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Wafti Balaadhan oo ka socda dalka Shiinaha oo galabta dalka yimid

Posted Mar 05 2010

Hargaysa - Waxa maanta galinkii danbe madaarka caalamiga ah ee Egal Intrenational Airport-ka soo degay wafti balaadhan oo ka socda dalka Shiinaha...

Finnish citizen running for president in Somaliland

Posted Mar 04 2010

Construction engineer Faisal Ali Farah, a naturalised Finnish citizen living in Espoo, is running for the office of President of Somaliland in elections scheduled for the coming autumn. ..

Maxkamadda Sare ee Maraykanka oo Markii ugu Horreysay Maanta u Fadhiisanaysa Dhegaysiga Dacwadda Jen

Posted Mar 03 2010

Washintong- Maxkamadda sare ee dalka Maraykanka, ayaa markii u horreysay maanta u fadhiisanaysa dhegaysiga dacwad ka lid ku ah Gen. Maxamed Cali Samatar oo loo haysto masuuliyadda xasuuqii baahsanaa ee taliskii Siyaad Barre kula kacay shacabka Somaliland dabay..

Dawladda Ingiriiska oo Sheegtay in Caawimooyinka ay Siiso Somaliland ku Xidhan Yihiin Qabsoomidda Do

Posted Mar 03 2010

London - Dawladda Ingiriiska, ayaa sheegtay inay ka fiirsanayso taageerada dhaqaale ee ay u fidiyaan Somaliland haddii doorashooyinka soo socdaa u qabsoomi waayaan si xor iyo xalaal, isla markaana caawimooyinku ku xidhnaan doonaan hadba sida doorashadu u qabso..

Guddoomiye-ku-xigeenka Baarlamanka Kenya oo si Kulul uga Jawaabay Eedayn looga soo Jeediyey Socdaal

Posted Mar 02 2010

Nairobi - Guddoomiye-ku-xigeenka Baarlamanka Kenya Md. Faarax Macallin, ayaa jawaab kulul ka bixiyey eedayn Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibada dalkaasi Moses Wetangula uu uga soo jeediyey socdaal uu dabayaaqadii sannadkii hore ku yimi Somaliland, isagoo Baarlamanka Keny..

Shir Ballaadhan oo Dhexmaray Deeq- bixiyayaasha Jarmalka Iyo Jaaliyadda Somaliland

Posted Mar 01 2010

Munich - Shir balaadhan, ayaa 27 February 2010 dhex maray deeqbixiyayaasha dalka Jarmalka iyo Jaaliyadda reer Somaliland eek u dhaqan wadanka Jarmalka, iyada oo kulankaa uu ka qaybgalay wasiirku-xigeenka wasaaradda Caafimaadka Somaliland Md. Mahdi Cismaan Buur..

Ciidanka Qaranka Somaliland oo Xoog kula Wareegay Ammaanka Degmada Saylac ee Maanta Lagu Caleemo-saa

Posted Mar 01 2010

Saylac - Ciidanka qaranka Somaliland ee fadhigoodu yahay xeebaha galbeed ee dalka, ayaa gelinkii dambe ee shalay la wareegay ammaanka guud ee degmada Saylac oo ay maanta ka dhacayso xaflad aad u ballaadhan oo lagu caleemo-saarayo Ugaaska 19aad ee beelaha Ciise..

Somaliland. An African Struggle for Nationhood and International Recognition

Posted Mar 01 2010

Somaliland has been described as an ‘inspiring story of resilience and reconstruction, and a truly African Renaissance, that has many lessons to teach the rest of Africa and the international community’. This study seeks to identify some of those lessons, part..

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03/12/2010 02:30 PM

Dems seek agreement, quick vote on health care (AP)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. leaves after a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Under White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama's health care bill, sweetened suddenly by fresh billions for student aid and a sense that breakthroughs are at hand.


