Somalia: New Somali opposition head vows to protect aid workers

Somalia: New Somali opposition head vows to protect aid workers
Thu. July 24, 2008 09:38 am. - (SomaliNet) Islamist cleric Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, Somalia's new opposition head, has vowed to protect aid workers in the Horn of Africa nation where insecurity has prevented many groups from work

Somalia: UNDP supports first Women's Lawyers Association in Somaliland

Somalia: UNDP supports first Women's Lawyers Association in Somaliland
Thu. July 24, 2008 09:28 am. - (SomaliNet) United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has supported the establishment of the Women's Lawyers Association in Somaliland (SWLA) which opened early in 2008. The Association is not o

Somalia: Insurgents resist Ethiopian army's push into key town- Radio Garowe

Somalia: Insurgents resist Ethiopian army's push into key town- Radio Garowe
Thu. July 24, 2008 09:25 am. - (SomaliNet) As the Ethiopian army attempted to retake control of a key town, Islamist insurgents attacked Ethiopian troops in central Somalia on Thursday, Radio Garowe reported. According to resi

Somalia: 7 civilians killed in central Somalia�s heavy shelling-witnesses

Somalia: 7 civilians killed in central Somalia�s heavy shelling-witnesses
Thu. July 24, 2008 09:24 am. - (SomaliNet) Witnesses and local residents in Somlai said some seven civilians including have been killed and almost 12 others were wounded Sunday after artillery shells and bullets hit residential are

Somalia: District official dies in Jowhar hospital after being shot by gunmen

Somalia: District official dies in Jowhar hospital after being shot by gunmen
Thu. July 24, 2008 09:19 am. - (SomaliNet) After being wounded by unidentified gunmen late Wednesday afternoon while in his car, and taken to Jowhar district hospital, reports coming from southern Somalia, confirm that the Aden Yab

Afghanistan: Several militants killed in Afghanistan -NATO

Afghanistan: Several militants killed in Afghanistan -NATO
Thu. July 24, 2008 09:07 am. - (SomaliNet) The US-led coalition says forces hunting for a Taliban leader have killed several militants in central Afghanistan. Agencies said coalition forces were searching compounds in Saydaba

Switzerland: Many dead as small plane crashes

Switzerland: Many dead as small plane crashes
Thu. July 24, 2008 09:04 am. - (SomaliNet) Local news agency ATS reported on Wednesday, citing local police that a small aeroplane has crashed in the southern Swiss canton of Valais, killing several people. The cantonal polic

Sri Lanka: 19 killed as air force attacks rebel training base

Sri Lanka: 19 killed as air force attacks rebel training base
Thu. July 24, 2008 09:02 am. - (SomaliNet) At least 19 people were killed when Sri Lankan air force jets attacked a rebel training base in the north on Thursday as new fighting in the civil war, the military said. The Sri Lan

Iraq: 3 Sunni guards killed in Iraqi capital Baghdad

Iraq: 3 Sunni guards killed in Iraqi capital Baghdad
Thu. July 24, 2008 09:00 am. - (SomaliNet) Three guards belonging to a US-allied Sunni group have been killed and another wounded in drive-by shootings in northern Baghdad, a member of the group says. According to the officia

Hong Kong: Three children jailed for over 3 years for armed holdup

Hong Kong: Three children jailed for over 3 years for armed holdup
Thu. July 24, 2008 06:16 am. - (SomaliNet) With the court saying the stiff sentence was in the public interest, three Hong Kong children have jailed for more than three years for the armed hold-up of a jewellery shop, a newspaper s

Premier League: Man U boss �blasts� Chelsea new manager

Premier League: Man U boss �blasts� Chelsea new manager
Wed. July 23, 2008 10:02 am. - (SomaliNet)Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United manager has warned Luiz Felipe Scolari he faces a battle to inspire his ageing Chelsea squad to the success they achieved under Jose Mourinho. Scol

Premier League: Man U boss �blasts� Chelsea new manager

Premier League: Man U boss �blasts� Chelsea new manager
Wed. July 23, 2008 10:00 am. - (SomaliNet) Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United manager has warned Luiz Felipe Scolari he faces a battle to inspire his ageing Chelsea squad to the success they achieved under Jose Mourinho. Sco

