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Somali Islamists seek refuge in Yemen

FEB 13, 2007

SANAA, YEMEN - Under cover of darkness, exhausted Somali refugees stagger onto Yemen's southern beaches at the end of a grueling and dangerous journey...

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Somali minister survives bomb attack

FEB 13, 2007

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Reuters) - A grenade was thrown at a Somali government minister's house overnight and mortar bombs hit areas near Mogadishu's port...

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UN: 30 migrants drown off Yemen

FEB 13, 2007

Geneva (AP) - At least 30 Somali and Ethiopian migrants trying to reach the Arabian Peninsula drowned when their boat capsized off Yemen, the UN refug...

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UN council considers Somalia mission

FEB 13, 2007

United Nations, Feb 13: The UN Security Council was considering a British-drafted resolution to authorize an African Union peacekeeping mission to Som...

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Uganda parliament votes to send troops to Somalia

FEB 13, 2007

KAMPALA, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Uganda's parliament on Tuesday voted unanimously in favour of sending 1,500 peacekeeping troops to Somalia as part of an A...

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UN responds to flood-related disease outbreak in Somalia

FEB 13, 2007

Despite insecurity in Central/Southern Somalia, the UN is continuing to respond to the needs of people affected by an outbreak of acute watery diarrho...

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Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali feb 12, 2007

FEB 12, 2007

Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali feb 12, 2007...

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U.N. expert says Somali media freedom under threat

FEB 12, 2007

GENEVA, Feb 12 (Reuters) - A United Nations human rights expert on Monday condemned what he called threats to press freedom in Somalia....

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VOA to Add New Somali Service, Will Broadcast in 45 Languages

FEB 12, 2007

Monday, 12 February, VOA begins a new daily broadcast in the Somali language to the Horn of Africa. Somali broadcasters at VOA’s Washington, D.C. he...

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Brutal gun attacks cause alarm in Kenya

FEB 12, 2007

NAIROBI, Kenya (Reuters) - A 79-year-old American missionary and her daughter, the wife of a US diplomat, are cut down by automatic gunfire on the edg...

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