Middle East News
European News
Canadian News
Latin American News
Asian News
Australian & Pacific News
African News
|
|
|
|
|
|
After takeover, Somalia at square one
Dec 29 2006 9:24PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Some Somalis danced in the streets of central Mogadishu to welcome their prime minister Friday, while others across town threw stones at the Ethiopian troops who brought him to the capital. Divisions over clan, politics and power have been the bane of Somalia. Whether the next chapter is one of unity and peace is the test for Somali leaders and their international backers as they try for the 14th time to form an effective government since the last one collapsed in 1991.
|
|
|
Somalia's PM promises peace, stability
Dec 29 2006 1:26PM (CT)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Somalia's prime minister promised thousands of cheering Somalis peace and stability Friday as he formally took control of the battle-scarred capital for the first time since his government was formed two years ago.
|
|
|
Nigeria puts population at 140 million
Dec 29 2006 11:53AM (CT)
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria's population has nearly doubled to an estimated 140 million people since the last count in 1991, according to census figures released Friday.
|
|
|
4 Rwandans arrested in 1994 genocide
Dec 29 2006 10:37AM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Four men accused of organizing and participating in the Rwandan genocide in 1994 have been arrested in Britain on warrants issued by the Rwandan government, police said.
|
|
|
|
|
|