Rwandan accused of diverting international donations to genocide militiaARUSHA, Tanzania — A former Rwandan minister is accused of diverting funds from international donors to murderous militias during the 1994 genocide that killed more than 500,000 people, a prosecutor at a U.N.-backed court said Wednesday. US government and taxpayers win rare praise for helping countries escape povertyUNITED NATIONS — In words of praise rarely heard at the United Nations, leaders of several poor countries thanked the U.S. government and American taxpayers Tuesday for helping with economic development. Fighting in Somalia’s capital kills 8, witnesses sayMOGADISHU, Somalia — Islamic insurgents attacked an African Union peacekeeping base Tuesday, sparking a battle that killed at least eight people and wounded more than a dozen, witnesses and officials said. Kagame: Rwanda and Congo are making very good progress toward peace in conflict-wracked regionNEW YORK — Rwanda’s president said Monday his country and neighboring Congo are making “very good progress” in restoring peace to war-torn central Africa. Somali extremists release video with crowds vowing allegiance to bin LadenNAIROBI, Kenya — An Islamic insurgent group that controls much of lawless Somalia has released a video showing its members vowing allegiance to Osama bin Laden, training in dusty camps and slamming Somalia’s U.S.-backed president as a traitor. Witnesses: 10 killed in Somali border town fight after insurgents attack government soldiersMOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali insurgents attacked a town near the border with Ethiopia, killing at least 10 people, witnesses and officials said. UN agency: poor crop prospects in Eastern Africa may push more into hunger
At least 764 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department saysAs of Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, at least 764 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 Tuesday at 10 a.m. EDT. Al-Qaida losing strength with deaths of key operatives in Pakistan, Somalia and IndonesiaLONDON — Recent targeted attacks that killed militants in Somalia, Indonesia and Pakistan have chipped away at al-Qaida’s power base, sapping the terror network of key leaders and experienced operatives who train recruits and wage attacks. Manhattan Short Film Festival brings AIDS orphan’s work, 9 other short films, to worldLOS ANGELES — Writer-producer Neal Baer is accustomed to 12 million or so Americans flipping on their TV sets for an episode of his drama “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” Somali official: 6 more UN vehicles missing after car bomb attacks kill 21 peopleNAIROBI, Kenya — Islamic insurgents on Friday vowed to launch more attacks after using stolen U.N. cars in an assault on an African Union peacekeeping base in Somalia that killed 21 people. A Somali official said that six more U.N. vehicles were unaccounted for. We need help, African Union envoy to Somalia says in wake of car bombs that killed 21 peopleNAIROBI, Kenya — An African Union envoy pleaded for more international aid Friday to stabilize Somalia as the death toll from an attack by Islamic insurgents on an AU peacekeeping base rose to 21, making it the deadliest single assault on the peacekeepers since they arrived in 2007. Death toll in Somalia’s twin suicide car bomb attack rises to 21NAIROBI, Kenya — The death toll from twin suicide car bombings at the African Union’s main peacekeeping base in Somalia rose to 21 Friday, including 17 peacekeepers, an AU spokesman said. It was the deadliest single attack on AU peacekeepers since they arrived in 2007. At least 760 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department saysAs of Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, at least 760 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. EDT. Al-Qaida and Taliban militants killed in recent monthsFour top al-Qaida and Taliban figures have been killed in the past two months. Suicide bombers launch deadly attack on AU base to avenge killing of al-Qaida suspectMOGADISHU, Somalia — Islamic insurgents posing as U.N. personnel detonated suicide car bombs in an African Union peacekeeping base Thursday to avenge a U.S. commando raid that killed an al-Qaida operative. China, Russia navies join forces in Somalia anti-piracy patrols, joint exercises plannedBEIJING — The Russian and Chinese navies have joined forces in anti-piracy patrols off the Somali coast and will stage joint exercises this week, Chinese state media said Thursday. Suicide bombers hit Somalia peacekeeping base in Mogadishu; witness says 11 deadMOGADISHU, Somalia — Islamist insurgents drove two stolen U.N. cars loaded with explosives onto the main base of African Union peacekeepers Thursday and triggered massive blasts that a witness said killed at least 11 people. Islamist insurgents said the attack was in revenge for a U.S. commando raid that killed an al-Qaida operative. Suicide car bombs hit Somalia peacekeeping base in MogadishuMOGADISHU, Somalia — Suicide bombers in explosives-laden cars with U.N. logos drove into the main base of African Union peacekeepers Thursday, detonating two massive blasts that blew out nearby windows and shrouded the sky in black smoke. Witness says 2 large explosions rock African Union peacekeepers base in MogadishuMOGADISHU, Somalia — Two suicide car bombs bearing U.N. logos exploded at the main base of African Union peacekeepers in Mogadishu, sending plumes of black smoke into the air, witnesses and officials said Thursday. There was no immediate word on casualties. Somali insurgents holding French hostage demand France stop supporting Somali gov’tMOGADISHU, Somalia — Islamic insurgents demanded Thursday that France stop supporting Somalia’s government and withdraw its warships from anti-piracy patrols in exchange for the release of a French security agent — conditions which the French government immediately rejected. At least 757 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department saysAs of Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, at least 757 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. EDT. Slain al-Qaida suspect’s mother demands to see her son’s body after US raid in SomaliaMOMBASA, Kenya — The mother of a top al-Qaida fugitive who was killed in a U.S. raid in Somalia demanded Wednesday to see her son’s body while a Somalia-based group claimed him as their leader and confirmed his death. Slain al-Qaida suspect’s mother in Somalia demands to see her son’s bodyMOMBASA, Kenya — The mother of a top al-Qaida fugitive who was killed in a U.S. raid in Somalia is demanding to see her son’s body. Kenya’s slum clearance project begins as first 1,500 residents movedNAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan government trucks took 1,500 slum residents to new homes Wednesday as part of a United Nations-backed plan to eliminate the shantytowns that house more than half the capital’s population. Official: Drought-driven cattle raid in northern Kenya reaches death toll of 32NAIROBI, Kenya — Most of the 32 victims of this week’s gunbattles in northern Kenya were buried in a mass grave Wednesday as the country’s scorching drought exacerbates tensions over land and water. Analysis: Al-Qaida leader’s death deals blow to Somali terror group, could spark retaliationWASHINGTON — The death of a key al-Qaida leader in a daring helicopter assault in Somalia strikes a blow to the terror group’s operation there, but it could also trigger a new spate of attacks on Western targets. At least 756 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department saysAs of Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, at least 756 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 Tuesday at 10 a.m. EDT. Key events in the recent history of the African nation of SomaliaKey events in recent Somali history: US raid in Somalia underscores concern the lawless country is becoming a terrorist havenMOGADISHU, Somalia — The U.S. helicopters, guns blazing, swooped over a convoy carrying a top al-Qaida fugitive in rural southern Somalia. Elite commandos rappelled to the ground, collected two bodies, and took off on a cloud of red dust. |
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