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Somali appeal for foreign troops(0)
Somali appeal for foreign troops
Militants have been battling pro-government forces for three years
The speaker of Somalia’s parliament has called for neighbouring states to send troops to the country within 24 hours.
Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur made the appeal as fierce fighting that has spread to the north of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, continued for [...]
Iran election protesters set to defy supreme leader
Iran election protesters set to defy supreme leader
Opposition supporters vow to continue protests against presidential election results despite warning from ayatollah
A woman protests against the election results outside the Iranian embassy in Kuwait City. Photograph: Yasser al-Zayyat/AFP/Getty Images
Iran’s opposition movement looks set to defy a blunt warning from the Islamic regime’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali [...]
Gay Marriage Momentum in New England Stalls in Rhode Island
Despite the recent success of gay marriage bills in most of New England, Rhode Island is showing resistance.
Gay marriage could soon become the law of the land across New England — except in the heavily Roman Catholic state of Rhode Island.
A string of sudden successes for gay marriage advocates [...]
President to proclaim National (but private) Day of Prayer
Though President Barack Obama insists that prayer is a private act, he will follow in the footsteps of previous presidents today, signing a proclamation to declare the National Day of Prayer then moving on to other business of the day. At the same time, the president has asked a federal court in Wisconsin to dismiss [...]