At least 9 die in Somalia clashes, group says

Feb 8th, 2010 Posted in Food | no comment »

At least nine people have been killed and 14 others wounded in heavy shelling in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, according to a human rights group.

Malawi man arrested for posting gay rights posters

Feb 7th, 2010 Posted in Food | Comments Off

Malawian police have arrested a man for allegedly putting up posters supporting homosexuality, which is illegal in the southern African nation.

South African president apologizes for fathering illegitimate child

Feb 7th, 2010 Posted in Food | Comments Off

South Africa’s president has apologized for fathering a child out of wedlock after his admission prompted an outcry from critics who said he was undermining the nation’s health campaign.

Red Cross worker abducted in Chad now free

Feb 6th, 2010 Posted in Food | Comments Off

A French aid worker was freed Saturday nearly three months after his abduction near Chad’s border with Sudan, the International Committee of the Red Cross said.

NATO forces recapture vessel seized by pirates

Feb 5th, 2010 Posted in Food | Comments Off

NATO forces recaptured a ship Friday that had been taken over by armed Somali pirates, a spokesman for the European Union Naval Forces told CNN.

African Union urges United Nations to halt al-Bashir case

Feb 5th, 2010 Posted in Food | Comments Off

The African Union has called on the United Nations Security Council to delay war crimes proceedings against Sudan’s president, saying a decision allowing genocide charges harms peace efforts.

Ethiopian-flagged vessel thwarts pirate attack

Feb 4th, 2010 Posted in Food | Comments Off

An Ethiopian-flagged vessel fought off a pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden earlier this week, the multi-national anti-piracy task force said Thursday.

Pirates seize North Korean-flagged ship off Somalia

Feb 3rd, 2010 Posted in Food | Comments Off

Pirates seized a North Korean-flagged cargo ship Wednesday in the Gulf of Aden, a European Union anti-piracy task force said.

Judges allow genocide charge against Sudanese leader

Feb 3rd, 2010 Posted in Food | Comments Off

Judges at the International Criminal Court ruled Wednesday that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir may be charged with genocide for his role in a five-year campaign of violence in western Sudan’s Darfur region.

Judges allow genocide charge against Sudanese leader

Feb 3rd, 2010 Posted in Food | Comments Off

Judges at the International Criminal Court ruled Wednesday that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir may be charged with genocide for his role in a five-year campaign of violence in western Sudan’s Darfur region.