Premier League: Man City�s Benjani to miss start of season

Premier League: Man City�s Benjani to miss start of season
Wed. July 23, 2008 09:57 am. - (SomaliNet) Suffering from a thigh injury, Manchester City striker Benjani is set to miss the start of the new season. Man City Manager Mark Hughes's side will begin their 2008/09 campaign with e

Pakistan, Iran agree to fight terrorism jointly

Pakistan, Iran agree to fight terrorism jointly
Wed. July 23, 2008 09:48 am. - (SomaliNet) During a high-level meeting on Tuesday, Pakistan and Iran agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation for combating terrorism and extremism, officials said. Syed Mehdi Hashmi, visiting

Spain: 9 arrested in connection with recent bomb attacks

Spain: 9 arrested in connection with recent bomb attacks
Wed. July 23, 2008 09:46 am. - (SomaliNet) Nine people were arrested on Tuesday by Spanish police from a unit of the Basque separatist group ETA believed responsible for a string of recent bomb attacks. The cell's leader, Arka

Afghanistan: 3 civilians wounded by suicide bomber

Afghanistan: 3 civilians wounded by suicide bomber
Wed. July 23, 2008 09:41 am. - (SomaliNet) In an attack outside a popular park in Afghanistan's capital, a suicide bomber wounded three civilians, a police official said. The bomber was on foot and detonated himself on Tuesday

US gay bishop should resign - Sudan's Anglican Church leader

US gay bishop should resign - Sudan's Anglican Church leader
Wed. July 23, 2008 09:39 am. - (SomaliNet) In an effort to save Anglicanism from schism, Sudan's Anglican Church leader called for the resignation of openly gay Bishop Gene Robinson on Tuesday. "He should resign for the sake o

Horn of Africa: Kenyans among 14.6 million in need of emergency food

Horn of Africa: Kenyans among 14.6 million in need of emergency food
Wed. July 23, 2008 09:21 am. - (SomaliNet) Kenyans are part of 14.6 million people in need of emergency food aid in the Horn of Africa. According to UN agencies, 1.2 million people in Kenya are in dire need of food aid due to

Eritrea: ICC Bashir accusation an insult �gov�t

Eritrea: ICC Bashir accusation an insult �gov�t
Wed. July 23, 2008 09:18 am. - (SomaliNet) Describing it as an �insult,� the Eritrean government has rejected accusations by the prosecutor of the international Criminal Court (ICC) against Sudanese president, Omer al-Bashir.

South Sudan: ICC should delay Bashir arrest warrant- S.Sudan leader

South Sudan: ICC should delay Bashir arrest warrant- S.Sudan leader
Wed. July 23, 2008 09:15 am. - (SomaliNet) South Sudan's president has said the International Criminal Court should delay the indictment of Sudan's president for war crimes in Darfur to allow time to implement a peace deal with for

Kenya: Kenyan gov�t should end all corporal punishment-rights groups

Kenya: Kenyan gov�t should end all corporal punishment-rights groups
Wed. July 23, 2008 09:12 am. - (SomaliNet) In joint letters to Kenya's ministers of education, gender and children affairs, and justice, five human rights organizations have said the Kenyan government should make it a priority to e

Sudan: Gov�t agrees to try Darfur rights violators in Sudan

Sudan: Gov�t agrees to try Darfur rights violators in Sudan
Wed. July 23, 2008 09:10 am. - (SomaliNet) An Arab League official said on Tuesday that Sudan has agreed to try anyone it suspects of crimes in Darfur in Sudanese courts and will allow the United Nations, African Union and Arab Lea

Zimbabwean�s Mugabe must be given safe exit- Kenya's Premier

Zimbabwean�s Mugabe must be given safe exit- Kenya's Premier
Wed. July 23, 2008 08:53 am. - (SomaliNet) Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga said on Tuesday that negotiations between the Zimbabwean opposition and ruling party should work towards ensuring a safe exit from office for President R

Zimbabwe: Gov�t, opposition kick off crisis talks in South Africa

Zimbabwe: Gov�t, opposition kick off crisis talks in South Africa
Wed. July 23, 2008 08:51 am. - (SomaliNet) In a power-sharing deal that could end Zimbabwe�s political crisis, Zimbabwe�s ruling party and the opposition MDC began negotiations on Tuesday in neighbouring South Africa, diplomatic so

