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Somali Man, ‘112′, Weds Girl, 17 – BBC News

Hundreds of people have attended a wedding in central Somalia between a man who says he is 112 years old, and his teenage wife.Ahmed Muhamed Dore – who already has 13 children by five wives – said he would like to have more with his new wife, Safia Abdulleh, who is 17 years old.“Today God helped me realise my dream,” Mr Dore said, after the wedding in the region of Galguduud.The bride’s family said she was “happy with her new husband”.Mr Dore said he and his bride – who is young enough to be his

Yacht couple tell of Somalia kidnapping

A British yachtsman tells how he and his wife were kidnapped by armed pirates while sailing in the Indian Ocean.Original post by BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition and software by Elliott Back

Fox News Communicates With Pirates Holding British Couple Hostage – FOXNews

Times Online Fox News Communicates With Pirates Holding British Couple Hostage FOXNews Fox News communicated via satellite phone with one of the pirates holding the British couple hostage on a cargo ship off the coast of Somalia on Thursday. Here is the original:  Fox News Communicates With Pirates Holding British Couple Hostage – FOXNews

Fox News Communicates With Pirates Holding British Couple Hostage – FOXNews

Times Online Fox News Communicates With Pirates Holding British Couple Hostage FOXNews Fox News communicated via satellite phone with one of the pirates holding the British couple hostage on a cargo ship off the coast of Somalia on Thursday. Read more here:  Fox News Communicates With Pirates Holding British Couple Hostage – FOXNews

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October 28th, 2009 | 1820No Commentshttp://www.aumtrails.com/2009/10/28/keni-thomas-black-hawk-down-kenny-thomas-black-hawk-down-black-hawk-down-kenny-thomas-kenny-thomas-singer/keni+thomas+black+hawk+down%2C+kenny+thomas+black+hawk+down%2C+black+hawk+down%2C+kenny+thomas%2C+kenny+thomas+singer2009-10-29+03%3A58%3A21aumT_admin | Posted in Leisure Country singer Keni Thomas and speaker on the Black Hawk Down mission sang the national anthem for the World Series tonight.Black Hawk

Boston Muslim Terrorist Son of MAS (Muslim American Society) Leader

Boston Muslim Terrorist Son of MAS (Muslim American Society) Leader – Atlas Shrugs . Your email:   Bookmark It Related posts: NYC: Raining on a Muslim Day Parade 2009 Muslim Violence: Firemen in Sweden interview on how they cope with a hostile Muslim population that sets fires, then attacks them – Atlas Shrugs MUSLIM AMERICAN HOMICIDE BOMBER KILLS 21 IN SOMALIA ISRAEL EX-COMMANDOS RESCUE AMERICAN WOMAN IMPRISONED IN MUSLI

SOMALIA: UN admits failures in Kenya camp

By BBCOne of the world’s largest refugee camps fails to meet even the most basic standards, the UN has admitted.More than a quarter of a million Somalis are crowded into the Dadaab camp in eastern Kenya having fled fighting in their own country.Chronic overcrowding makes it difficult to help those in need, officials say, and Kenya is resisting expansion calls.The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, is due to visit on Tuesday to discuss additional space.The UNHCR, the UN’s refuge

Australia Police Hold 4 in Terror Plot - New York Times

Jakarta Post Australia Police Hold 4 in Terror Plot New York Times SYDNEY — Four men suspected of having links to a radical Islamic group from Somalia were arrested Tuesday for what authorities said was a plot to storm a military base in the Sydney suburbs and shoot as many soldiers as possible. … ANALYSIS-Western concern grows over Somali war fallout Reuters Islamists 'were seeking cleric's permission' for suicide plot Times Online Australia foils terrorist plot to attack ar

FOR A MOMENT, A TEA BREAK

Quite unusual for this blog: personal rants, a piece of my mind, and whatnot.1. Sorry I (WHO’S APOLOGIZING?) haven’t updated for the past three or so weeks due to non-stop gaming marathon. Burned through three of Fallout 3 DLCs (Anchorage, Pitt, Broken Steel) followed by FEAR 2 and Killzone 2. Lack of capable specs to play games competently on my Asus X51RL might explain the EXTREME gaming starvation. 2. In case your gaming sensors fail to register a huge ping (or in the absence of such built-in

Somalia: President Sharif Explains the Meeting With Hilary Clinton

The transitional government president Sharif Sheik Ahmed has held a press conference in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Tuesday and explained the meeting that wants to have with the US secretary of state Mrs. Hilary Clinton for the coming days. Read »

Secretary Clinton Trip to Africa Highlights Conflicts in Congo and Somalia

This week's trip by Secretary Clinton to visit Somali president Sheikh Sharif Ahmed and the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) signals the Obama administration's commitment to finding solutions to two of the most dire crises facing Africa today, said Refugees International. The organization urged Secretary Clinton to take action to increase support for those displaced by conflict in the two countries.

