Syrian state television report that 13 people were killed and 70 injured in an explosion in central Damascus. According to the opposition Syrian Observatory Human …
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All adult Americans should be HIV tested
An influential American committee calls for HIV screening of all Americans aged 15 to 65 years, irrespective of whether they are considered as high-risk individuals …
Read More »Injustice in Oromia-Ethiopia Follows Oromo Exiles in Oslo, Norway
Eleven persons arrested under illegal demonstration in Oslo
More blasts hit Pakistan election offices
At least nine people killed and dozens injured in northwest Pakistan, in further election violence. Pakistani police say two bomb blasts have killed nine supporters …
Read More »Ethiopia, Somalia and some gentle diplomatic blackmail
April 27, 2013 (Daily Maverick) — Ethiopia doesn’t really want to keep its troops in Somalia much longer. It’s an expensive business, and they’ve got …
Read More »Generational Shift May Shake Up Ethiopian Politics After Meles Zenawi
April 26, 2013 (World Politics Review) – The death of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi in August 2012 marked the end of an era in contemporary …
Read More »Ethiopia says preparing to pull troops out of Somalia
April 23, 2013 (Reuters) – Ethiopia will withdraw its troops from Somalia soon, its prime minister said on Tuesday, voicing frustration with the Mogadishu government …
Read More »Kerry to attend AU summit in Ethiopia
April 18, 2013, Washington (SAPA)- US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday revealed he will attend an African Union summit in Ethiopia next month, …
Read More »Aid agencies turn blind eye to ‘catastrophe’ in Ethiopia
April 15, 2013 (Survival International) — Three independent reports have warned that the controversial Gibe III dam, and land grabs for plantations, risk imminent ‘catastrophe’ …
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