Overcrowded ferry sinks in northern Mozambique; 7 dead and 17 remain missingMAPUTO, Mozambique — Mozambique’s government says an overcrowded ferry went down off the coast in a northern province, and 17 people are feared drowned. Global financial crisis still pounds Africa, despite positive signs elsewhereJOHANNESBURG — Amid signs the rest of the world may be recovering from the global financial crisis, Africa is still being hammered. South Africa’s economy, the continent’s largest, shrunk by another 3 percent in the second quarter, an omen that things may get even worse before they improve. Ethiopia wins slightly more than Eritrea as intn’l claims panel awards damages for 2-year warAMSTERDAM — An international claims commission awarded Ethiopia slightly more than Eritrea as it settled mutual claims worth hundreds of millions of dollars for death, injury, rape, looting and destruction during their two-year border conflict. UN: More than 1 million Kenyans in desperate need of food aid because of prolonged droughtKARIUNGA, Kenya — More than 1 million Kenyans affected by a prolonged drought are not getting the food aid they desperately need, the U.N.’s World Food Program said Tuesday. More than 12,000 Somali refugees moving to less-congested camp in KenyaNAIROBI, Kenya — The U.N. refugee agency says more than 12,000 Somali refugees are being relocated from a severely overcrowded camp in Kenya. At least 708 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department saysAs of Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, at least 708 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 Monday at 10 a.m. EDT. Somalia militiamen raid UN aid compound; gunbattle kills 3 attackersMOGADISHU, Somalia — Gunmen stormed a U.N. aid compound in Somalia overnight, sparking a gunbattle that killed three of the attackers and wounded one, the agency said Monday. Relative: 89-year-old Kenyan man believed to be world’s oldest pupil has diedNAIROBI, Kenya — A Kenyan man who was believed to be the world’s oldest pupil has died at the age of 89, five years after he entered primary school so that he could learn to read the Bible, his family said Monday. Somalia militiamen raid UN aid compound but residents fight back, killing 3MOGADISHU, Somalia — Militiamen stormed a U.N. aid compound in Somalia overnight but residents fought back, killing three of the attackers, witnesses said Monday. At least 707 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department saysAs of Friday, Aug. 14, 2009, at least 707 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. EDT. Egyptian fishermen with machetes, guns overpower pirates off Somalia, sail free after 4 monthsMOGADISHU, Somalia — Using machetes and guns, the men fought a desperate battle to take control of two boats off the Somali coast. But this time, it wasn’t pirates who launched the attack — it was Egyptian fishermen who had been held hostage for four months and who killed two brigands and took others captive as they regained control of their vessels. Struggle off Somalia ends with 2 pirates dead, others captured as boats’ crews fight backMOGADISHU, Somalia — Using machetes and guns, the men fought a desperate battle to take control of two boats off the Somali coast. But this time, it wasn’t pirates who launched the attack — it was Egyptian fishermen who had been held hostage for four months and who killed two brigands and took others captive as they regained control of their vessels. Traveling through 7 African nations, Clinton always in shadow cast by US presidentsSANTA MARIA, Cape Verde — They followed her every step of the way. From Kenya to Cape Verde, the personalities and policies of the last three American presidents — Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama — dogged Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton through an 11-day tour of Africa. Somali pirate: Egyptian crews overpower pirates, killing 2 and escapingMOGADISHU, Somalia — The crew of two Egyptian fishing vessels overpowered Somali pirates after being held hostage for four months and, with machetes and tools, killed at least two pirates before sailing to freedom, a pirate and businessmen said Friday. Clinton delivers blunt call for better government in Africa, and is applauded for itJOHANNESBURG — In Liberia, Hillary Clinton brought out the crowds despite torrential rain. In Congo, she came away deeply shaken from a meeting with rape victims. Kenya’s prime minister said Africa didn’t need lectures from the West about democracy, but Africa got one anyway. Western push to fight back against Somali pirates challenges uneasiness about guns on boardISTANBUL — Challenging a global aversion to guns aboard ships, France has put troops on tuna boats in the Indian Ocean, and Belgium is offering military units to its merchant vessels off the Horn of Africa. Now, U.S. lawmakers are weighing similar action to fight piracy. Kenyan police: Armed mob ambushes, kills noted Scottish geologist in mining disputeNAIROBI, Kenya — Assailants armed with arrows, spears and machetes killed a Scottish-born geologist in an apparent dispute over mining rights in southeast Kenya, police said Thursday. Police: Heavily armed mob kills noted geologist in southeastern KenyaNAIROBI, Kenya — Assailants armed with arrows, spears and machetes killed a Scottish-born geologist in an apparent dispute over mining rights in southeastern Kenya, police said Thursday. Police: Heavily armed mob kills world famous geologist in southeastern KenyaNAIROBI, Kenya — Assailants armed with arrows, spears and machetes killed a Scottish-born geologist in an apparent dispute over mining rights in southeastern Kenya, police said Thursday. At least 706 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department saysAs of Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009, at least 706 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. 3rd man pleads guilty in case involving Americans who went to Somalia to fight with militantsMINNEAPOLIS — A third man pleaded guilty Wednesday to terror-related charges stemming from a federal investigation into Americans traveling to Somalia to fight with Islamic militants. Pakistani clerics ruthlessly gunned down outside Somali mosque, police seek cluesMOGADISHU, Somalia — Masked gunmen stormed a mosque Wednesday in western Somalia, killing at least five Pakistani Muslim clerics in a country already bloodied by an Islamic insurgency and where al-Qaida is believed to be gaining a foothold. Authorities tried to find out who carried out the execution-style murders, and why. Witnesses say gunmen storm Somali mosque, kill 5 Pakistani preachers in SomaliaMOGADISHU, Somalia — Masked gunmen killed five Pakistani preachers Wednesday outside a mosque in Somalia following morning prayers, witnesses said. Witnesses say gunmen storm Somali mosque, killed 5 Pakistani preachers in SomaliaMOGADISHU, Somalia — Masked gunmen killed five Pakistani preachers Wednesday outside a mosque in Somalia following morning prayers, witnesses said. 6 hostages freed in Somalia arrive in Kenya after 8-month captivityNAIROBI, Kenya — Four European aid workers and two Kenyan pilots released in Somalia after nine months as hostages arrived in Kenya on Tuesday, a relative said. Official: Somali pirates make $270,000 expense claim for holding Italian tugboat BuccaneerNAIROBI, Kenya — A Somali governor says no ransom was paid for the release of an Italian tug boat that pirates held for four months. 4 European aid workers, 2 Kenyan pilots released from Somalia after 9 months as hostagesPARIS — Four European aid workers and two Kenyan pilots were released Tuesday after nine months as hostages in Somalia thanks to efforts by officials, religious leaders and businessmen to free them, Somalia’s national security minister said. French president says 6 people linked to aid group released from Somalia after 9 monthsPARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s office says six people linked to a French aid group have been released after nine months in captivity in Somalia. At least 699 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department saysAs of Monday, Aug. 10, 2009, at least 699 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 Monday at 10 a.m. EDT. New US policy for tuberculosis testing could disrupt adoptions from China, EthiopiaNEW YORK —Advocates of international adoption are furious over a new federal policy related to tuberculosis testing that could disrupt plans for families adopting children from China and Ethiopia. |
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