Ethiopia to boost arms production: PM AFP | April 14, 2009 ADDIS ABABA (AFP) — Ethiopia will boost arms production to cut weapons imports and save its dwindling foreign exchange,…
Reading the tea leaves By Alemayehu G. Mariam | April 13, 2009 Pax Obama “It is a matter of time before Meles Zenawi faces the International Criminal Court,” Dr Gregory…
US Congressman Donald Payne escapes mortar fire in Somalia By Mustafa Haji Abdinur | April 13, 2009 U.S. congressman Donald Payne arrives at the airport in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, April…
With a friend like this By Jonathan Tepperman | April 12, 2009 Protesters at the April 2nd G-20 Summit in London call for the release of Birtukan Mideksa, the jailed…
Cows with gas: India’s global warming problem By Madhur Singh, New Delhi | April 12, 2009 Indolent cows languidly chewing their cud while befuddled motorists honk and maneuver their vehicles…
Thailand announces state of emergency in capital By Grant Peck, Associated Press Writer | April 12, 2009 Anti-government demonstrators capture a Thai Army armored personnel carrier near the Foreign Ministry…
Horn of Africa beset by troubles By Elizabeth Kennedy, Associated Press Writer | April 12, 2009 Armed pirates stand over French hostages aboard the yacht Tanit in this undated handout…
American sea capitain freed in swift firefight By Elizabeth Kennedy and Lara Jakes, Associated Press Writers | April 12, 2009 Capt. Phillips (AP) Armed pirates stand over French hostages aboard…
Seafarers official: Pirates hijack US tugboat By Michelle Faul and Tom Maliti, Associated Press Writers | April 11, 2009 Armed pirates stand over French hostages aboard the yacht Tanit in…
Dead man walking By Yilma Bekele | April 10, 2009 When the prison guard shouts: Dead man walking! You step aside. The guard is warning people that the inmate walking…