| Mon, 13 Aug 2012 Ugandan Move on Somali Militants Begins With Helicopter Crash
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Ugandan military has shifted heavy weaponry, including assault aircraft, into Somalia over the past few weeks, vowing to strike a final and decisive blow against the Shabab Islamist militant group. | Related | Ugandan Copters, en Route to Batt... | Secretary-General seriously concerned over delays in selection of new Somali parliament
| Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon | 13 August 2012 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is seriously concerned about delays in the selection of the new Somali Parliament, according to a statement issued by his spokesperson today. | “Recent acts of intimidation and violence ... | Somali pirate gets life sentences
| NORFOLK, Va. | A federal judge ordered a Somali pirate on Monday to serve a dozen life sentences in prison for his role in the hijacking of a German merchant vessel and a U.S. yacht, saying the hostage negotiator was lucky he wasn’t facing the death penalty. | M... | Uganda Military Helicopters Crash in Kenya, 5 Injured
| Nairobi, August 13, 2012: A Kenya police spokesman says two Ugandan military helicopters crashed in central Kenya, injuring five people on board. | The spokesman told a news conference that rescuers found the two missing helicopters on Mount Kenya Monday. He said the ... | Killing of two journalists in Somalia prompts investigation call
| Posted: 13 August 2012 | Ten media workers killed since December | The Somali authorities and the international community must act to end impunity for the killing of media workers, Amnesty International said today, following the deaths of two journalists in separate i... | K'naan autobiography to be children's book
| Like many music world stars, Toronto's K’naan is working on a book to tell his life story. However, unlike artists like Keith Richards or Rod Stewart, the Wavin’ Flag singer is penning his book for children aged 7 to 10. | Tundra Books announced the project, title... | |
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