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INTERVIEW-Somali refugees in Kenya could reach 80,000

OCT 12, 2006

DADAAB, Kenya, Oct 12 (Reuters) - The number of Somali refugees fleeing into Kenya could reach 80,000 by the end of the year if tensions worsen in the...

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Djibouti Kempinski set for mid-November opening

OCT 12, 2006

Kempinski will open the doors to a new standard of leisure and luxury on the East Coast of the `Horn of Africa' with the launch of Djibouti Palace Kem...

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Ethiopia Will Act If Threatened By Jihadists - PM

OCT 12, 2006

Ethiopia will take all the necessary measures against the Jihadists in Somalia should the later indulge in any activity that would in whatsoever way e...

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UN pulls staff out of Somalia

OCT 12, 2006

The United Nations has pulled out its international staff from parts of Somalia controlled by Islamic fighters, after receiving what it described as "...

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No Accommodation for Muslim Drivers, Airport Commission Decides

OCT 11, 2006

Minneapolis, MN (HOL) - Officials at Minneapolis-St. Paul International airport abruptly dropped a plan that would have allowed Muslim taxi drivers to...

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Teens to be tried as adults in murder

OCT 11, 2006

A 15-year-old Randolph High School student and a 16-year-old Boston youth will be tried as adults in the killing of a Somalian immigrant in June....

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Muslim cabbies refuse alcohol-toting fares

OCT 11, 2006

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Many Muslim cabdrivers in Minneapolis have sparked debate by saying their religion prohibits them from driving passenger...

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Beware of Extremists, Says Somali President

OCT 11, 2006

Nairobi, Oct. 11 (Daily Nation) - Somalia's president Abdullahi Yusuf has warned African governments to be wary of a creeping culture of suicide bombe...

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South Africa: Tolerance a test for Masiphumelele dwellers

OCT 11, 2006

Baraka, give me two onions. The order, in a confident voice, was from the diminutive figure standing on the step. From the hole in the window not much...

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