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'We are showing that our forces are ready'

NOV 01, 2006

Mogadishu (AFP) - Islamist and Somali government forces girding for battle in central Somalia fired artillery and rockets into the air on Wednesday, s...

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Islamists seek fact-finding mission on troops

NOV 01, 2006

Khartoum, Sudan (AFP) - Powerful Somali Islamists called Wednesday for an international panel to probe the alleged presence in Somalia of troops from ...

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Somali Islamists want peace talks postponed

NOV 01, 2006

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Somali Islamists called for talks with the interim government to be postponed on Wednesday and an international fact-finding miss...

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Somali pirates gets seven year jail sentence in Kenya

NOV 01, 2006

Mombasa, Kenya (AFP) - A Kenyan court on Wednesday sentenced 10 Somali men to seven years in prison each after convicting them of piracy in a landmark...

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Hardline positions delay talks between rivals

NOV 01, 2006

KHARTOUM, 1 Nov 2006 (IRIN) - Reconciliation talks between Somalia's transitional government and the country's politically influential Union of Islami...

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Racial Discrimination Is Bad for Your Health—Literally

OCT 31, 2006

newsinsideThe experience of racial discrimination may be a key factor in explaining why African Americans have higher rates of obesity and suffer at h...

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Critical Somali peace talks in turmoil

OCT 31, 2006

Negotiators scrambled on Tuesday to salvage peace talks aimed at averting all-out war between Somalia's powerful Islamists and its weak government as ...

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Somali artists teach local students African culture

OCT 31, 2006

Ilays, a group of Somali multicultural artists, shared native songs, dances and dress with the students of Granville High School and Granville Middle ...

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Ethiopian floods toll tops 60

OCT 31, 2006

Addis Ababa - Four days of devastating floods along Ethiopia's desolate eastern border have killed more than 60 people, and prowling crocodiles have b...

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Diplomats push for Somali talks to avert war

OCT 31, 2006

KHARTOUM, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Diplomats pressured Somali government and Islamist delegations on Tuesday to resume stalled talks seen as the best way to...

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