Three Kenyans have been charged with the murders of 76 people killed when bombs exploded as they watched the World Cup on TV in Kampala, Uganda. Hussein Hassan, 27,...
New York, July 31 (ANI): Somalia's Al Qaeda-backed militant group Al-Shabab has launched an on-line "news" channel called Al Kataib, and its first propaganda newscast, in English, uses graphic footage to warn African countries to stop sending...
The African Union summit in Kampala, Uganda, this week sought to address the most pressing political problem the organization faces -- violence and disorder in Somalia, which has spread to Kampala. Unfortunately, the AU's approach hasn't worked so far. Somalia has been...
Saturday, 31 July 2010, 3:50 pm Press Release: Foreign Policy Initiative FPI Overnight Brief July 30, 2010 ________________________________________ Special Announcements FPI seeks college juniors or seniors, graduate students, or recent graduates to work as unpaid...
War in Afghanistan: A Puzzle and Four Hypotheses The war in Afghanistan became an unknown for political and military analysts. It is now clear that the Taliban did not announce the attacks of September 11, in the USA, and they are increasingly distant from Al-Qaeda and...
Saturday, 31 July 2010, 1:10 pm Press Release: United Nations UN Refugee Agency Calls on SaudiArabia to Stop Deporting Somalis New York, Jul 30 2010 1:10PM The United Nations refugee agency today called on Saudi Arabia to halt deportations of Somali refugees and...
Saturday, 31 July 2010, 12:54 pm Press Release: United Nations New Strategy Set to Transform UN Support to Field Operations – Senior Officials New York, Jul 30 2010 6:10PM The United Nations is on track to transform the way it deploys missions around the globe...
All over the world, from Afghanistan to Antarctica, people take jobs in dangerous and inhospitable environments. Why do they do it, asks Mark King – and do they enjoy it? Phil Moneypenny in front of the Halley station on the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica. Photograph:...
(CNN) -- Uganda has charged three people in connection with the bomb blasts that erupted in an Ethiopian restaurant and a rugby center in Kampala earlier this month, killing some 76 people,...
By Rami G. Khouri Commentary by Saturday, July 31, 2010 - Powered by Two pieces of good news in the last two days should usher in a quiet few months in the Middle East. They are the joint visit to Beirut on Friday by the Saudi and Syrian leaders for a summit-lunch with...
