13 Somalis die in mortar attacks in capital; AU arrests 3 soldiers for wounding civilians

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A medical official says 13 people died in mortar attacks in Somalia's capital.

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Obama offers tempered support for Libya rebels

President Obama on Friday offered only tempered support for Libya's rebels and played down the feasibility of Western military intervention to aid their cause, raising questions about how far he is willing to go to help fulfill his declaration last week that Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi "must le...

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Gaddafi's forces likely to push rebels back to Benghazi, analysts say

Analysts say uprising will be forced to retreat absent foreign intervention.

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Libyan rebels launch offensive; coalition continues pounding Gaddafi's forces

Despite the airstrikes, Gaddafi's forces were digging in outside Ajdabiya, which straddles highways that go north to Benghazi and east across the desert to Tobruk.

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Kenya: Sh40 Million Children's Rescue Centre for Kisumu West

The government has set aside Sh40 million for the construction of a children's rescue centre in Kisumu West District. Gender, Children and Social Development PS James Nyikal said yesterday the centre will be complete in the next one year. Nyikal said the centre will have dormitories for girls and boys. He was speaking at Ober Ojowi in Kombewa Division when he laid a foundation stone for the centre.

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Allies of Zimbabwe?s President Push for Quick Vote

With no credible successor to unite the quarrelsome factions that threaten to splinter the country?s ruling party, Zimbabwe hurtles into another violent political season.

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