TWO young thugs linked to the violent Apex street gang will be deported after their visas were revoked under tough new migration laws. The duo, aged 19 and 20, will be expelled to their countries of birth or put into immigration detention after they have finished serving out sentences in...
Somalia: The Forgotten Story
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Eight million in East Africa face starvation as drought eats into low food reserves
* More than eight million people are facing starvation in Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan and Burundi due to a poor harvest that has stretched the region’s food reserves. * In Kenya, more than one million people, mostly in the northeastern and coastal areas, are facing starvation; in Uganda, the below-average crop...
Somali pirates free 26 Asian hostages held since 2012
Pirates in Somalia have released 26 Asian hostages held captive for nearly five years after their fishing vessel was hijacked, negotiators said Saturday."We are very pleased to announce the release of the Naham 3 crew early this morning. They are currently in the safe hands of the Galmudug authorities and...
Somali pirates free 26 Asian hostages after four years
The fishermen’s release was negotiated by a former British army colonel who has made a mission of working to free ‘forgotten hostages’ (more…)
UN report on Somalia piracy highlights illegal fishing link
Somali pirate gangs are holding 39 hostages, five of them from Kenya, according to a United Nations Security Council report that highlights the continued role of illegal fishing and its links to piracy risks.The annual update on piracy and security interventions off the coast of Somalia listed the Kenyan hostages as...
11 dead, 50,000 displaced in Somali bloodshed
MOGADISHU: A week of violent clashes between rival forces in northern Somalia has killed 11 people and forced more than 50,000 to flee, the UN humanitarian agency said on Saturday.Tensions between the rival regions of Puntland and Galmudug soared last month after Galmudug said 13 of its soldiers were killed...
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Alleged Canberra sex worker rapist refused bail after booking flight to Somalia
It's alleged he was in the company of two other men, who have also been charged, when they attacked the two women in a Reid apartment on March 12.Police allegations tendered in court alleged the sex workers were threatened at knifepoint, stripped of their clothes and repeatedly raped during the attack,...