03/12/2010 02:30 PM

Senators question $1 million pay for charity's CEO (AP)

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2010, file photo, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa., arrives to vote on the Senate Jobs Bill on Capitol Hill in Washington. A group of Republican senators is questioning high salaries and expensive travel bills for executives at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, raising issues that could jeopardize millions in federal funding for the national charity. 'The question is whether or not a very top-heavy organization might be siphoning off federal dollars that should be going to help kids,' said Grassley, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, File)AP - A group of Republican senators is questioning high salaries and expensive travel bills for executives at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, raising issues that could jeopardize millions in federal funding for the national charity.


03/12/2010 02:30 PM

Twin suicide bombs kill 43 in Pakistani city (AP)

Pakistan's security officials and investigator gather near an army truck damaged by suicide bombing in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, March 12, 2010. A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other, killing scores of people, police said. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)AP - Two suicide bombers killed 43 people in near-simultaneous blasts Friday, the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week and a clear sign that militants have the power to strike targets despite months of army offensives and U.S. missile strikes.


03/12/2010 02:30 PM

Clinton slams Israel on housing announcement (AP)

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks on the release of the State Department's 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, Thursday, March 11, 2010, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday delivered a stinging rebuke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his government's announcement this week of new Jewish housing in east Jerusalem, calling it "a deeply negative signal" for the Mideast peace process and ties with the U.S.


03/12/2010 02:30 PM

Pope under fire for transfer, letter on sex abuse (AP)

Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, head of Germany's bishops conference, is seen before the beginning of the spring meeting of Germany's bishops conference in Freiburg February 22, 2010. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele/FilesAP - Germany's sex abuse scandal has now reached Pope Benedict XVI: His former archdiocese acknowledged it transferred a suspected pedophile priest while Benedict was in charge and criticism is mounting over a 2001 Vatican directive he penned instructing bishops to keep abuse cases secret.


03/12/2010 02:20 PM

Al-Qaida suspect from NJ worked at 6 nuke plants (AP)

** RETRANSMISSION FOR ALTERNATE CROP OF NJME107 OF MARCH 11, 2010 ** This 2002 photo provided by Roman Castro shows Sharif Mobley, 26, at a barbecue in Buena, N.J. The FBI confirmed Thursday, March 11, 2010, that the agency is looking into the case of Mobley, who grew up in Buena and is an alleged al-Qaida member raised in New Jersey who is accused of trying to shoot his way out of a hospital in Yemen. (AP Photo/Roman Castro) NO SALESAP - An American seized in Yemen in a sweep of suspected al-Qaida members had been a laborer at six U.S. nuclear power plants, and authorities are investigating whether he had access to sensitive information or materials that would be useful to terrorists.


03/12/2010 02:30 PM

Reid's wife undergoes surgery after traffic crash (AP)

This undated image from Senator Harry Reid's Senate website shows Reid, second from left standing, with his family including daughter Lana, left sitting, and wife Landra. Reid's wife was hospitalized with a broken back and neck Thursday March 11, 2010 after a tractor-trailer truck slammed into the back of the minivan in which she and their daughter were riding on an interstate highway in suburban Virginia, officials said. Reid's wife, Landra, 69, whose injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, and their daughter, Lana Barringer, 49, were taken by ambulance to Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va. The daughter was released from the hospital Thursday night, hospital spokesman Tony Raker said. (AP Photo/US Senate)AP - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife underwent surgery Friday to stabilize serious injuries suffered when a tractor-trailer rear-ended the minivan she and their daughter were riding in on an interstate highway.


03/12/2010 02:55 PM

Court says thimerosal did not cause autism (AP)
AP - The vaccine additive thimerosal is not to blame for autism, a special federal court ruled Friday in a long-running battle by parents convinced there is a connection.

03/12/2010 02:57 PM

NYC funeral home van towed with body inside (AP)
AP - A police tow truck removed a minivan parked outside a New York City funeral home, giving its dearly departed passenger an unexpected side trip. NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said there was "nothing to indicate it was more than just an illegally parked car." Redden's Funeral Home director Paul DeNigris said a windshield placard had fallen flat. The van's tinted windows helped obscure the white cardboard box that held the remains.

