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By Associated Press Saturday, May 17, 2008 - Added 3m ago NAIROBI, Kenya - Somali pirates hijacked a Jordanian ship today in the latest in a string of attacks off the lawless coast of Somalia, the head of a seafarer’s association said. Andrew Mwangura of the East Africa Seafarers Assistance...
China is not the only financial powerhouse with its hungry eye on Africa. Bankers from the Gulf hope that the middle class, particularly in the Muslim north, will turn to Islamic finance, and that firms will raise money through Islamic bonds, known as sukuk. Moody's, the credit-rating agency,...
Children's nonfiction has come a long way from the days of stodgily written books created to provide basic facts for school reports. These days, the best nonfiction books for kids offer riveting narratives that read as well as any novel, as well as eye-catching designs, as these outstanding new...
I am so sick of the spam that people send that is simply untrue. I do enjoy debunking them so keep them coming as I love to hate them!!! The latest batch will of course deal with Barack Obama. And as with every single other of these emails the answer to the claims are out [...]
Islamic terrorism a threat to Germany, report says - Summary - EarthtimesBerlin - Islamist terrorists are increasingly setting their sights on Germany and view the country as an "operational area," the nation's domestic intelligence service said Thursday. Germany's growing military presence in...
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 16 (UPI) -- The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights has requested a probe of alleged torture against militia suspects at the hands of security officers. "In seeking to return sanity to the area as a result of the atrocities being committed in the area, the military...
Posted to the web 16 May 2008 The ongoing government resettlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs) is hurried and could set the stage for more ethnic violence in future, especially in the volatile Rift Valley Province. Catholic officials and humanitarian workers in the region worst hit by...
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 16 (UPI) -- An infestation of armyworms has destroyed a significant portion of food crops in Kenya's Eastern Province, Red Cross officials say. The Kenya Red Cross Society said 70 percent of the crops in the province's Upper Eastern region and Tharaka Division have been...
But now with food costs spiraling out of reach and the livestock people live off of dropping dead in the sand, villagers across this sun-blasted landscape say hundreds of people are dying of hunger and thirst. "We're really in the perfect storm," said Jeffrey Sachs, a Columbia economist and top...
Posted to the web 16 May 2008 Lucas Barasa Nairobi ODM has voiced concerns over alleged irregularities in last year's General Election to a team formed to investigate the polls fiasco. Independent Review Commission chairman Johann Kriegler addresses a news conference as Prime Minister Raila...
