Somalia

Indian boy mirrors the plight of millions of kids

By Ravi Nessman Associated Press Posted: Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 Arun Kumar, center, 13, returns from school to the children's shelter where he lives in New Delhi on Tuesday. NEW DELHI Arun Kumar was born to disabled parents,...

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Somalia: Abusive Behavior in Puntland

press release In late October, the Puntland government arrested five men of Ogadeni origin. These men came to Puntland using Somali travel documents provided by Somali authorities in Yemen. Puntland and Ethiopian security...

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International Press Freedom Awards 2009

The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists will hold an award ceremony on Nov. 24, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. International Press Freedom Awards is an annual recognition by the CPJ of journalists working in...

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Kenya: Youth Warned Against Joining Somalia War

In response to reports that Kenya is recruiting youth to go and fight Somalia war, a Muslim clergy has cautioned Muslim youth not to allow themselves to be drawn by financial incentives and accept to undertake mercenary work...

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Somali Prime Minister: Food Summit Highlights Millennium Goal Lag

Umar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke says the summit just concluded in Rome has been helpful because it drew the world's attention to the problem of world hunger, but it has also shown there's still a long way to go to meet UN goals...

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Demonstrate against Sharia and racism, in London tomorrow

This is secular, feminist and left wing by any rational definition; it’s frankly a disgrace that most of the left is not supporting it. Demonstrate in London tomorrow: To mark Universal Children’s Day and International Day for...

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A Sampling Of Useful Film Story Lines To Check Out (Brent Romero)

Until recently, if you wanted to watch a movie, a trip to a video store like blockbuster was your only option. High speed internet access has now made it possible to download movies right off a movie download site. Following is...

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Dangerous seas

Why have the world's most advanced navies failed to end piracy in the seas around Somalia? The BBC's Middle East correspondent Paul Wood reports from the EU anti-piracy taskforce flagship, Evertsen, in the Gulf of Aden. Cdr...

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British hostages warn Somali pirates losing patience

LONDON (Reuters) - A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean said in film broadcast on Friday their captors were losing patience and that they feared they would be killed within a week.

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L.American countries mark 20th anniversary of UN children's rights convention

By Alejandra del Palacio MEXICO CITY, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Many Latin American countries on Friday launched different political, cultural, sports and entertainment activities to mark the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the...

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