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4 pirate attacks in 24 hours. Somalia
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| Sep.30 |
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Insurgents want to raze churches. Somalia
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| Sep.28 |
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Hijacked ship captain: Crew member dead. Somalia
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| Sep.25 |
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 Pirates seize ship carrying tanks| Somalia: Ukraine: The ministry says Ukrainian-operated Faina was sailing with 21 people on board under the Belize flag, operated by Ukrainian company | |
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| Jul.12 |
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Gunmen targeting aid workers. Somalia
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| May.26 |
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Court sentences Mengistu to death. Ethiopia
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| Apr.26 |
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Pirates free crew of Spanish boat. Somalia
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| Jan.28 |
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Gangs face off in tribal violence   Kenya: Hundreds of people from rival tribes confronted each other on a main road in Naivasha as tensions remained high in the Rift Valley town
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| Jan.27 |
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Tribal hatred fuels more violence. Kenya
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Mob burns Kenyans cowering in church A mob set fire to a church where Kenyans were seeking refuge from post-election violence, searing many and leaving others as heaps of ash
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| Dec.31 |
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Election violence kills 'at least 124'. Kenya
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| Dec.30 |
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Riots erupt after president re-elected Kenya: Government has suspended all live TV broadcasts as violence engulfed Nairobi following the re-election of incumbent president Mwai Kibaki
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| Oct.4 |
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 4 pirate attacks in 24 hours Somalia: There have been 4 failed attacks in the last 24 hours off the lawless Somali coast despite the presence of 6 American warships
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| Sep.30 |
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Insurgents want to raze churches Somalia: Islamists began demolishing an old Roman Catholic church to replace it with a mosque
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| Sep.28 |
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Hijacked ship captain: Crew member dead Somalia: The captain of a Ukrainian vessel Faina loaded with tanks and weapons that was seized off the African coast says one crew member has died
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| Sep.25 |
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  Pirates seize ship carrying tanks| Somalia: Ukraine: The ministry says Ukrainian-operated Faina was sailing with 21 people on board under the Belize flag, operated by Ukrainian company | |
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| Aug.4 |
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U.S. embassy bomb suspect flees raid. Kenya
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| Aug.3 |
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Bomb kills 21 women street cleaners. Somalia
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| Jul.12 |
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Gunmen targeting aid workers Somalia: 3 aid workers have been shot over the last day, 2 of them fatally, including Mohamed Mohamud Qeyre, the deputy director of DBG
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| Jul.6 |
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Gunmen kill U.N. official, wound 2 others. Somalia
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| Jun.28 |
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Kidnapped aid workers freed. Somalia
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| Jun.13 |
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Deadly hunt for 'witches' haunts villagers. Kenya
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| Jun.7 |
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Leading journalist slain. Somalia
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| May.26 |
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Court sentences Mengistu to death Ethiopia: Supreme Court has sentenced former ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam, iin absentia, to death. He has lived in exile in Zimbabwe since 1991
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| May.17 |
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Jordan aid vessel hijacked. Somalia
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| Apr.26 |
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 Pirates free crew of Spanish boat Somalia: Pirates have released the Playa de Bakio, a Basque tuna fishing boat, and its 26 crew members seized off the coast of Somalia
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| Apr.11 |
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Sarkozy: Pirates have released hostages. Paris
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| Apr.5 |
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French navy pursues hijacked yacht. Somalia
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| Mar.31 |
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Bombing suspect charged with war crimes. Washington
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| Feb.20 |
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Kenya 'at risk of fresh violence'
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| Jan.31 |
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Talks on hold as lawmaker killed. Kenya
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| Jan.28 |
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Gunmen kill opposition MP. Kenya
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Gangs face off in tribal violence Map of Naivasha Kenya| Kenya: Hundreds of people from rival tribes confronted each other on a main road in Naivasha as tensions remained high in the Rift Valley town | |
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| Jan.27 |
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Tribal hatred fuels more violence Kenya: At least 9 people have been killed in western Kenya. Witnesses reported brutal attacks by members of Kibaki's Kikuyu tribe on other ethnic g...
