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Hostages' ordeal: Pirates share food, stories

Pirates on seized freighter shared with hostages All 25 Filipino crew unharmed after two months in the hands of pirates A Kenyan police officer stands guard among crew members of the Greek vessel Centauri, which was hijacked by...

Kenyan PM says Mugabe should be ousted

People who read this also read ... NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe should be removed from power as power-sharing efforts in his country have ended, Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga says....

Young doctors graduate in Somalia

Young doctors defy odds, graduate in Somalia New crop of physicians is first in war-torn country in nearly two decades Newly qualified Somali doctors hold their certificates during a graduation ceremony in Mogadishu on...

WHO: Measles deaths worldwide fall by 74%

Measles deaths worldwide fell by 74 percent between 2000 and 2007, from an estimated 750,000 to 197,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. In addition, the Eastern Mediterranean region has cut measles deaths...

Confronting The Lies About Barack Obama’s Citizenship

The Chicago Tribune looks into the allegations put forward by those questioning Barack Obama’s citizenship: •The birth form released by Obama was “an unsigned, forged and thoroughly discredited” live birth form, Schulz says....

Burundi government, rebels commit to peace

BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Burundi's government and the last remaining rebel group committed on Thursday to implement a peace agreement delayed by a dispute over the insurgents' transformation into a political party.

IGP: We’re still waiting for feedback

SHAH ALAM: There has been no confirmed information that Malaysians were involved in the terror attacks in Mumbai last week. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said Malaysia was waiting for feedback from the Indian...

Rwanda said meddling in Congo affairs

KILGALI, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Whether the rebellion in eastern Congo explodes into another full-fledged war, it likely will depend on the involvement of neighboring Rwanda, observers say.

Ugandan rebel Kony balked at deal over Taylor, Bemba arrests: MP (AFP)

AFP - Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony has cited the arrest of former Liberian president Charles Taylor and ex-Congolese rebel chief Jean-Pierre Bemba as reasons for not signing a peace deal at the weekend.

Mizzima: Obama’s grandfather’s connection to Burma

The grandfather of United Statespresident-elect Barack Obama served in Burma during the Second World War, according to a report by the Times. Hussein Onyango Obama, the paternal grandfather of Barack Obama, served as a cook...

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