Census official: Workers want to be in teams after colleague's death in southeastern Ky.October 11th, 2009 Official: Census takers want teams after Ky. deathBIG CREEK, Ky.
Somali Islamists threaten to attack neighboring KenyaOctober 11th, 2009 Somali Islamists threaten to attack KenyaMOGADISHU, Somalia — The Islamist insurgency in Somalia may attack targets in neighboring Kenya, an Islamist official said Sunday. The insurgency's appointed governor of Gedo region, Sheik Da'ud Mohamed Garane, made the threats on behalf of the al-Shabab militia following reports that Kenya's military was stepping up recruitment of ethnic Somalis who are Kenyan citizens.
Kenya says it is making progress on reforms following postelection violence in 2008October 5th, 2009 Kenya says it is making progress on reformsNAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya's coalition government says it is making progress on reforms following the postelection violence that killed more than 1,000 people last year. Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan mediated an agreement to end the violence.
Timeline for the 2010 censusSeptember 11th, 2009 Timeline for the 2010 censusA timeline for the 2010 census:
Spring 2009: Census employees started going door-to-door to update address list nationwide. Fall 2009: Recruiting for census takers.
Iraq reschedules nationwide census for October 2010 to give time to settle ethnic tensionsSeptember 1st, 2009 Iraq reschedules nationwide census for Oct. 2010BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government has rescheduled a nationwide census for Oct.
Iraq Shiite leader reaches out to rivals; government pushes back census to Oct. 2010September 1st, 2009 Iraq Shiite leader reaches out to political rivalsBAGHDAD — The son of the late leader of Iraq's largest Shiite political party acknowledged setbacks and reached out to political rivals Tuesday as he formally replaced his father at the party's helm. Ammar al-Hakim, 38, takes the reins of the Iranian-backed Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council amid skepticism about whether he can hold the organization together as the group struggles to regain its footing ahead of January's parliamentary elections.
Iraq postpones nationwide census over fears it could provoke ethnic, sectarian tensionAugust 16th, 2009 Iraq postpones census over fears of ethnic strifeBAGHDAD — Iraq said Sunday it has postponed plans to hold the first census in more than two decades due to fears it could stoke ethnic and political tension. The census had been scheduled for Oct.
Police: Heavily armed mob kills noted geologist in southeastern KenyaAugust 13th, 2009 Police: Mob kills noted geologist in KenyaNAIROBI, Kenya — Assailants armed with arrows, spears and machetes killed a Scottish-born geologist in an apparent dispute over mining rights in southeastern Kenya, police said Thursday. Campbell Bridges, 72, was attacked by about a dozen people Tuesday after stopping to remove a log on the road as he drove to a camp in a mining area near Tsavo West National Park, said local Deputy Police Chief John Leshindoro.
Police: Heavily armed mob kills world famous geologist in southeastern KenyaAugust 13th, 2009 Police: Mob kills famous geologist in KenyaNAIROBI, Kenya — Assailants armed with arrows, spears and machetes killed a Scottish-born geologist in an apparent dispute over mining rights in southeastern Kenya, police said Thursday. Campbell Bridges, 72, was attacked by about a dozen people Tuesday after stopping to remove a log on the road as he drove to a camp in a mining area near Tsavo West National Park, said local Deputy Police Chief John Leshindoro.
Freed German ship expected to arrive in Kenya portAugust 8th, 2009 Freed German ship expected to arrive in Kenya portMOMBASA, Kenya —A German freighter released by Somali pirates after nearly four months has arrived in the Kenya port of Mombasa. The 20,000-ton Hansa Stavanger was released earlier this month after being taken 400 miles (640 kilometers) off the southern Somali port of Kismayu on April 4.
Clinton to speak at US-Africa trade meeting in KenyaAugust 5th, 2009 Clinton to address trade meeting in KenyaNAIROBI, Kenya — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is expected to tell a U.S.-Africa trade meeting that business and trade in Africa cannot grow without governments improving democracy.
NATO agrees on anti-piracy forceJune 12th, 2009 BRUSSELS - NATO defence ministers have agreed to send a force of up to 10 warships to fight piracy off the coast of Somalia, Britain's defence minister said Friday. NATO currently has five ships fighting piracy in the region, but that mission is set to finish June 28.
Kenya files piracy charges against 17 suspects handed over by US NavyJune 11th, 2009 Kenya charges 17 handed over by US with piracyMOMBASA, Kenya — Kenya charged 17 Somali men with piracy Thursday, one day after the U.S. Navy handed them over to authorities in this East African nation.
Latino pastor group to illegal immigrants: Stand up, but don't be counted, in censusApril 21st, 2009 Latino pastor group urging census boycottNEWARK, N.J. — A nationwide group of Latino ministers has a message for illegal immigrants: Stand up, but refuse to be counted in the 2010 U.S.
Apex court dismisses plea for caste-based censusApril 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Thursday dismissed a plea that sought direction to the government to undertake a caste-based census in 2011. A bench of Chief Justice K.G.
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