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Somalia: New leaders, same problems

MAY 21, 2007

The new warlord-turned Mogadishu major promises peace and security, but some analysts question whether he can deliver and whether other US- and Ethiop...

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Terrorists 'threatening Somalia'

MAY 21, 2007

Mogadishu (AFP) - The Somali president warned that "terrorists" were threatening his shattered country's security and slammed international donors for...

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Ethiopian convoy hits mine in Somalia

MAY 21, 2007

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Ethiopian troops backing Somalia's fragile government killed one person and wounded another Monday after their convoy was targe...

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Italy presses Ethiopia to pull out troops from Somalia

MAY 20, 2007

NAIROBI (AFP) - The Italian government on Saturday pressed Ethiopian troops to pull out from lawless Somalia and urged the rival factions there to obs...

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Bomb aimed at Somali capital mayor kills two

MAY 20, 2007

MOGADISHU, May 20 (Reuters) - A roadside bomb said to be targeting the mayor of the Somali capital Mogadishu killed two people on Sunday and wounded t...

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Piracy chocking Somali aid delivery - UN

MAY 20, 2007

Nairobi (AFP) - The United Nations food agency pressed on Sunday for urgent action to end piracy off the Somali coastline which it said was choking t...

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Release of Korean hostages in Somalia likely to take time

MAY 20, 2007

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- The captain of two South Korean fishing boats hijacked off Somalia called the ships' owner Sunday to say he and the other cr...

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Braving a new world

MAY 20, 2007

When children are taken away by adults, they are rarely seen again where 9-year-old Aluel Adiang was born. After fleeing civil-war-ridden Darfur, the ...

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Italy urges reconciliation, ceasefire in Somalia

MAY 20, 2007

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A senior Italian envoy flew into Mogadishu on Saturday urging warring Somalis to embrace a ceasefire and throwing Rome's endorse...

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Somalia looks to include Islamists in reconciliation

MAY 20, 2007

Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf will allow members of his country's ousted Islamic movement to participate in the country's upcoming reconciliation c...

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