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	<title>Breaking News &#187; East Africa</title>
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		<title>Ethiopian high court sentences 5 to death over terrorism charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Ethiopia court sentences 5 to death over terrorism

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — An Ethiopian court has sentenced five people to death and 33 to life in prison for being members of a terror group and conspiring to assassinate government officials.
Those convicted Tuesday have been accused of being members of the Ginbot 7 — May 15 in ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ethiopian-high-court-sentences-5-to-death-over-terrorism-charges-247154/">Ethiopian high court sentences 5 to death over terrorism charges</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Madagascar&#8217;s Rajoelina defiant in face of international pressure, rejects coalition accords</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Madagascar&#8217;s Rajoelina rejects accords
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — A former disc jockey who seized power in Madagascar is defying international efforts to resolve the latest crisis on an Indian Ocean island known for its rare wildlife and fractious politics.

In a statement released to reporters late Sunday, Andry Rajoelina declared &#8220;null and void&#8221; agreements sponsored by international mediators  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/madagascars-rajoelina-defiant-in-face-of-international-pressure-rejects-coalition-accords-246903/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>8 Somalis killed in bomb blast aimed at a goverment official and shelling of radio station</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
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8 killed in blast and shelling in Somali capital

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A police official and a journalist say a bomb blast and a separate mortar attack on a radio station in Somalia&#8217;s capital have killed eight people.
Mogadishu&#8217;s regional police chief Col. Ahmed Hassan Malin says Monday&#8217;s roadside bomb targeted a vehicle belonging to a government .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/8-somalis-killed-in-bomb-blast-aimed-at-a-goverment-official-and-shelling-of-radio-station-246840/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN: Ugandan-led Lord&#8217;s Resistance Army attacks in Sudan, Congo may be crimes against humanity</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eliane Engeler</dc:creator>
		
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UN: Ugandan rebel attacks may have been war crimes

GENEVA — The U.N. on Monday accused the Ugandan-based Lord&#8217;s Resistance Army of killing, mutilating and raping villagers in Sudan and Congo in what may have been crimes against humanity.
The rebels killed at least 1,200 people and abducted 1,400, including children and women, in northeastern Congo from .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-ugandan-led-lords-resistance-army-attacks-in-sudan-congo-may-be-crimes-against-humanity-246832/">Original article &nbsp;: UN: Ugandan-led Lord&#8217;s Resistance Army attacks in Sudan, Congo may be crimes against humanity</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Train carrying cooking oil derails in Kenya, killing 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Train derails in Kenya, killing 2
NAIROBI, Kenya — A cargo train has derailed near residential areas in the Kenyan capital, killing two people.

Several others are still trapped beneath the trainwreck, an Associated Press photographer said Monday.
The train, which carried cooking oil, slammed into passers-by who were walking beside the track when it derailed Monday.
The cause ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/train-carrying-cooking-oil-derails-in-kenya-killing-2-246821/" title="Train carrying cooking oil derails in Kenya, killing 2">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Madagascar&#8217;s Rajoelina unilaterally names premier, further defying consensus solution</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/madagascars-rajoelina-unilaterally-names-premier-further-defying-consensus-solution-246630/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Madagascar&#8217;s Rajoelina unilaterally names premier

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — Madagascar&#8217;s military-backed leader has named a high-ranking officer prime minister.
The unilateral move Sunday by Andry Rajoelina was further defiance of efforts to find a consensus solution to the island nation&#8217;s political crisis.
Rajoelina came to power in March in what other African governments called a coup. In November, Rajoelina .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/madagascars-rajoelina-unilaterally-names-premier-further-defying-consensus-solution-246630/">Madagascar&#8217;s Rajoelina unilaterally names premier, further defying consensus solution</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US transfers 12 detainees at Guantanamo military prison to Afghanistan, Yemen and Somaliland</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
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US sends 12 Gitmo detainees to their home nations

WASHINGTON — The U.S. has transferred a dozen Guantanamo detainees to Afghanistan, Yemen and the Somaliland region.
The Justice Department said Sunday that a government task force had reviewed each case. Officials considered the potential threat and the government&#8217;s likelihood of success in court challenges to the detentions.
Over .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-transfers-12-detainees-at-guantanamo-military-prison-to-afghanistan-yemen-and-somaliland-246605/">US transfers 12 detainees at Guantanamo military prison to Afghanistan, Yemen and Somaliland</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Portuguese warship fires warning shots at suspected pirates; detains and releases 6 Somali men</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Portuguese warship spots 6 suspected pirates

