Alleged head of al-Qaida in Somalia said killed in airstrike
The U.S. military said Thursday it launched an attack against an al-Qaida target in Somalia, and an Islamic insurgent group said the head of the terror network in the African country was killed in an overnight American airstrike.
Nations:Somalia Tanzania
2008-05-01
Firearms found in Tibetan temple
Chinese forces found firearms hidden throughout a Tibetan temple in an ethnic Tibetan area of southwestern China which has been the scene of anti-Chinese riots in recent weeks, state television said.
Nations:China Tanzania People:Dalai Lama Pervez Musharraf Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Torch 2008 Tibet Riot
2008-04-14
Superpower divide over Kosovo widens
The U.S. and the European Union's biggest powers quickly recognized Kosovo as an independent nation Monday, widening a split with Russia, China and some EU members strongly opposed to letting the territory break away from Serbia.
Nations:Russia Romania U.K. France Germany Spain People:Ban Ki-moon Vladimir Putin Activities:Kosovo Independence
2008-02-18
Kenyan official calls for vote probe
Riot police fired tear gas and water cannons Thursday to beat back crowds heading for a banned rally to protest Kenya's disputed presidential election, and the attorney general called for an independent body to verify the vote tally.
Nations:Uganda Kenya Somalia Tanzania Activities:2008 Kenyan Election Crisis
2008-01-03
Pressure mounts with 300 killed in Kenya
International pressure mounted on Kenya's leaders Wednesday to end postelection violence that has killed more than 300 people, including dozens burned alive as they sought refuge in a church.
Nations:Kenya Uganda Tanzania People:Condoleezza Rice Activities:2008 Kenyan Election Crisis
2008-01-02
Adventurer Steve Fossett's plane missing
Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, who has cheated death time and again in his successful pursuit of aviation records, was missing Tuesday after taking off in a single-engine plane the day before to scout locations for a land-speed record, officials said.
Nations:Tanzania Argentina Switzerland People:Steve Fossett
2007-09-04
Sudan expels Western diplomats
Sudan has expelled European and Canadian diplomats for "interfering in its affairs," a move that could further strain relations with the West over war-torn Darfur.
Nations:Tanzania Sweden People:Ban Ki-moon Activities:Darfur Genocide Crisis
2007-08-24
U.S. charges suspected bin Laden driver
The United States filed charges of conspiracy and providing support for terrorism Thursday against a Guantanamo detainee accused of working as a driver and bodyguard for Osama bin Laden.
Nations:Tanzania Activities:U.S. War on Terror
2007-05-10
French knew in 2001 al Qaeda was planning hijack
French secret services produced nine reports between September 2000 and August 2001 looking at the al Qaeda threat to the United States, and knew it planned to hijack an aircraft, the French daily Le Monde said on Monday.
Nations:France Afghanistan Tanzania Saudi Arabia People:Osama bin Laden Activities:Sept 11 Terror Attack
2007-04-16
Detainee claims USS Cole attack planning
A suspected al Qaeda member said he planned the 2000 attack on the USS Cole and was the link between Osama bin Laden and a group that bombed the U.S. Embassy in Kenya in 1998, according to a transcript released on Monday of a hearing at Guantanamo Bay.
Nations:Tanzania Pakistan Activities:USS Cole Bombing
2007-03-19
U.S. launches new airstrike in Somalia
The United States launched an airstrike in Somalia against suspected terrorist targets -- the second such attack this month, defense officials said Wednesday.
Nations:Somalia Ethiopia U.S. Tanzania Activities:2005 Somalia Civil War
2007-01-24
Troops to begin leaving Mogadishu: Ethiopian general
Ethiopian forces who helped Somalia's interim government rout rival Islamists in a war over the New Year will begin leaving the chaotic Horn of Africa nation's capital on Tuesday, an Ethiopian general said.
Nations:Somalia Angola Libya Uganda Tanzania Nigeria Activities:2005 Somalia Civil War Darfur Genocide Crisis
2007-01-23
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