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| Jan.20 |
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Renewed ethnic clashes. Kenya
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| Jan.18 |
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Rival tribes clash with machetes. Kenya
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| Jan.16 |
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Odinga denies 'ethnic cleansing' |
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| Jan.7 |
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Opposition cancel rally as death toll climbs. Kenya
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| Jan.1 |
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Ethnic violence fears grow. Kenya
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Mob burns Kenyans cowering in church Map of Eldoret Kenya| A mob set fire to a church where Kenyans were seeking refuge from post-election violence, searing many and leaving others as heaps of ash. The mob set fire to the church in Eldoret where many people from President Kibaki's Kikuyu tr... | |
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| Dec.31 |
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Election violence kills 'at least 124' Map of Nairobi Kenya Kenya: Opposition supporters fought with police a day after President Kibaki was returned to power in elections marred by accusations of vote-rigging
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| Dec.30 |
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Riots erupt after president re-elected| Kenya: Government has suspended all live TV broadcasts as violence engulfed Nairobi following the re-election of incumbent president Mwai Kibaki | |
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| Oct.30 |
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 Crew retakes ship after fight with pirates Somalia: The crew members of a North Korean freighter regained control of their ship from pirates who hijacked the vessel
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| Oct.23 |
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U.N. food chief released. Somalia
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| Oct.17 |
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Aid stopped after kidnap Somalia: The UN has stopped distributing food in Mogadishu, after government troops abducted the local head of the World Food Program
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| Jun.11 |
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Two killed in Nairobi blast. Kenya
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| Jun.3 |
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PM survives bomb attack. Somalia
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| May.12 |
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3 killed in bombings as U.N. official visits. Somalia
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| Apr.29 |
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Rebels release 7 Chinese hostages. Ethiopia
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| Mar.13 |
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European hostages freed. Eritrea
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| Mar.6 |
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Kidnapped Britons' vehicles found. Ethiopia
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| Dec.12 |
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Ex-dictator convicted of genocide Ethiopia: Mengistu Haile Mariam was convicted in a rare case of an African strongman being called to account by his own country
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| Sep.25 |
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PM warns of terror threat. Somalia
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| Sep.18 |
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 Car bomb attack kills 8 Somalia: A bomb was targeting transitional president, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed. He was inside the parliament building
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| Jul.28 |
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Government minister assassinated Somalia: Gunmen shot dead Constitution and Federalism Minister Abdallah Deerow outside a mosque
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| Jun.23 |
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 Swedish cameraman shot dead Somalia: Martin Adler shot during a huge rally in Mogadishu, held to support Thursday's peace agreement
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| Mar.19 |
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US captures 13 'pirates' Somalia: suspected pirates were involved in clashes with the US Navy off the Somali coast
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| Nov.5 |
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Cruise ship repels pirates| Somalia: The Seabourn Spirit sailing has beaten back gunmen in speedboats who opened fire | |
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| Jul.26 |
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2 bomb suspects are African immigrants |
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| May.3 |
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PM escapes bomb as 7 die |
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| Jul.29 |
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High-level al Qaeda operative captured Pakistan: Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani is a Tanzanian wanted in connection with the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa
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| Jun.20 |
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Terror plot against U.S. Embassy |
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| Dec.26 |
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2 dead in poll violence |
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| Dec.9 |
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Attack suspect photos issued |
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| Nov.29 |
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12 Held Over Attacks. Kenya
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| Nov.27 |
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 12 killed at Israeli-owned hotel Kenya: 4-wheel drive vehicle crashed through a barrier outside the Hotel Paradise and blew up when it hit the lobby
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Israeli airliner was target of missile attack Kenya: Boeing 757, which was carrying 260 passengers and 10 crew members, was hit by shrapnel after it took off from Mombasa
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| May.29 |
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4 convicted on embassy bombings. New York
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| Apr.26 |
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Hijackers surrender |
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| Mar.27 |
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11 Aid workers abducted |
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| Jan.6 |
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Legislators ambushed by militia |
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| 2008 |
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| Feb.20 |
Kenya 'at risk of fresh violence'
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| Jan.28 |
Gangs face off in tribal violence Map of Naivasha Kenya| Kenya: Hundreds of people from rival tribes confronted each other on a main road in Naivasha as tensions remained high in the Rift Valley town | |
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| Jan.27 |
Tribal hatred fuels more violence Kenya: At least 9 people have been killed in western Kenya. Witnesses reported brutal attacks by members of Kibaki's Kikuyu tribe on other ethnic g...