NAIROBI, Kenya — A naval spokesman says sailors from a Portuguese warship boarded a suspected pirate ship off the coast of Somalia.
Lt. Cmdr. Alexandre Santos Fernandes says the crew of the Alvares Cabral identified a ladder, boarding hooks and weapons on a skiff during a patrol in the Gulf of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/portuguese-warship-fires-warning-shots-at-suspected-pirates-detains-and-releases-6-somali-men-246086/">Read more : Portuguese warship fires warning shots at suspected pirates; detains and releases 6 Somali men</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somali pirates release Greek-owned ship; 21 crew safe and healthy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Somali pirates release Greek-owned ship, 21 crew

NAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates have released a Greek-owned ship and its 21 crew members, including 14 Filipinos, after more than a month in captivity, the Philippine government and the ship&#8217;s owner said Friday.
The embassy of the Philippines in Nairobi reported that the MV Delvina was heading to Mombasa ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-pirates-release-greek-owned-ship-21-crew-safe-and-healthy-246038/" title="Somali pirates release Greek-owned ship; 21 crew safe and healthy">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Madagascar allows former leaders to return to the Indian Ocean island</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Former Madagascar leaders allowed to return home

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — Madagascar&#8217;s internal security minister says the country&#8217;s former leaders are allowed to return.
Organes Rakotomihantarizaka signed an order on Thursday reversing a decision made earlier this month to bar the leaders from returning to the Indian Ocean island after talks in Mozambique.
The decision comes a day after  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/madagascar-allows-former-leaders-to-return-to-the-indian-ocean-island-245558/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somali militant group shuts down activites of UN mine agency in Somali areas it controls</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Somali militant group shuts down UN mine agency

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A Somalia Islamist militant group says it is banning the U.N. mine agency from its territory.
Al-Shabab accuses U.N. Mine Action of paying police salaries for Somalia&#8217;s weak, transitional government. The group said Thursday that the U.N. agency has been surveying vital and sensitive areas under .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-militant-group-shuts-down-activites-of-un-mine-agency-in-somali-areas-it-controls-245327/">Somali militant group shuts down activites of UN mine agency in Somali areas it controls</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Aid group: Poverty and hunger loom as rains fail again across East Africa</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/aid-group-poverty-and-hunger-loom-as-rains-fail-again-across-east-africa-245314/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Aid group: Rains fail again across East Africa

NAIROBI, Kenya — An aid agency says the failure of seasonal rains in many parts of East Africa will drive millions of people to hunger and poverty unless swift action is taken.
Oxfam said Thursday some areas had received less than 5 percent of their normal November rains. It .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aid-group-poverty-and-hunger-loom-as-rains-fail-again-across-east-africa-245314/">Aid group: Poverty and hunger loom as rains fail again across East Africa</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Group reports at least 68 journalists killed in 2009, highest yearly tally ever</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Group: Record number of journalists killed in 2009

NEW YORK — The November massacre of 30 media workers in the Philippines made 2009 the deadliest year ever for journalists, according to a report by a press advocacy group.
The Committee to Protect Journalists says in a report to be released Thursday that at least 68 journalists were .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/group-reports-at-least-68-journalists-killed-in-2009-highest-yearly-tally-ever-245073/">Group reports at least 68 journalists killed in 2009, highest yearly tally ever</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>BBC&#8217;s on-line debate on rights, wrongs of Ugandan bill to execute gays draws lawmakers&#8217; ire</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
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BBC slammed for debating Ugandan bill to kill gays

LONDON — Politicians are criticizing the BBC for inviting debate on whether homosexuals should face execution in Uganda.
The broadcaster launched an on-line debate over a proposed Ugandan law that would punish some homosexual acts by life imprisonment or death.
BBC&#8217;s &#8220;Africa Have Your Say&#8221; Web site asked for .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bbcs-on-line-debate-on-rights-wrongs-of-ugandan-bill-to-execute-gays-draws-lawmakers-ire-245006/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: BBC&#8217;s on-line debate on rights, wrongs of Ugandan bill to execute gays draws lawmakers&#8217; ire</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Czech zoo plans to relocate 4 rare northern white rhinos to Africa in effort to save species</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karel Janicek</dc:creator>
		
