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WHO warns of major health risks from African floods
Reports of diarrhoeal diseases, malaria, and acute respiratory infections have risen two- to three- fold, the WHO said, without giving figures....
Read More »Mother, boyfriend charged in girl's death
A Columbia Heights woman, whose family was being supervised by child protection officials, was charged Friday along with her boyfriend in the killing ...
Read More »Second day of clashes between Somali Islamists, govt
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali Islamists and pro-government soldiers shelled each other in a second day of fighting on Saturday, witnesses said, a major...
Read More »Djibouti residents take rain and flooding in stride
CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti -- After nearly seven centimeters of rain accumulated from midnight until the afternoon of Dec. 7, the city is beginning to dr...
Read More »Fighting said breaking out near Somali govt base
MOGADISHU, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Fighting broke out on Friday between Islamist fighters and government troops backed by Ethiopian soldiers near the govern...
Read More »Somali Islamists Report Attack by Ethiopian Forces
Officials from Somalia's Islamist movement report heavy clashes between their militias and Ethiopian forces who back Somalia's interim government....
Read More »Floods increase risk of malnutrition, diseases
NAIROBI, 8 Dec 2006 (IRIN) - Floods in Somalia have destroyed meagre food stocks for communities that were struggling to recover from the effects of a...
Read More »Fresh floods hit refugee camps
Fresh rains have caused new flooding in north-east Kenya, compounding the misery of flood-hit Somali refugees at United Nations camps, the UN said on ...
Read More »'Heavy fighting' in Somali town
Somali government fighters, backed up by Ethiopian troops, have attacked Islamist positions sparking heavy fighting, an Islamist leader says....
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