#drought

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AU troops, would-be bombers killed in Mogadishu

Two African Union soldiers and two would-be suicide bombers were killed Monday during a shootout in Mogadishu, an AU ...

AU forces battle rebels in drought-hit Mogadishu

Somali government forces and African Union troops battled insurgents on Thursday in heavy fighting in the capital ...

UN to start airlifting food to Somalia

The UN World Food Programme was set on Tuesday to start airlifting food to Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya after an ...

Somalia famine `worst I have ever seen`: aid chief

The plight of children escaping from famine in Somalia is "the worst I have ever seen," the head of the UN`s World ...

Celebs call on world leaders for urgent horn of Africa funds

Bob Geldof, Stephen Fry and Eddie Izzard joined other celebrities and activists Monday in urging world leaders to step ...

Aid reaches drought-ravaged Somalia

The International Red Cross said Sunday it had handed out 400 tonnes of food in drought-hit parts of rebel-held ...

UN To Push Ahead With Aid Effort In Somalia

The UN on Friday shrugged off a claim by Qaeda-inspired insurgents that a ban on foreign aid groups remained in force ...

UN to start airlifting food aid into Mogadishu: WFP

The World Food Programme will start airlifting aid into Mogadishu "within days", the UN agency`s director said ...

Somali Women's Minister Abducted By Islamists

Al Qaeda-inspired insurgents abducted and detained Somalia's newly appointed women's minister Thursday while she was ...

Canadian offers aid to east Africa famine victims

Canada "is committed to making a difference" in the lives of the nearly 12 million Horn of Africa residents facing ...

Govt may import rice to strengthen stocks

The government did not rule out the possibility that it would import rice to strengthen national stocks, a minister ...

China floods kill 50; dozens remain missing

A new round of rain and floods battered central China Thursday night and Friday, killing 50 people and leaving ...

China floods kill 44 in drought-hit provinces

Torrential rain in two drought-stricken central China provinces triggered landslides and brought down houses, killing ...

China floods kill 24, force 100.000 to evacuate

Heavy rain drenched a swathe of what had been drought-gripped southern and eastern China, killing 24 people and ...

Garuda Cares About Forest Preservation

To make a valuable contribution to the fight against global climate change, state-owned airline company PT Garuda ...