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4 white rhinos to move from Czech zoo to Kenya

PRAGUE — Four rare northern white rhinos will be moved from a Czech zoo to Africa to live in the wild in an attempt to save the species from being wiped out, officials said Wednesday.
Two male rhinos called Sudan and Suni and two female rhinos called .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/czech-zoo-plans-to-relocate-4-rare-northern-white-rhinos-to-africa-in-effort-to-save-species-244818/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Czech zoo plans to relocate 4 rare northern white rhinos to Africa in effort to save species</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cargo plane loaded with arms from North Korea linked to 2 alleged global weapons traffickers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grant Peck</dc:creator>
		
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Plane seized by Thais linked to alleged smugglers

BANGKOK — A weapons-laden cargo plane impounded in Bangkok has links to at least two men accused of global arms trafficking, including one fighting extradition to the U.S. from Thailand, an analyst said Tuesday.
The five-man crew of the aircraft that arrived from North Korea — four from Kazakhstan .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cargo-plane-loaded-with-arms-from-north-korea-linked-to-2-alleged-global-weapons-traffickers-244330/">Cargo plane loaded with arms from North Korea linked to 2 alleged global weapons traffickers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Blast from old land mine kills 6 Somali children from same family; baby and parents survive</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Land mine kills 6 Somali children in same family

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A community leader in Somalia says an explosion of an old land mine has killed six children from the same family near the border with Ethiopia.
Hareri Hassan Barre says six children between the ages of 3 and 11 were killed by the blast as ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/blast-from-old-land-mine-kills-6-somali-children-from-same-family-baby-and-parents-survive-243852/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Blast from old land mine kills 6 Somali children from same family; baby and parents survive</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: 2,000 killed this year as humanitarian crisis worsens in south Sudan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Report: 2,000 killed in 2009 south Sudan violence

NAIROBI,Kenya — Officials from an international medical group say more than 2,000 people have died and 250,000 have fled their homes this year because of fighting in southern Sudan.
Officials from Medecins Sans Frontieres, or Doctors Without Borders, say the violence is the worst seen in the south since .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-2000-killed-this-year-as-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-in-south-sudan-243754/">Report: 2,000 killed this year as humanitarian crisis worsens in south Sudan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: UN-backed Congolese troops deliberately killing civilians in east Congo;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Faul</dc:creator>
		
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Report: UN-backed Congo troops killing civilians

JOHANNESBURG — A U.N.-backed Congolese military operation to oust rebels from eastern Congo has caused more civilian casualties than damage to rebels, with more than 1,400 people deliberately killed over a nine-month period, human rights groups said Monday.
Human Rights Watch said it had documented &#8220;vicious and widespread&#8221; attacks against civilians .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-un-backed-congolese-troops-deliberately-killing-civilians-in-east-congo-243727/">Report: UN-backed Congolese troops deliberately killing civilians in east Congo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somalia Islamist militants execute 2 men accused of murder and adultery in lawless country</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Somalia Islamist militants execute 2 men
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Witnesses say Islamist militants have executed two men accused by the fighters of murder and adultery.

Witnesses in the town of Afgoye southwest of the capital say the Hizbul Islam militants on Sunday stoned to death the man accused of adultery and shot the man accused of murder. .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somalia-islamist-militants-execute-2-men-accused-of-murder-and-adultery-in-lawless-country-243510/">Somalia Islamist militants execute 2 men accused of murder and adultery in lawless country</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Experts: foreigners helping Somali Islamist insurgents to improve tactics, technology</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katharine Houreld</dc:creator>
		
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Experts: Somali Islamists improving tactics, bombs

NAIROBI, Kenya — Somali Islamist insurgents have imported terrorist tactics and technology used with deadly results in Iraq and Afghanistan, threatening the African country&#8217;s beleaguered government and causing alarm as far as Washington.
Somali fighters over the past two years have gone from simply throwing grenades into crowded rooms to building .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/experts-foreigners-helping-somali-islamist-insurgents-to-improve-tactics-technology-243019/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Experts: foreigners helping Somali Islamist insurgents to improve tactics, technology</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Uganda&#8217;s parliament criminalizes female circumcision with life imprisonment for offenders</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Uganda government outlaws female circumcision

KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda&#8217;s parliament has approved a bill banning female genital mutilation.
Minister of Ethics and Integrity James Nsaba Buturo said that the new law, passed without opposition late Thursday, could give offenders a life sentence.
Female genital mutilation, also known as female circumcision, is prevalent in portions of West and East .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ugandas-parliament-criminalizes-female-circumcision-with-life-imprisonment-for-offenders-242934/">Source &nbsp;: Uganda&#8217;s parliament criminalizes female circumcision with life imprisonment for offenders</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Madagascar president stuck in Mozambique, blames current leader for blocking his return</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Former Madagascar president stuck in Mozambique

MAPUTO, Mozambique — A former Madagascar president says he has been unable to return to his homeland since participating in talks in Mozambique that angered Madagascar&#8217;s current leader.
Attempts to reach Albert Zafy in Maputo were unsuccessful Friday. Mozambican officials say he remains in their country.
Zafy told Mozambican state radio earlier .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-madagascar-president-stuck-in-mozambique-blames-current-leader-for-blocking-his-return-242916/">Former Madagascar president stuck in Mozambique, blames current leader for blocking his return</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>At least 857 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department says</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 857

As of Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, at least 857 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Thursday at 10 a.m. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/at-least-857-us-military-deaths-in-afghanistan-region-since-2001-defense-department-says-242731/" title="At least 857 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department says">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A parent&#8217;s dilemma: What to do, who to contact when a child may have ties to terrorism</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-parents-dilemma-what-to-do-who-to-contact-when-a-child-may-have-ties-to-terrorism-242683/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:39:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Benac</dc:creator>
		
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A parent&#8217;s dilemma: a child with ties to terrorism

WASHINGTON — It&#8217;s a dilemma no parent wants to face — fearing a son or daughter may be mixed up in terrorism, wondering whether to turn in a loved one.
It was Washington-area parents who helped authorities find the young American Muslims arrested in Pakistan this week and .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-parents-dilemma-what-to-do-who-to-contact-when-a-child-may-have-ties-to-terrorism-242683/" title="A parent&#8217;s dilemma: What to do, who to contact when a child may have ties to terrorism">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somali minister: Suicide bomber who attacked doctors&#8217; graduation was Danish-Somali</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Somali minister: Suicide bomber was Danish-Somali

NAIROBI, Kenya — A suicide bomber who killed 24 people last week at a university graduation ceremony in Somalia&#8217;s capital was a Danish citizen of Somali descent, a top Somali government official told The Associated Press Thursday.
Information Minister Dahir Gelle said that the bomber was identified by his father after .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-minister-suicide-bomber-who-attacked-doctors-graduation-was-danish-somali-242539/">Somali minister: Suicide bomber who attacked doctors&#8217; graduation was Danish-Somali</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Greek shipowners paid ransom to Somali pirates, Ariana freighter to be freed soon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Greek-owned cargo ship to be freed in Somalia

ATHENS, Greece — A Greek shipowning company said it had paid a ransom to Somali pirates holding one of its freighters for the past seven months, and the ship&#8217;s release was expected later Thursday.
Athens-based Alloceans Shipping declined to specify the sum paid, but a man claiming to be ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/greek-shipowners-paid-ransom-to-somali-pirates-ariana-freighter-to-be-freed-soon-242484/">Original article on  : Greek shipowners paid ransom to Somali pirates, Ariana freighter to be freed soon</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>At least 855 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department says</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
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US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 855

As of Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, at least 855 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Wednesday at 10 a.m. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/at-least-855-us-military-deaths-in-afghanistan-region-since-2001-defense-department-says-242308/">Read the original article &nbsp;: At least 855 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department says</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU naval spokesman: Somali pirates hijack Pakistan-flagged fishing vessel with 29 on board</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Somali pirates hijack Pakistan-flagged ship

NAIROBI, Kenya — The spokesman for the European Union&#8217;s anti-piracy force says Somali pirates have hijacked a Pakistan-flagged fishing vessel.
Cmdr. John Harbour says the pirates seized the MV Shahbaig Tuesday. He says there are 29 crew on board and more details will be available later Wednesday.
Pirates are still holding hundreds of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-naval-spokesman-somali-pirates-hijack-pakistan-flagged-fishing-vessel-with-29-on-board-241874/" title="EU naval spokesman: Somali pirates hijack Pakistan-flagged fishing vessel with 29 on board">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Madagascar: 3 leaders going ahead with unity gov&#8217;t, fourth objects</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Madagascar: 3 leaders going ahead with unity gov&#8217;t

