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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 1 hour 3 minutes ago
In a devastating blow to Somalia's fragile transitional government, a suicide bomber disguised as a veiled woman yesterday blew himself up at a college graduation ceremony in the capital, killing at least 15 people, including three government ministers, Somali officials said.
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Deseret News - 1 hour 21 minutes ago
Richard Phillips, the ship captain toasted as a hero after he was taken captive by Somali pirates, ignored repeated warnings...
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The Standard-Times - 1 hour 59 minutes ago
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A suicide bomber disguised as a woman attacked a graduation ceremony in Somalia on Thursday, turning a rare reason to celebrate into carnage that killed at least 22 people — including medical students, doctors and three...
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The World - 2 hours 2 minutes ago
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A male suicide bomber dressed as a woman attacked a graduation ceremony Thursday in a small part of the capital still under government control, killing up to 19 people, including three Cabinet ministers, doctors and medical students.
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Baylor Lariat - 2 hours 15 minutes ago
"Christmas for Kenya" is a downloadable Christmas CD resulting from the collaboration of University Baptist Church, Common Grounds and many local artists.
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Lahontan Valley News - 2 hours 58 minutes ago
It took the Fallon girls basketball team a quarter to settle down and shaky a pesky Dayton team on Tuesday. When the Lady Wave did find their groove, they ran away from Dayton with a 57-36 season-opening win. Leading the charge for Fallon was senior forward Sara Parsons, who scored 26 points and grabbed five rebounds. Junior center Lena Wolf added 10 points and senior Kenya Brown chipped in with ...
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 9:49 pm ET
South Africa open the defence of their IRB Sevens World Series here on Friday under mounting pressure from a resurgent New Zealand, Fiji and an England side missing their inspirational skipper.
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MSNBC - Thu Dec 3, 9:14 pm ET
Health experts called for more research funding to develop better diagnostic tests, vaccines and drugs for tuberculosis, which killed 1.8 million people around the world last year.
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San Jose Mercury News - Thu Dec 3, 8:42 pm ET
NAIROBI, Kenya — In a devastating blow to Somalia's fragile transitional government, a suicide bomber disguised as a veiled woman blew himself up at a college graduation ceremony in the capital Thursday, killing at least 15 people, including three government ministers, Somali officials said.
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Journal Gazette & Times-Courier - Thu Dec 3, 8:28 pm ET
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Ta'Kenya Nixon scored 14 of her 17 points in the second half as Eastern Illinois pulled away to Thursday's 70-57 win at Tennessee State in an Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball opener.
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TCU Daily Skiff - Thu Dec 3, 7:18 pm ET
Africa is known for its natural beauty and roaming troves of animals. Unfortunately, it is perhaps more easily recognized for its negative aspects that include persistent ethnic conflicts, which are primarily a result of a late colonization process that drew artificial boundaries, divvying up the land according to the whim of European 'explorers.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 6:37 pm ET
Health experts on Thursday called for more research funding to develop better diagnostic tests, vaccines and drugs for tuberculosis, which killed 1.8 million people around the world last year.
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Time Magazine - Thu Dec 3, 6:03 pm ET
A suicide bombing at a university graduation ceremony in Mogadishu highlights the growing problems in the most lawless place on the planet
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 6:01 pm ET
A suicide bomber disguised as a veiled woman killed at least 19 people including three Somali government ministers on Thursday at a medical graduation ceremony in a Mogadishu hotel, witnesses and officials said.
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dBusinessNews.com - Thu Dec 3, 5:29 pm ET
Washington, D.C. - The National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) is pleased to announce Jacky Foo of Stockholm, Sweden and his commercial rabbit farming idea as the grand prize winner of the Africa Rural Connect (ARC) four-month online contest.