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US envoy sees terror imprint in Somalia AU attack

MAY 18, 2007

NAIROBI (Reuters) - An attack that killed four Ugandan peacekeepers in Mogadishu this week bore the hallmarks of terrorist groups such as al Qaeda, Wa...

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AU peacekeepers tested in Somalia

MAY 18, 2007

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa and KAMPALA, Uganda - Even before a roadside bomb killed four Ugandan peacekeepers in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on We...

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Making a federal case out of an obscure leaf (3)

MAY 18, 2007

When federal drug enforcement agents announced last summer that they had arrested scores of suspects in an “international narcotics-trafficking orga...

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Making a federal case out of an obscure leaf (2)

MAY 18, 2007

When federal drug enforcement agents announced last summer that they had arrested scores of suspects in an “international narcotics-trafficking orga...

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Making a federal case out of an obscure leaf

MAY 18, 2007

When federal drug enforcement agents announced last summer that they had arrested scores of suspects in an “international narcotics-trafficking orga...

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Mixed Reactions to the Appointment of Special U.S. Envoy to Somalia

MAY 17, 2007

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday appointed a special U.S. envoy for Somalia, ending more than 10 years of no diplomatic presence in the...

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Rice names envoy to help Somali government

MAY 17, 2007

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday appointed John Yates, a retired career diplomat with long experience in Africa, as specia...

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COLEMAN APPLAUDS APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SOMALIA

MAY 17, 2007

Washington, D.C. – In a move that will help strengthen U.S. diplomacy aimed at bringing peace and stability to Somalia, Senator Norm Coleman today a...

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Appointment of Special Envoy for Somalia

MAY 17, 2007

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice appointed Ambassador (ret.) John M. Yates as Special Envoy for Somalia on May 17, 2007. As Special Envoy, Ambassad...

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New fund to support peacekeepers

MAY 17, 2007

ADDIS ABABA, 16 May 2007 (IRIN) - The African Union (AU) and donors, including the G8 countries, have agreed to set up a fund to support underfunded p...

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