Australia Police Hold 4 in Terror Plot - New York Times

Telegraph.co.uk Australia Police Hold 4 in Terror Plot New York Times SYDNEY — Four men suspected of having links to a radical Islamic group from Somalia were arrested Tuesday for what authorities said was a plot to storm a military base in the Sydney suburbs and shoot as many soldiers as possible. ... ANALYSIS-Western concern grows over Somali war fallout Reuters Australia foils terrorist plot to attack army base The Associated Press Police: Militants planned

NEWS ALERT: Pakistan Christians Mourn Eight Killed In Violence

GOJRA, PAKISTAN (Worthy News)– Christians across Pakistan closed their schools Monday, August 3, to mourn the killings of at least eight fellow believers in troubled Punjab province, as the Vatican condemned what was the second incident of violence against Christians in a week. Hundreds of Muslims, allegedly spurred on by a radical Islamists, stormed a Christian neighborhood in the eastern city of Gojra on Saturday, August 1, burning dozens of houses after reports surfaced that some Christians

EU to train troops in Somalia piracy fight back

The European Union has announced plans to train Somali security forces to tackle the pirates operating along the country’s coast. It will send a planning team to the region next month. The training will take place in neighbouring Djibouti, which… Read at EU to train Somali forces in piracy fightback

Australian Police Arrest 4 in Terror Plot - New York Times

Boston Globe Australian Police Arrest 4 in Terror PlotNew York TimesSYDNEY — Four men suspected of having links to a radical Islamic group from Somalia were arrested Tuesday for what authorities alleged was a plot to storm a military base in the Sydney suburbs and shoot as many soldiers as possible. …Australia foils terrorist plot to attack army baseThe Associated PressSomali extremists on a 'fatwa orderThe AustralianAustralian police arrest four accused of plotting terrorist attackChristian S

Eritrea wants peaceful Somalia – Reuters

Eritrea wants peaceful SomaliaTue Aug 4, 2009 11:51am GMT By David ClarkeNAIROBI (Reuters) - Eritrea wants a peaceful and united Somalia and believes now is the best time in nearly two decades to foster genuine political dialogue involving all in the Horn of African nation, Eritrea's information minister said.Washington's new top diplomat for Africa has been seeking to engage with Eritrea, and met the country's foreign minister in Libya last month, but has also blamed Asmara for fuelling c

What We’re Reading 8/4/09

The Guardian (UK): Gordon Brown Backs Free Healthcare for World’s Poor British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has offered to help some of the world’s poorest countries to make healthcare free – starting with pregnant women and children – in a push to widen access to doctors across Africa and Asia. The UK’s Department for International Development (DfID) has pledged to spend £6bn on health by 2015. Britain plans to make free healthcare in developing countries one of its key campaigning issues in

Australian terror raid: Are terrorists created by Somali nationalism?

NO!  Their marching orders are from Allah! That is not exactly what this Reuters update on the Somalis (and Lebanese) arrested in Australia yesterday is all about, but that is the part I want to emphasize here. The Reuters story begins: LONDON (Reuters) – Australia’s arrest of four suspected attack plotters said to have links to a Somali group may suggest radicalized veterans of war in the Horn of Africa are willing to return to the diaspora to strike Western targets. The four, all A

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Africa: the 'Super Size Me' tour

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has returned to Africa for an 11-day, seven-country tour of the continent. I use the term “returned to Africa” because Hillary Clinton has been to Africa before, most recently accompanying President Obama during his visit to Egypt in May and in her role as the U.S. ‘First Lady’ during former U.S. President Bill Clinton’s administration. Some readers may not remember the 1997 whirlwind tour through Africa by Hillary Clinton together with her daughter

Somalia: Desperate Water Shortage in Somaliland

The self-declared republic of Somaliland has been gripped by a drought that has left thousands of families and their livestock in desperate need of water, officials say.