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — Three political leaders from Madagascar say they are going ahead with forming a unity government, but a fourth politician says that amounts to a coup.
Andry Rajoelina did not attend a round of negotiations in Mozambique that ended late Tuesday with a declaration naming Cabinet ministers. .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/madagascar-3-leaders-going-ahead-with-unity-govt-fourth-objects-241828/">Madagascar: 3 leaders going ahead with unity gov&#8217;t, fourth objects</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Annan says local and foreign pressure has pushed Kenyan gov&#8217;t to act on reforms in past 2 mths</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Annan: Pressure has seen Kenya implement reforms

NAIROBI, Kenya — Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan says local and international pressure has pushed Kenyan leaders to act on reforms seen as necessary to avoid a repeat of the bloodshed that followed the disputed 2007 presidential poll.
Annan says he has seen renewed energy in government leaders since his .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/annan-says-local-and-foreign-pressure-has-pushed-kenyan-govt-to-act-on-reforms-in-past-2-mths-241568/">Annan says local and foreign pressure has pushed Kenyan gov&#8217;t to act on reforms in past 2 mths</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Official: Kenyan police arrest man with more than 100,000 bullets, weapons</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Kenyan police arrest man with 100,000 bullets

NAIROBI, Kenya — A senior Kenyan security official says police have arrested a suspected gun smuggler with more than 100,000 bullets and an assortment of weapons and equipment.
The official says police are also investigating whether Kenyan government security officials were involved in supplying the bullets and weapons. The official .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/official-kenyan-police-arrest-man-with-more-than-100000-bullets-weapons-241377/">Source article &nbsp;: Official: Kenyan police arrest man with more than 100,000 bullets, weapons</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somali gov&#8217;t warns of suicide attack threat against airport, seaport, presidential palace</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Somali gov&#8217;t warns of suicide attack threat

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia&#8217;s government is warning that militants plan to carry out suicide attacks against key installations in Mogadishu.
Police spokesman Abdullahi Hassan Barise says that intelligence shows that suicide bombers plan to target the airport, seaport and the presidential palace.
Barise said Monday that members of al-Shabab — a  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-govt-warns-of-suicide-attack-threat-against-airport-seaport-presidential-palace-240876/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somali militant group denies role in suicide blast that killed 22 at graduation ceremony</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Somali militant group denies role in suicide bomb

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia&#8217;s most powerful Islamic militant group says it had nothing to do with a suicide bomb attack on a university graduation ceremony that killed 22 people.
Sheik Ali Mohamud Rage, a spokesman for the militant group al-Shabab, said Friday that his group is &#8220;very sad&#8221; about .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-militant-group-denies-role-in-suicide-blast-that-killed-22-at-graduation-ceremony-239825/">Somali militant group denies role in suicide blast that killed 22 at graduation ceremony</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch military ship captures 13 pirates off the coast of Oman</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:44:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Dutch military captures 13 pirates off Oman coast

AMSTERDAM — The Dutch navy captured 13 Somali pirates and seized a haul of weapons off the coast of Oman after the pirates attacked a merchant ship, the Defense Department reported Thursday.
Armed pirates on speedboats tried to board the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged BBC Togo, but were repelled after .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-military-ship-captures-13-pirates-off-the-coast-of-oman-239358/">Original source &nbsp;: Dutch military ship captures 13 pirates off the coast of Oman</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Explosion at graduation ceremony in Somalia kills 5; several gov&#8217;t ministers in attendance</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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5 killed in Somali graduation ceremony explosion

MOGADISHU, Somalia — An AP reporter in Somalia says a bomb has exploded at a university graduation ceremony, killing five people and wounding several more.
The reporter says several government ministers were attending the ceremony when the bomb went off. It wasn&#8217;t immediately clear if any of the ministers had ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/explosion-at-graduation-ceremony-in-somalia-kills-5-several-govt-ministers-in-attendance-239127/" title="Explosion at graduation ceremony in Somalia kills 5; several gov&#8217;t ministers in attendance">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Company: Hijacked Greek-flagged oil supertanker near pirate haven along Somali coast</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Hijacked Greek tanker reaches Somali coast

