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan, officials said Tuesday. Choji Gyang, a religious adviser to the government of Plateau Nigerian Stocks Fall…
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