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Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- The Central Bank of Kenya received 44.1 billion shillings ($589.6 million) in bids for an infrastructure bond sale that was twice oversubscribed.
Abject Object's Pocket Scarf is the product of a collaboration between the Downtown Women's Center and Project H. Photo courtesy Project H. The holiday season is all about giving. We know that. Somewhere in between waking up at 3am for the doorbuster deals, braving the mall crowds and boycotting consumerism all together, we can maintain our "holiday sanity" by buying gifts that support those ...
Associated Press/File PhotoFormer Captain of the container ship Maersk Alabama, Richard Phillips, listens to a question during a news conference in Norfolk, Va.MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Richard Phillips, the ship captain toasted as a hero after he was taken captive by...
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Here we go again. If shooting doesn't work, which apparently it does not, a well placed bomb will. NAIROBI, Kenya — Crews on oil tankers aren't allowed to smoke above deck, much less carry guns, for fear of igniting the ship's payload.
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Thursday he had asked judges to allow a formal probe of Kenya's 2007-08 post-election violence with a view to trying those responsible.
An Australian photojournalist held for 15 months in Somalia Wednesday broke his silence on the ordeal, expressing joy at his release but saying he's still struggling to come to terms with the kidnapping.
Richard Phillips ignored repeated warnings last spring to keep his freighter at least 600 miles off the African coast because of the heightened risk of attack, some members of his crew now allege.
Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, the first detainee to be transferred from Guantanamo to New York for trial, says all charges against him should be dismissed because his constitutional rights were violated.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Somali pirates seized a tanker carrying more than $20 million of crude oil from Saudi Arabia to the United States in the increasingly dangerous waters off East Africa, an official said Monday, an attack that could pose a huge environmental or security threat.
MONTPELIER -- Richard Phillips, the ship captain toasted as a hero after he was taken captive by Somali pirates, ignored repeated warnings last spring to keep his freighter at least 600 miles off the African coast because of the heightened risk of attack, some members of his crew now allege. Records obtained by The Associated Press show that maritime safety groups issued at least seven such
Naval forces will never be able to completely secure the vast area of ocean where Somali pirates are hijacking ships, an EU commander said.
(AP:NAIROBI, Kenya) An oil tanker bound for the United States that was hijacked by Somali pirates was traveling outside a recommended maritime corridor, the commander of the EU Naval Force said Tuesday.
NAIROBI, Kenya | Somali pirates seized a tanker carrying more than $20 million of crude oil from Saudi Arabia to the United States in the increasingly dangerous waters off East Africa, an official said Monday, an attack that could pose a huge environmental or security threat. The Greece-flagged Maran Centaurus was hijacked Sunday about 800 miles off the coast of Somalia, said Cmdr. John Harbour ...
, November 30, 2009 (ENS) - More than two tons of illegal ivory have been seized and more than 100 people have been arrested in the largest international operation targeting wildlife crime across Eastern Africa, the Kenya Wildlife Service and INTERPOL announced today.
President Obama's aunt buried her face in her hands and sobbed as she described her anguish that she no longer has contact with him and his family after the revelation she had been living illegally for years in the United States in public housing.