03/12/2010 02:45 PM

Woods responders concerned about domestic violence (AP)

FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2010, file photo, Tiger Woods looks down during a news conference in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. The ambulance crew that responded after Woods crashed his SUV would not allow his wife to ride with him to the hospital because they thought it was a case of domestic violence, documents released Friday, March 12, 2010, by the Florida Highway Patrol show. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)AP - The ambulance crew that responded after Tiger Woods crashed his SUV would not allow his wife to ride with him to the hospital because they suspected domestic violence, documents released Friday by the Florida Highway Patrol show.


03/12/2010 02:30 PM

Obama delays trip for final healthcare push (Reuters)

Protesters display placards supporting US President Barack Obama?s healthcare reform during a demonstration in Washington, DC, on March 9. US Senate Democrats Thursday heralded a bitter endgame of President Barack Obama's health reform drive, announcing they would use a contentious legislative tactic to try to pass the bill.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)Reuters - President Barack Obama on Friday delayed an overseas trip to focus on the final drive for healthcare reform as the House of Representatives prepared to vote on the sweeping overhaul next week.


03/12/2010 08:29 AM

Iraq election is tight, results are slow (Reuters)

Workers carry boxes of parliamentary election ballots at a tally centre in Baghdad March 9, 2010. REUTERS/Thaier al-SudaniReuters - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had a narrow lead over rival Shi'ites, partial results in Iraq's tight election race showed on Friday, but a secularist challenger remained far ahead in minority Sunni areas.


03/12/2010 02:33 PM

Clinton warns Israel over settlements (Reuters)

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington in this February 24, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Yuri GripasReuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday his government sent a "deeply negative signal" by taking steps that undermined renewed Middle East peace talks.


03/12/2010 01:46 PM

Suicide blasts kill 45 in Pakistan's Lahore (Reuters)

A woman weeps for her missing son at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Lahore March 12, 2010. REUTERS/Mohsin RazaReuters - Two suicide bombers targeting the Pakistani military killed at least 45 people in Lahore on Friday, officials said, in a challenge to government assertions that crackdowns have weakened Taliban insurgents.


03/12/2010 02:38 PM

Pope backed sex abuse priest transfer when archbishop (Reuters)
Reuters - Pope Benedict was involved in a decision to move a priest suspected of child abuse to his diocese for therapy when he was an archbishop in 1980, his former diocese in southern Germany said on Friday.

03/12/2010 01:05 PM

Calif. lawsuit claims Toyota hid defect evidence (Reuters)

Toyota Prius hybrid model cars wait for customers at a Toyota dealer in Hollywood, California on March 10. A California prosecutor filed a civil lawsuit against Toyota Friday accusing the Japanese automaker of intentionally hiding deadly defects from consumers.(AFP/Fiile/Mark Ralston)Reuters - Southern California prosecutors filed the first U.S. consumer protection lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corp on Friday, claiming it had engaged in "fraud" by hiding evidence of dangerous vehicle defects.


03/12/2010 02:51 PM

U.S. court rules again against vaccine-autism claims (Reuters)
Reuters - Vaccines that contain a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal cannot cause autism on their own, a special U.S. court ruled on Friday, dealing one more blow to parents seeking to blame vaccines for their children's illness.

03/12/2010 01:10 PM

Obama's proposed student loan overhaul gets boost (Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama's stalled bid to overhaul the federal student loan program by cutting subsidies to private lenders and increasing aid to students received a boost on Friday.

03/12/2010 11:48 AM

Twin suicide attacks kill 45 in Pakistan's Lahore (AFP)

Pakistani soldiers work at the scene of a bomb blast in Lahore. Twin suicide attacks seconds apart targeted the Pakistani military Friday, killing up to 45 people in the second attack to hit security forces in the country's cultural capital this week.(AFP)AFP - Twin suicide attacks seconds apart targeted the Pakistani military Friday, killing up to 45 people in the second attack to hit security forces in the country's cultural capital this week.


03/12/2010 11:35 AM

Iraq PM takes slender lead over rivals, early results show (AFP)

Iraqis count votes at the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) headquarters in Baghdad. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki took a slender lead over his rivals, preliminary results from the country's election showed, as oppositions blocs alleged blatant fraud.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki took a slender lead over his rivals on Friday, preliminary results from the country's general election showed, as opposition blocs alleged blatant fraud.


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