NAIROBI, Kenya — A Greek shipping company says an oil supertanker Somali pirates hijacked four days ago has reached the coast of Somalia.
Maran Tankers Management Inc. says in a Wednesday statement the tanker is near the Somali coastal of Hobyo. The town is a haven for pirates. The company says .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/company-hijacked-greek-flagged-oil-supertanker-near-pirate-haven-along-somali-coast-238850/">Source &nbsp;: Company: Hijacked Greek-flagged oil supertanker near pirate haven along Somali coast</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN development official calls for more funding to help poor nations cope with climate change</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
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UN official calls for funds for climate change

NAIROBI, Kenya — The chief of the U.N.&#8217;s global development network says proposals to put up billions of dollars to help poor nations deal with the effects of climate change are only a start.
Helen Clark told The Associated Press Wednesday that poor nations will need more than the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-development-official-calls-for-more-funding-to-help-poor-nations-cope-with-climate-change-238642/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: UN development official calls for more funding to help poor nations cope with climate change</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>At least 851 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department says</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
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US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 852

As of Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, at least 852 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/at-least-851-us-military-deaths-in-afghanistan-region-since-2001-defense-department-says-238485/">At least 851 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department says</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ocean off Somalia too large to counter all pirate attacks, EU admiral says</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ocean-off-somalia-too-large-to-counter-all-pirate-attacks-eu-admiral-says-238333/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Straziuso</dc:creator>
		
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Admiral: Sea too large to stop all pirate attacks

NAIROBI, Kenya — International naval forces will never be able to completely secure the vast area of ocean where Somali pirates are hijacking ships off East Africa, the commander of the EU Naval Force&#8217;s counter-piracy efforts said Tuesday.
In the latest attack, pirates captured the Greek-flagged tanker Maran ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ocean-off-somalia-too-large-to-counter-all-pirate-attacks-eu-admiral-says-238333/">Ocean off Somalia too large to counter all pirate attacks, EU admiral says</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU naval commander tells AP hijacked oil tanker was traveling outside recommended corridor</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-naval-commander-tells-ap-hijacked-oil-tanker-was-traveling-outside-recommended-corridor-238170/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Straziuso</dc:creator>
		
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EU: Hijacked oil tanker was outside corridor

NAIROBI, Kenya — An oil tanker bound for the United States that was hijacked by Somali pirates was traveling outside a recommended maritime corridor, the commander of the EU Naval Force said Tuesday.
The Greek-flagged tanker Maran Centaurus was carrying 275,000 metric tons of crude oil when pirates captured it  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-naval-commander-tells-ap-hijacked-oil-tanker-was-traveling-outside-recommended-corridor-238170/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Greek authorities say crew of oil tanker successfully repels pirate attack off Oman</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/greek-authorities-say-crew-of-oil-tanker-successfully-repels-pirate-attack-off-oman-238125/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Maliti</dc:creator>
		
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Pirate attack on oil tanker repelled off Oman

NAIROBI, Kenya — Using flares and hoses, the crew of a Greek oil tanker fought off a pirate attack Tuesday in the Arabian Sea two days after brigands seized a tanker bound for the United States with $20 million of crude oil.
Pirates fired automatic weapons at the Sikinos .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/greek-authorities-say-crew-of-oil-tanker-successfully-repels-pirate-attack-off-oman-238125/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Elizabeth Kennedy named chief of bureau in Beirut for The Associated Press</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Elizabeth Kennedy named AP bureau chief in Beirut

NEW YORK — Elizabeth Kennedy, The Associated Press&#8217;s bureau chief for East Africa until last month, has been named the news cooperative&#8217;s chief of bureau in Beirut.
The appointment was announced Monday by Senior Managing Editor John Daniszewski.
Kennedy will supervise AP news coverage of Lebanon and Syria and the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/elizabeth-kennedy-named-chief-of-bureau-in-beirut-for-the-associated-press-237718/" title="Elizabeth Kennedy named chief of bureau in Beirut for The Associated Press">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>African officials seize nearly 3,800 pounds of ivory in 6-nation operation; scores arrested</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Nearly 2 tons of ivory seized in eastern Africa

NAIROBI, Kenya — African authorities raided shops, intercepted vehicles at checkpoints and used sniffer dogs to detect and seize over 3,800 pounds (1,768 kilograms) of illegal elephant ivory in a six-nation operation, Interpol and the Kenya Wildlife Service said Monday.
During the three-month-long operation, authorities also seized leopard, ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/african-officials-seize-nearly-3800-pounds-of-ivory-in-6-nation-operation-scores-arrested-237564/">African officials seize nearly 3,800 pounds of ivory in 6-nation operation; scores arrested</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU: Somali pirates seize super tanker of crude oil heading to the US from Saudi Arabia</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-somali-pirates-seize-super-tanker-of-crude-oil-heading-to-the-us-from-saudi-arabia-237487/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malkhadir M. Muhumed</dc:creator>
		