South Africa: Experts investigate effect of AIDS drugs on gay, bisexual men

South Africa: Experts investigate effect of AIDS drugs on gay, bisexual men
Wed. July 23, 2008 08:47 am. - (SomaliNet) In the latest effort to combat the HIV and AIDS in South Africa, researchers in the African nation are investigating whether taking AIDS drugs daily will prevent infections among gay and b

Mauritania: Two journalists arrested in drugs libel case- Watchdog

Mauritania: Two journalists arrested in drugs libel case- Watchdog
Wed. July 23, 2008 08:43 am. - (SomaliNet) An international press watchdog said on Tuesday that Mauritanian authorities have arrested two journalists accused of libelling judges whom they reported had accepted bribes to release sus

Nigeria: Gunmen attack Cameroon patrol on border

Nigeria: Gunmen attack Cameroon patrol on border
Wed. July 23, 2008 08:40 am. - (SomaliNet) A military source and a spokesman for the militant group said on Tuesday that Nigerian gunmen opposed to their country's handover of the Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon attacked a Cameroonia

Somalia: Hijacked ship off Somali waters had 20 Filipinos-official

Somalia: Hijacked ship off Somali waters had 20 Filipinos-official
Wed. July 23, 2008 08:31 am. - (SomaliNet) An official of the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday that twenty Filipino seamen were among those on board a Panamanian registered bulk carrier that was hijacked by pirates o

Somalia: Somalia's hardline Islamist takes over Somalia's opposition

Somalia: Somalia's hardline Islamist takes over Somalia's opposition
Wed. July 23, 2008 08:28 am. - (SomaliNet) Somalia's hardline Islamist Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys has taken charge of the exiled opposition in Eritrea from its moderate chairman who attended U.N.-brokered peace talks last month, he

Somalia: 'Hidden famine' threatens over 10 million Somalis

Somalia: 'Hidden famine' threatens over 10 million Somalis
Wed. July 23, 2008 08:25 am. - (SomaliNet) Experts say the entire Horn of Africa, including Ethiopia, Djibouti and parts of Kenya, is gripped by a food crisis. A deepening drought and rocketing food prices have put about 14 million

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Somalia: New Somali opposition head vows to protect aid workers

Somalia: UNDP supports first Women's Lawyers Association in Somaliland

Somalia: Insurgents resist Ethiopian army's push into key town- Radio Garowe

Somalia: 7 civilians killed in central Somalia�s heavy shelling-witnesses

Somalia: District official dies in Jowhar hospital after being shot by gunmen

Afghanistan: Several militants killed in Afghanistan -NATO

Switzerland: Many dead as small plane crashes

Sri Lanka: 19 killed as air force attacks rebel training base

Iraq: 3 Sunni guards killed in Iraqi capital Baghdad

Hong Kong: Three children jailed for over 3 years for armed holdup

Premier League: Man U boss �blasts� Chelsea new manager

Premier League: Man U boss �blasts� Chelsea new manager

Premier League: Man City�s Benjani to miss start of season

Pakistan, Iran agree to fight terrorism jointly

Spain: 9 arrested in connection with recent bomb attacks

Afghanistan: 3 civilians wounded by suicide bomber

US gay bishop should resign - Sudan's Anglican Church leader

Horn of Africa: Kenyans among 14.6 million in need of emergency food

Eritrea: ICC Bashir accusation an insult �gov�t

South Sudan: ICC should delay Bashir arrest warrant- S.Sudan leader

Kenya: Kenyan gov�t should end all corporal punishment-rights groups

Sudan: Gov�t agrees to try Darfur rights violators in Sudan

Zimbabwean�s Mugabe must be given safe exit- Kenya's Premier

Zimbabwe: Gov�t, opposition kick off crisis talks in South Africa

South Africa: Experts investigate effect of AIDS drugs on gay, bisexual men

Mauritania: Two journalists arrested in drugs libel case- Watchdog

Nigeria: Gunmen attack Cameroon patrol on border

Somalia: Hijacked ship off Somali waters had 20 Filipinos-official

Somalia: Somalia's hardline Islamist takes over Somalia's opposition

Somalia: 'Hidden famine' threatens over 10 million Somalis