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(Photo: AP / Bilal Hussein)UN official says Yemen amnesty may be illegal
Yemeni anti-government demonstrators burn a picture of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh as they call for his ouster during a gathering in front of the Yemeni Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 18, 2011....Full Story

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Britain warns of militant attacks in Kenya
| NAIROBI (Reuters) - Britain believes militants are completing plans to attack Kenyan institutions as well as places frequented by expatriates and tourists, the British Foreign Office said Saturday. A Kenya Defence Force soldier rides in an open truck as they patrol ar...Full Story
Islamist parties lead Egypt polls
| Islamists have stretched their lead in the final round of Egypt's landmark parliamentary election, official preliminary results show. | The voter turnout in the final round was 62 per cent, Abdel Moaez Ibrahim, the election commission chief said on Saturday. | Th...Full Story
Dominant Real extend Spanish lead
| Spanish league leaders Real Madrid turned up the pressure on Barcelona on Saturday when the in-form Karim Benzema scored a brace to lead their 5-1 win over Granada. | The victory extended Madrid's advantage over their fierce rivals to six points ahead of Barcelona's C...Full Story
Musharraf faces arrest in Pakistan
| Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will be arrested in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto if he returns to the country, a government prosecutor has said. | There is no need for any "fresh arrest warrants" for him as a co...Full Story
Al-Shabaab Gets Ready to Attack Kenyan Capital of Nairobi
| Al-Shabaab Gets Ready to Attack Nigerian Capital of Nairobi | By Ellen Cannon |      Today the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) issued an alert over fears of terrorist attacks in Kenya from the Islamic terror group Al-Shabaab. Nairobi,...Full Story
In Pakistan, a news media minefield
| In 2011, Pakistan was, for the second year running, the most dangerous place in the world to be a journalist. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), seven journalists were killed in the country as a direct result of their profession - most of th...Full Story
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Call for safety inspection of A380 fleet
Al Jazeera | Australian aircraft engineers have called for the global fleet of Airbus A380 super-jumbos to be inspected immediately for safety after tiny cracks were found in wing parts of some planes operated by Singapore Airlines and Qanta...
Thousands join Syria blast victims' funeral
Al Jazeera | Thousands of pro-government Syrians have joined a funeral in the capital, Damascus, for policemen killed in a suspected suicide bombing, as the Arab League observers prepare to disclose their findings on Sunday. | Coffins covered in Syrian flags we...
60 Islamists killed in Kenya air strikes
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An exotic 'forest' of trash
Al Jazeera | The old saying that one man's trash is another man's treasure has been exemplified in the middle of the barren Mohave Desert in the US state of California. | A waste collector has used almost everything from buffalo skulls to colourful gl...
Less counter-insurgency, more Asia
Al Jazeera | Capping a major eight-month review, President Barack Obama unveiled a new defence strategy here on Thursday that places more emphasis on US military capabilities in Asia and the Pacific and much less on counter-insurgency and nation-building operat...
Pumped up Ron Paul lands in New Hampshire
Al Jazeera | At his first appearance in New Hampshire since finishing in third place in the Iowa caucuses, Ron Paul was pumped up. | Paul is not a mainstream Republican presidential candidate - and he wants you to know it. On a chilly Friday the 76-year-old Tex...
Kenyan troops 'kill 60 al-Shabab fighters' in Somalia
Joy Online The Kenyan army says it has killed 60 Somali al-Shabab militia fighters in air strikes and is determined to "break their spine completely". | A further 20 of the Islamist fighters defected in recent weeks, army spokesman Col Cyrus Oguna told reporter...
Kenya forces say they thwarted holiday terror plot
STL Today | Kenyan authorities said Saturday that they had thwarted attempted attacks by an al-Qaida-linked Somali militant group over Christmas and the New Year, as Britain warned its citizens over looming terror threats in Kenya. | Col. Cyrus Oguna, a Kenyan...
Kenya forces say they thwarted holiday terror plot
The Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Kenyan authorities said Saturday that they had thwarted attempted attacks by an al-Qaida-linked Somali militant group over Christmas and the New Year, as Britain warned its citizens over looming terror threats in Kenya. | Col. ...
Kenyan air raid kills scores of Somali insurgents
France24 | REUTERS - Kenyan jets bombed an al Shabaab camp in southern Somalia on Friday killing 50 fighters of the rebel group and injuring 60 others, its military spokesman said. | Emmanuel Chirchir told Reuters the fighters of the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaa...
Ethiopia to Hand Over Occupied Portion of Somalia to AU
All Africa Shabelle (Mogadishu)-With the African Union's AMISOM force in Somalia looking to grow considerably with the integration of the Kenyan invasion force, they also seem poised to make a territorial gain as the Ethiopian military is said to be planning to...
Kenyan Jets Kill '60 or More' Militants
All Africa RNW Africa (Hilversum)-Kenyan fighter jets killed at least 60 Islamist Shebab insurgents in southern Somalia in the latest assault by regional countries to heap pressure on the extremist rebels, officials said on Saturday. | ...
Kenya forces say they thwarted holiday terror plot
Yahoo Daily News | NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan authorities said Saturday that they had thwarted attempted attacks by an al-Qaida-linked Somali militant group over Christmas and the New Year, as Britain warned its citizens over looming terror threats in Kenya. | Co...
Kenya forces say they thwarted holiday terror plot
Palm Beach Post | NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan authorities said Saturday that they had thwarted attempted attacks by an al-Qaida-linked Somali militant group over Christmas and the New Year, as Britain warned its citizens over looming terror threats in Kenya. | Col...
Kenyan jets kill '60 or more' Somali Islamist fighters
Middle East Online | NAIROBI - Kenyan fighter jets killed at least 60 Islamist Shebab insurgents in southern Somalia in the latest air strike on insurgent positions, officials said Saturday. | "Levels of casualties were very high in air strikes on Friday," Kenyan army ...
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