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Crime surges in lawless Somali capital

FEB 16, 2007

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) - Dodging bombs and bullets may be routine for many Mogadishu residents, but a surge in violent crime in the Somali capital i...

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Somali govt praises Kenya for honouring passport

FEB 16, 2007

NAIROBI, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Somalia's interim government hailed neighbouring Kenya's recognition of its new passport on Friday, saying the move would ...

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Death toll climbs to 107 in Somali boat tragedy off Yemen

FEB 16, 2007

Sana'a - The death toll in Monday's capsizing of a Somali smugglers' boat carrying Somali and Ethiopian immigrants to Yemen has reached 107, the offic...

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Crime surges in lawless Somali capital

FEB 16, 2007

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) - Dodging bombs and bullets may be routine for many Mogadishu residents, but a surge in violent crime in the Somali capital i...

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Nurse lends helping hand in Somaliland

FEB 16, 2007

While most people were getting ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year this week, Chen Tzu-fei (陳姿妃), a lecturer at the Tzu Chi College of Technol...

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French open new row with Djibouti

FEB 16, 2007

15 February - A French investigating judge, Sophie Clement, has summoned the Djiboutian President, Ismael Omar Guelleh, for questioning over the myste...

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‘Student died in attack by 40-strong rival gang’

FEB 16, 2007

VIOLENT clashes between Somali gangs resulted in a frenzied attack in which student Mahir Osman was stabbed to death in Camden Town, the Old Bailey ha...

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One dead as mortar bombs hit Somalia's Mogadishu

FEB 15, 2007

MOGADISHU, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Mortar bombs struck a refugee camp and residential area in Mogadishu on Thursday, killing one person and wounding at lea...

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Kenya drops case against Somali Islamist financier

FEB 15, 2007

NAIROBI, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Kenyan prosecutors dropped an illegal immigration case on Thursday against a Somali businessman who was a major financial ...

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COLEMAN MEETS WITH THE TOP U.S DIPLOMAT FOR AFRICA TO DISCUSS SOMALIA AND OROMO ISSUES

FEB 15, 2007

February 13th, 2007 - Washington, D.C. - Washington, D.C.—Continuing his push toward establishing a comprehensive U.S. strategy to bring peace and s...

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