South African police have used force to disperse striking miners who are refusing to return to work until their pay demands are met. The unrest came after miners with Anglo American Platinum, or Amplats, defied an offer to return to work Tuesday. Police used tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse the miners […]
South African Police Use Force to Disperse Striking Miners
Posted October 30th, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Gumen Kill 2 More Somali Journalists
Posted October 30th, 2012 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
Gunmen have shot and killed a Somali musician who worked at a radio station and made comments about militants. Sources say two men killed Warsame Shire Awale late Monday near his home in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Independent radio journalist Mohamed Mohamud Turyare was shot last week in Mogadishu. A top official with media rights […]
Monitoring Group: Sudanese Factory Hit by Airstrike
Posted October 30th, 2012 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
A U.S.-based monitoring group says satellite images suggest an airstrike caused an explosion at a Sudanese arms factory last week. The Satellite Sentinel Project released images Tuesday that show six 16-meter-wide craters near the center of the explosion. The group said the holes are consistent with impact craters created by air-delivered munitions. It said 40 […]
South African Police Fire Rubber Bullets to Disperse Striking Miners
Posted October 30th, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
Police in South Africa have fired tear gas and rubber bullets to break up a group of striking miners who are refusing to return to work until their pay demands are met. The miners are among 12,000 workers that Anglo American Platinum fired earlier this month after they staged a wildcat strike at its Rustenburg […]
Iranian Warships Dock in Sudan
Posted October 29th, 2012 at 8:25 pm (UTC-5)
Iran says two of its warships have docked in Sudan, days after Sudan accused Israel of bombing an arms factory in Khartoum. Iran’s state-run news agency, IRNA, says a destroyer and a helicopter carrier arrived in Sudan Monday to ensure security for shipping lanes. It said the vessels were also bringing a message of peace […]
10 Killed in Nigeria Church Bombing, Reprisal Attacks
Posted October 29th, 2012 at 12:30 am (UTC-5)
A suicide car bomber rammed into a church in Nigeria’s northern city of Kaduna Sunday, killing at least seven people and triggering reprisal attacks that killed another three. The bomber drove a jeep into St. Rita’s church in Kaduna’s Malali district during Sunday morning prayers causing a large explosion. Rescuers rushed the casualties to hospitals. […]
Kenya Police Kill Two Suspected Militants
Posted October 28th, 2012 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
Kenyan police have shot and killed two Islamists suspected of having links to the Somalia-based militant group al-Shabab. Police say the raid took place early Sunday at a house on the outskirts of Mombasa, Kenya’s main port city. Officials say one of the suspects was killed in the house while another man was killed while […]
9 Killed in Nigeria Church Bombing, Reprisal Attacks
Posted October 28th, 2012 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
Nigerian authorities and witnesses say a suicide car bomber has rammed into a church in the northern city of Kaduna, killing at least seven people and triggering reprisal attacks that killed another two. The bomber drove a jeep into St Rita’s church in Kaduna’s Malali district during Sunday morning prayers, causing a large explosion. Rescuers […]
Suspected Coup Leader Arrested in Guinea Bissau
Posted October 27th, 2012 at 9:30 pm (UTC-5)
Officials with the transitional government in Guinea Bissau say the suspected leader of last week’s attempted coup has been arrested. Captain Pansao Ntchama and at least two other suspects were arrested Saturday on an island just off the coast of the West African nation. Government troops repelled the pre-dawn attack on an air force base […]
Report: US Expands Anti-Terrorism Operations in Djibouti
Posted October 26th, 2012 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
A Washington newspaper reports the United States has sharply escalated its counter-terrorism operations at a military base in the East African nation of Djibouti. The Washington Post says unmanned drones on missions over Somalia and Yemen take off or land at the base an average of 16 times per day. It says about 300 personnel […]
