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Somali abductors threaten to kill foreign aid staff

MAY 13, 2007

MOGADISHU, May 13 (Reuters) - Gunmen holding two foreign aid workers hostage in northern Somalia have threatened to kill them if regional authorities ...

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Bannaanbaxyo looga soo horjeedo Itoobiya & Mareykanka oo ka kala dhacay magaalooyinka Minneapolis, Ottawa iyo Seattle

MAY 12, 2007

Ottawa, Canada (HOL) - Bannaabax si weyen looga soo qayb galay loogana soo horjeedo joogitaanka dowladda Itoobiya ee dalka Soomaaliya ayaa ka dhacay m...

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Mogadishu blast kills 3 as top U.N. aid official visits

MAY 12, 2007

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - An explosion near the U.N. compound in Mogadishu killed three people on Saturday, shortly after the United Nations' top aid offi...

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Ethiopia, Kuwait call for Somalia unity

MAY 12, 2007

KUWAIT CITY (AFP) - The prime ministers of Kuwait and Ethiopia on Saturday called for the unity and independence of war-torn Somalia to be protected a...

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U.N.'s top humanitarian official asks Somali government to allow aid

MAY 12, 2007

MOGADHISHU, Somalia — The United Nations' top humanitarian official made a landmark visit to this battle-scarred capital Saturday, but the trip was ...

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Uganda troops to leave Somlia this year

MAY 12, 2007

KAMPALA (Daily Monitor) - UGANDAN troops in Somalia are planning to pull out in four months' time to pave way for a UN-led force to take control of se...

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UN chief concerned by child recruitment in Somalia, Uganda

MAY 12, 2007

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon unveiled on Friday two reports on the situation of children in Somalia and in Uganda, voicing concern over the use o...

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Some Somalis returning to Mogadishu, but situation still tense, UN reports

MAY 11, 2007

11 May 2007 – People displaced by the recent fighting in Somalia – the worst in 16 years – are gradually returning to parts of the capital, Moga...

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Oxfam calls for inclusive reconciliation talks in Somalia

MAY 11, 2007

International development agency, Oxfam, on Friday called for inclusive national reconciliation conference in Somalia to resolve the crisis which has ...

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Somali teens pursue education

MAY 11, 2007

Mogadishu, Somalia (AFP) - The slogan "no weapons" runs along the main wall of the Hamar boarding school in Mogadishu, giving it the tough air of a mi...

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