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Saudi fighter jets force an Eritrean aircraft to land in the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz airport as it was carrying three Eritrean officers seeking political asylum

World - International

Two suicide bombers attack restaurant in Somali capital

11/3/2012 3:37:16 PM

At least a Somalian was killed in two suicide bomb attacks a Mogadishu targeted a restaurant

World - International

Thousands join funeral of long-time Ethiopia leader Meles

9/2/2012 3:53:46 PM

Huge crowds attend state funeral of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who died last month aged 57

World - International

Ethiopians mourn at funeral of long-time leader Meles Zenawi

9/2/2012 10:24:35 AM

Mourners in the tens of thousands flock to Addis Ababa for state funeral of former leader Zenawi, who died last month

World - International

Somali parliament delays presidential election

8/20/2012 11:16:34 AM

Somali election committee adjourns the scheduled parliamentary elections planned for Monday; transitional government ends its mandate today after eight years of political infighting and rampant corruption

World - Region

Somalia names 202 members of new parliament

8/19/2012 2:42:12 PM

New parliamentarians named in Somali cabinet, president due to be elected Monday in the Horn of Africa nation that has been riddled with conflict for over two decades

London 2012 - News

Somali athletes defeat hardship for shot at glory

7/14/2012 1:57:58 PM

Multiple governments have failed to create stability in the Horn of Africa nation, wracked by over two decades of civil war

World - International

World reacted too slow to E.Africa crisis

9/17/2011 3:36:48 PM

Head of British charities coalition criticises slow global reaction to the Horn of Africa hunger crisis and cites the need to increase longer term aid

World - Region

More Somali famine victims flee to Yemen

8/27/2011 12:51:17 PM

There has been a jump in the number of Somalis hit by famine, instability and high food prices who are fleeing to Yemen instead of other countries in the drought-ridden Horn of Africa region

World - Region

'Moral obligation' to help Horn of Africa: EU's Ashton

8/24/2011 2:05:10 PM

EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Asthon calls the international community to meet a "moral obligation" of pumping new emergency aids into the drought-hit Horn of Africa

World - International

African leaders to pledge funds for Horn drought crisis

8/23/2011 11:01:08 AM

African leaders will meet Thursday to pledge funds to tackle the famine in Somalia and extreme drought across the Horn of Africa which are putting millions of people at risk of starvation

World - International

Turkish PM pays landmark visit to famine-hit Somalia

8/19/2011 12:27:32 PM

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives in Mogadishu to witness the devastation of a severe drought that has left some 12 million people in the Horn of Africa facing starvation

World - Region

Horn of Africa food crisis shameful: UN agency

8/18/2011 2:12:12 PM

The United Nations has officially declared famine in parts of Somalia for the first time this century

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