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Somali pirates hijack oil tanker going to US

NAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates seized a tanker carrying more than $20 million of crude oil from Saudi Arabia to the United States in the increasingly dangerous waters off East Africa, an official said Monday, an attack that could pose a huge environmental or security threat.
The Greece-flagged Maran ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-somali-pirates-seize-super-tanker-of-crude-oil-heading-to-the-us-from-saudi-arabia-237487/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : EU: Somali pirates seize super tanker of crude oil heading to the US from Saudi Arabia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU: Somali pirates seize super tanker of crude oil heading from Saudi Arabia to the US</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-somali-pirates-seize-super-tanker-of-crude-oil-heading-from-saudi-arabia-to-the-us-237469/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Somali pirates hijack Saudi oil tanker going to US

NAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates seized a tanker carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia to the United States in the increasingly dangers waters off East Africa, an official said Monday, an attack that could pose a huge environmental or security threat to the region.
The Greek-owned Maran Centaurus ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-somali-pirates-seize-super-tanker-of-crude-oil-heading-from-saudi-arabia-to-the-us-237469/">Original article on  : EU: Somali pirates seize super tanker of crude oil heading from Saudi Arabia to the US</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French presidency: France, Rwanda agree to restore diplomatic relations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
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France and Rwanda agree to restore ties
PARIS — France and Rwanda have agreed to restore diplomatic ties, the French president&#8217;s office said Sunday, three years after relations were severed when a Paris judge accused Rwandan President Paul Kagame of ordering his predecessor&#8217;s assassination.

President Nicolas Sarkozy&#8217;s chief of staff, Claude Gueant, had discussions with Kagame in ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-presidency-france-rwanda-agree-to-restore-diplomatic-relations-237284/">French presidency: France, Rwanda agree to restore diplomatic relations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>10,000 East African albinos displaced, in hiding after rash of killings, report says</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/10000-east-african-albinos-displaced-in-hiding-after-rash-of-killings-report-says-237013/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Odula</dc:creator>
		
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10,000 E. African albinos in hiding after killings

NAIROBI, Kenya — The mistaken belief that albino body parts have magical powers has driven thousands of Africa&#8217;s albinos into hiding, fearful of losing their lives and limbs to unscrupulous dealers who can make up to $75,000 selling a complete dismembered set.
Mary Owido, who lacks pigment that gives ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/10000-east-african-albinos-displaced-in-hiding-after-rash-of-killings-report-says-237013/">10,000 East African albinos displaced, in hiding after rash of killings, report says</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian and Australian journalists freed in Somalia; getting medical care in Kenya</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/canadian-and-australian-journalists-freed-in-somalia-getting-medical-care-in-kenya-236333/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Odula</dc:creator>
		
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Freed foreign journalists in Kenyan hospital

NAIROBI, Kenya — Two foreign journalists freed after 15 months in captivity in Somalia were receiving medical care on Thursday in neighboring Kenya, Canada&#8217;s ambassador said.
Canadian Amanda Lindhout and Australian Nigel Brennan flew out of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, in a chartered plane early Thursday. Later in the day Lindhout ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canadian-and-australian-journalists-freed-in-somalia-getting-medical-care-in-kenya-236333/" title="Canadian and Australian journalists freed in Somalia; getting medical care in Kenya">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian and Australian journalists freed in Somalia, arrive in neighboring Kenya</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohamed Olad Hassan</dc:creator>
		
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Freed foreign journalists arrive in Kenya
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Two foreign journalists freed after 15 months in captivity in Somalia arrived in neighboring Kenya Thursday.

Canadian Amanda Lindhout and Australian Nigel Brennan flew out of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, in a chartered plane early Thursday, said Somalia&#8217;s National Security Minister Mohamed Abdullahi.
In the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, journalists .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canadian-and-australian-journalists-freed-in-somalia-arrive-in-neighboring-kenya-236223/">Canadian and Australian journalists freed in Somalia, arrive in neighboring Kenya</a>.]]></description>
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