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'We are showing that our forces are ready'
Mogadishu (AFP) - Islamist and Somali government forces girding for battle in central Somalia fired artillery and rockets into the air on Wednesday, s...
Read More »Islamists seek fact-finding mission on troops
Khartoum, Sudan (AFP) - Powerful Somali Islamists called Wednesday for an international panel to probe the alleged presence in Somalia of troops from ...
Read More »Somali Islamists want peace talks postponed
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Somali Islamists called for talks with the interim government to be postponed on Wednesday and an international fact-finding miss...
Read More »Somali pirates gets seven year jail sentence in Kenya
Mombasa, Kenya (AFP) - A Kenyan court on Wednesday sentenced 10 Somali men to seven years in prison each after convicting them of piracy in a landmark...
Read More »Hardline positions delay talks between rivals
KHARTOUM, 1 Nov 2006 (IRIN) - Reconciliation talks between Somalia's transitional government and the country's politically influential Union of Islami...
Read More »Racial Discrimination Is Bad for Your Health—Literally
newsinsideThe experience of racial discrimination may be a key factor in explaining why African Americans have higher rates of obesity and suffer at h...
Read More »Critical Somali peace talks in turmoil
Negotiators scrambled on Tuesday to salvage peace talks aimed at averting all-out war between Somalia's powerful Islamists and its weak government as ...
Read More »Somali artists teach local students African culture
Ilays, a group of Somali multicultural artists, shared native songs, dances and dress with the students of Granville High School and Granville Middle ...
Read More »Ethiopian floods toll tops 60
Addis Ababa - Four days of devastating floods along Ethiopia's desolate eastern border have killed more than 60 people, and prowling crocodiles have b...
Read More »Diplomats push for Somali talks to avert war
KHARTOUM, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Diplomats pressured Somali government and Islamist delegations on Tuesday to resume stalled talks seen as the best way to...
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