Maldives heads to historic presidential poll

Asia's longest serving political leader is facing the prospect of losing his job as the President of the Maldives. The Indian Ocean tourist paradise is having its first taste of democracy with multi-party elections being held to choose a president for the next five years. The...

Sudan 'kills refugees in Darfur'

"Sudanese troops have opened fire inside a Darfur refugee camp, leaving 27 people dead, a rebel group has said. Some 100 government trucks surrounded the Kalma camp, home to some 90,000 people who have fled their homes in Darfur, a rebel spokesman told the BBC. There is no...

Another Drug Trafficking Suspect Freed To Leave Maldives

"Abdul Waheed, 29, one of three people arrested in March over a US $1 million drug bust, fled to India this month after a court ruled he should not be kept in detention pending trial, police have said. Under the...

Somalia bombing 'kills 15 women'

Somalia is witnessing a severe fighting for last one year and it has caused more than 8,000 civilians life and one million forced from their homes after a fight erupted between government forces and...

'Ball of fire' if Iran hit

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorIsrael professing they are a peaceful people, take to the skies with jet fighters along the med as a show of force to show Iran it means business.  Certainly belies...

Sudan crash airline is grounded

Sudan's national airline will be unable to fly for a month from Monday for failing to comply with aviation rules.This comes on the heels of the plane crash that happened a few weeks ago, that killed thirty people.See...

Failed bomber's wife guilty of staying silent about terror plot

The wife of one of the failed suicide bombers, Hussain Osman, is facing jail forfailing to tell police of his plans. The woman, 32-year-old Yeshi Girma, is a Muslim convert and allegedly knew of the plot before it was attempted."The wife of failed suicide bomber Hussain Osman...

Top Somali aid worker shot dead

One of top aid worker has been shot dead in Somalian capital Mogadishu. His killing with affect all the charity going on in the country.  "A prominent Somali aid worker has been shot dead in the capital, Mogadishu, just days after a ceasefire agreement was signed. The...

Plotter's wife convicted

The wife of Hussain Osman has been convicted for failing to tell police about his plan to bomb a tube train If the plot had succeeded, 3 tube trains and a bus would have been destroyed   " The Old Bailey heard Yeshi Girma, 32, of Stockwell, south London,...

Sympathizing with Iraqis a Crime in Saudi Arabia?

"By Emad el-Sayed,  May 30, 2008CAIRO: Tragedy has overtaken the family of Ibrahim El-Sayed Mohamed Al-Sadiq who went missing inside Saudi territory a year ago leaving behind a little girl named Shahd who never stopped asking about her father.The details of the tragedy...

Oops, my bad: thanks for returning my $4M violin

What's with people leaving expensive violins on public transit lately? At first I thought this story had to do with the 17th-century violin lost on a train a few a weeks ago, but apparently that was a different...

Somali Journalists Freed

Five radio journalists were arrested yesterday as Somali police shut down their  station over coverage of a battle in Mogadishu; the government was apparently "annoyed" by their description of the event, which stated that the Somali police were defeated. "The Radio Voice...

Somali Pirates 'Killed in French Rocket Attack'

Conflicting reports are emerging regarding an alleged French rocket attack on pirate ship off the coast of Somalia: Sarkozy denied claims that anyone was killed in the attack, while eyewitness accounts tell a very...

Diana jury deliberates verdicts

The jury in the Princess Diana inquest has now retired to deliberate the verdict. Many are waiting with baited breath to see what the outcome will be. "Before they left, coroner Lord Justice Scott Baker instructed...

PRINCESS DIANA INQUEST DRAWS TO A CLOSE AFTER AL FAYED’S JUDICIAL REVIEW IS...

"The Princess Diana Inquest has drawn to a close with Mohamed Al Fayed’s bid to make the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh give evidence at the Diana inquest rejected by the High Court. There was little chance of his...

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