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Reports: Rescued aid worker in Somalia has connections to Bedford County
News 7 has learned that Jessica Buchanan's father, John Buchanan, currently lives in a Bedford rental property.
Buchanan's landlord, Michael Maxwell, confirmed for News 7 that Buchanan has lived in Bedford for several years.
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The...Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Health, Kidnapping, Piracy
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Somali farmers start business in Roanoke Valley
They fled starvation and violence from the war torn and drought-ridden country of Somalia.
They have planted their roots here in the Roanoke Valley, literally and figuratively.
Six days they walked from Somalia to Kenya, escaping the violence and...Tags: Kenya
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Somali government says guns won't decide disputed port's fate
Reuters* Mogadishu in talks with rival factions to defuse row * Clans vying for control of lucrative Kismayu in south * Government: return to civil war, anarchy not an option By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU, May 20 (Reuters) - Somalia's new government said on...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Mogadishu (Somalia), Kenya
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Defense official says U.S. has authority to target terrorists anywhere
WASHINGTON — A senior Pentagon official told a Senate committee Thursday that the U.S. would be at war with Al Qaeda for 15 to 20 more years and said the military could target terrorists anywhere under a law passed after the Sept. 11 terrorist...
Tags: Al-Qaeda, Crime, Law and Justice, State of the Union Address, U.S. Congress, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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INTERVIEW-Central bank chief turns recovery skills on Somalia
Reuters* Governor seeks to shore up shaky recovery * Islamists still pose threat to stability * Commercial bank licences expected by end of 2013 * New Somali currency a possibility By Edmund Blair NAIROBI, May 17 (Reuters) - When Washington D.C. was in...Tags: Finance, Financial Markets, Government, Central Bank, Executive Branch
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Somali prime minister to face confidence vote in parliament
ReutersMOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's prime minister is expected to face a vote of confidence next week, lawmakers said on Friday, and backers of the challenge said they were frustrated with the pace of political reform. Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon Saaid...Tags: Elections, Political Corruption, Parliament, Crime, Law and Justice, Government
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Al Qaeda link case was not swayed by Boston bombing -U.S. prosecutor
ReutersBy David Jones NEWARK, N.J., May 16 (Reuters) - A U.S. prosecutor on Thursday denied a claim that two New Jersey men convicted of conspiring to join an al Qaeda-linked group received unusually long prison terms because prosecutors changed their arguments...Tags: Sports, Al-Qaeda, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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EU to step up security involvement in Somalia
Reuters* Somalia recovering from two decades of civil war * EU has trained around 3,000 Somali soldiers in Uganda * Somali president says security his top priority By Drazen Jorgic MOGADISHU, May 15 (Reuters) - The European Union is to move military training...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Rights, European Union, Mogadishu (Somalia)
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Former Islamist warlord elected president of Somali region
Reuters* Ex-warlord fought al Shabaab but is not liked in Mogadishu * Central government struggling to assert control * Clan-based divisions threaten bid to rebuild Somalia By Drazen Jorgic MOGADISHU, May 15 (Reuters) - A former Islamist warlord was declared...Tags: Elections, Al-Qaeda, National Government, Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Four men in Minnesota sentenced to prison for aiding Somali rebel group
ReutersMINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A federal judge sentenced four men to prison on Tuesday for helping recruit young men in Minnesota to travel to Somalia and fight for the militant group al Shabaab. Investigators believe about 20 young, ethnic Somali men left...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Judges, Justice System, Prisons
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Food aid for the 21st century
For almost 60 years, a bag of life-saving food etched with the American flag has served as one of the purest expressions of our country's generosity and compassion around the world — from the earthquake devastated streets of Port au Prince to the...
Tags: Finance, Tom Vilsack, White House, Science and Technology, Electronics
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Arms embargo lifted, but Somalia cannot afford weapons -minister
Reuters* Somalia trying to rebuild after two decades of war * Somali forces battling Qaeda-linked Islamist militants By Mohammed Abbas LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Somalia's armed forces have not received "a single bullet" despite the partial lifting of a United...Tags: Africa, United Nations, Foreign Aid, African Union, Religious Conflicts
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Somalia Photos
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