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| Jan.20 |
Renewed ethnic clashes. Kenya
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| Jan.16 |
Odinga denies 'ethnic cleansing' |
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| Jan.1 |
Ethnic violence fears grow. Kenya
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| 2008 |
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| Oct.4 |
4 pirate attacks in 24 hours Somalia: There have been 4 failed attacks in the last 24 hours off the lawless Somali coast despite the presence of 6 American warships
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| Sep.28 |
Hijacked ship captain: Crew member dead Somalia: The captain of a Ukrainian vessel Faina loaded with tanks and weapons that was seized off the African coast says one crew member has died
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| Sep.25 |
Pirates seize ship carrying tanks| Somalia: Ukraine: The ministry says Ukrainian-operated Faina was sailing with 21 people on board under the Belize flag, operated by Ukrainian company | |
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| May.17 |
Jordan aid vessel hijacked. Somalia
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| Apr.5 |
French navy pursues hijacked yacht. Somalia
| 2001 |
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| Apr.26 |
Hijackers surrender |
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| 2006 |
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| Mar.19 |
US captures 13 'pirates' Somalia: suspected pirates were involved in clashes with the US Navy off the Somali coast
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| 2008 |
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| Jul.6 |
Gunmen kill U.N. official, wound 2 others. Somalia
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| Jun.7 |
Leading journalist slain. Somalia
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| Jan.31 |
Talks on hold as lawmaker killed. Kenya
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| Jan.28 |
Gunmen kill opposition MP. Kenya
| 2007 |
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| Jun.3 |
PM survives bomb attack. Somalia
| 2006 |
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| Jul.28 |
Government minister assassinated Somalia: Gunmen shot dead Constitution and Federalism Minister Abdallah Deerow outside a mosque
| 2005 |
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| May.3 |
PM escapes bomb as 7 die |
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| 2005 |
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| Nov.5 |
Cruise ship repels pirates| Somalia: The Seabourn Spirit sailing has beaten back gunmen in speedboats who opened fire | |
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| 2008 |
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| Sep.30 |
Insurgents want to raze churches Somalia: Islamists began demolishing an old Roman Catholic church to replace it with a mosque
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| 2008 |
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| Aug.3 |
Bomb kills 21 women street cleaners. Somalia
| 2007 |
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| Jun.11 |
Two killed in Nairobi blast. Kenya
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| May.12 |
3 killed in bombings as U.N. official visits. Somalia
| 2002 |
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| Nov.27 |
12 killed at Israeli-owned hotel Kenya: 4-wheel drive vehicle crashed through a barrier outside the Hotel Paradise and blew up when it hit the lobby
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| 2008 |
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| May.26 |
Court sentences Mengistu to death Ethiopia: Supreme Court has sentenced former ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam, iin absentia, to death. He has lived in exile in Zimbabwe since 1991
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| Mar.31 |
Bombing suspect charged with war crimes. Washington
| 2006 |
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| Dec.12 |
Ex-dictator convicted of genocide Ethiopia: Mengistu Haile Mariam was convicted in a rare case of an African strongman being called to account by his own country
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| 2008 |
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| Aug.4 |
U.S. embassy bomb suspect flees raid. Kenya
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| Jul.12 |
Gunmen targeting aid workers Somalia: 3 aid workers have been shot over the last day, 2 of them fatally, including Mohamed Mohamud Qeyre, the deputy director of DBG
| 2006 |
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| Sep.25 |
PM warns of terror threat. Somalia
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| Sep.18 |
Car bomb attack kills 8 Somalia: A bomb was targeting transitional president, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed. He was inside the parliament building
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| Jun.23 |
Swedish cameraman shot dead Somalia: Martin Adler shot during a huge rally in Mogadishu, held to support Thursday's peace agreement
| 2005 |
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| Jul.26 |
2 bomb suspects are African immigrants |
| 2004 |
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| Jul.29 |
High-level al Qaeda operative captured Pakistan: Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani is a Tanzanian wanted in connection with the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa
| 2003 |
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| Jun.20 |
Terror plot against U.S. Embassy |
| 2002 |
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| Dec.26 |
2 dead in poll violence |
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| Dec.9 |
Attack suspect photos issued |
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| Nov.29 |
12 Held Over Attacks. Kenya
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| Nov.27 |
Israeli airliner was target of missile attack Kenya: Boeing 757, which was carrying 260 passengers and 10 crew members, was hit by shrapnel after it took off from Mombasa
| 2001 |
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| May.29 |
4 convicted on embassy bombings. New York
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| 2008 |
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| Jun.13 |
Deadly hunt for 'witches' haunts villagers. Kenya
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| Jan.7 |
Opposition cancel rally as death toll climbs. Kenya
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| Jan.1 |
Mob burns Kenyans cowering in church Map of Eldoret Kenya| A mob set fire to a church where Kenyans were seeking refuge from post-election violence, searing many and leaving others as heaps of ash. The mob set fire to the church in Eldoret where many people from President Kibaki's Kikuyu tr... | |
| 2001 |
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| Jan.6 |
Legislators ambushed by militia |
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| 2008 |
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| Jun.28 |
Kidnapped aid workers freed. Somalia
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| Apr.26 |
Pirates free crew of Spanish boat Somalia: Pirates have released the Playa de Bakio, a Basque tuna fishing boat, and its 26 crew members seized off the coast of Somalia
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| Apr.11 |
Sarkozy: Pirates have released hostages. Paris
| 2007 |
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| Oct.23 |
U.N. food chief released. Somalia
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| Oct.17 |
Aid stopped after kidnap Somalia: The UN has stopped distributing food in Mogadishu, after government troops abducted the local head of the World Food Program
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| Apr.29 |
Rebels release 7 Chinese hostages. Ethiopia
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| Mar.13 |
European hostages freed. Eritrea
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| Mar.6 |
Kidnapped Britons' vehicles found. Ethiopia
| 2001 |
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| Mar.27 |
11 Aid workers abducted |
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.18 |
Rival tribes clash with machetes. Kenya
| 2007 |
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| Dec.31 |
Election violence kills 'at least 124' Map of Nairobi Kenya Kenya: Opposition supporters fought with police a day after President Kibaki was returned to power in elections marred by accusations of vote-rigging
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| Dec.30 |
Riots erupt after president re-elected| Kenya: Government has suspended all live TV broadcasts as violence engulfed Nairobi following the re-election of incumbent president Mwai Kibaki | |
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