Islamic rebels patrol the streets of Mogadishu. Photo/REUTERS
By REUTERSPosted Wednesday, September 23 2009 at 14:01
Fighting in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu killed at least 12 people and wounded 17 others after Islamist insurgents attacked government forces and African Union (AU) peacekeepers, witnesses said on Wednesday.
The rebels launched overnight raids on bases around the city’s strategic K4 junction, [...]
September 23, 2009 | Posted in
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NEW YORK — Add this one to the presidential collection: the heart-shaped potato. By the time Barack Obama came on stage to the taping of the “Late Show” on Monday, host David Letterman had offered up 10 reasons why in the world the president had agreed to do it.
Among Letterman’s theories: Obama said yes without [...]
September 22, 2009 | Posted in
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NAIROBI, 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.
The tape was released late Sunday by al-Shabab, an insurgent group that last week hit the African [...]
September 22, 2009 | Posted in
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By NANCY LOPEZ
President Obama’s stimulus plan to aid struggling small businesses looks good on paper – no fees, higher guarantees and billions of dollars – but small businesses in the Mission District have not benefited from the new programs.
Only four businesses in the 94110 zip code have been approved for the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) [...]
September 11, 2009 | Posted in
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Hargaisa — High delegation led by the United Nations especial representative for Somalia Ahmed Ould Abdallah has Thursday reached in Hargeisa town, the capital of the breakaway republic of Somaliland.
Reports from Hargaise town say that the UN special representative of Somalia Ahmed Ould Abdallah is supposed to meet with the authorities of Somaliland and parties [...]
September 11, 2009 | Posted in
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