Abdi Hajji Hussein – AHN News Correspondent Bosaso, Puntland, Somalia (AHN) – As strife-decimated Somalia suffers under a lengthy drought, food prices have jumped in parts of Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland, a local businessman said Saturday. In an interview with All Headline News, Ahmed Awil, a businessman in Puntland’s commercial town Bosaso described price [...]

IRIN Staff – IRIN IRIN Staff Bulo Hawo, Somalia (IRIN) – An offensive by pro-Somali government troops and Ethiopian forces against Al-Shabab militants in the western Somali town of Bulo Hawo has forced thousands of people to flee their homes there and in the nearby Kenyan town of Mandera, say witnesses and officials. One resident [...]

The Media Line Staff Jerusalem, Israel David Rosenberg – China sees a growing role for itself in the Middle East, but wants to avoid the mistakes the U.S. and others have made by trying to impose its values on the region, according to a leading adviser to the Beijing government. Yiyi Chen, a professor at [...]

Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News London, England, United Kingdom (AHN) – London Mayor Boris Johnson warned Monday that the international standing of Britain’s capital city as an aviation and business hub could decline unless a new airport is built. Johnson proposed the construction of a new international gateway in the region southeast of the city [...]

Tropical Storm Richard headed toward Central America Friday, triggering a hurricane watch along the Honduras-Nicaragua border, a region already hit by months of heavy rains. The 17th named … View full post on Insurance Stories

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