Bomb explodes inside hair salon south of Baghdad, kills 5, Iraqi police sayOctober 8th, 2009 Iraqi police: Bomb in barber shop kills 5BAGHDAD — An Iraqi police official says a bomb has exploded inside a crowded barber shop south of Baghdad, killing at least five people. The official says the bomb exploded while men were getting shaves and haircuts Thursday at the shop in Youssifiyah, 12 miles (20 kilometers) south of Baghdad.
Extremist Somali group executes 2 Somali men by firing squad who were accused of espionageSeptember 30th, 2009 Somali group executes 2 men accused of espionageMOGADISHU, Somalia — An extremist Islamic group has executed two Somali men in the country's capital, accusing them of being spies for foreign organizations. A firing squad of 10 al-Shabab men killed the two on Monday in Mogadishu's main livestock market, says Said Yusuf, who was one of hundreds of witnesses.
Yemen suffers turmoil on multiple frontsSeptember 17th, 2009 Yemen suffers turmoil on multiple frontsYemen is beset by wars, unrest and piracy. Here are the main troubles it faces:
NORTHERN REBELLION: Government troops and Shiite rebels have been fighting on and off since 2004.
NM governor's barber dies after found beaten near site of annual Santa Fe festivalSeptember 14th, 2009 Police investigate death of barber of NM governorSANTA FE, N.M. — Police are investigating the death of a man who was found beaten in the middle of the street just blocks from a huge Santa Fe festival.
Cleveland barber returns to store to try and rob owner over bad beef jerkyAugust 22nd, 2009 Barber tries to rob store over bad beef jerkyCLEVELAND — Police said a Cleveland barber became so upset by what he considered bad beef jerky that he returned to the store where he bought it and tried to rob the owner. Police said the 28-year-old barber walked into the store where he bought the snack, just two doors down from his barbershop, and tried to rob the owner Thursday night.
Top US commander in Middle East says US will support anti-terror fight in Yemen, regionJuly 26th, 2009 Petraeus: US will support Yemen anti-terror fightSAN'A, Yemen — The official Yemeni news agency says the top U.S. commander in the Middle East is pledging American support to fight terrorism in the troubled Arabian peninsula country.
Okla. executes man convicted of 1995 slayings of 2 campers whose bodies were burnedJuly 10th, 2009 Okla. executes man convicted of killing 2 campersMcALESTER, Okla. — A man convicted of the 1995 shooting deaths of two campers has been put to death in Oklahoma.
Several bodies found in Yemen Airways crash: ReportJune 30th, 2009 DUBAI - The bodies of several passengers aboard the Yemen Airways flight that crashed in the Indian Ocean early Tuesday have been found, reports broadcaster Al-Arabiya. There were 153 people on board the flight en route from Yemen to the Comoros Islands.
Teenager burnt to death for resisting rapeJune 27th, 2009 LUCKNOW - A 15-year-old Dalit girl was burnt to death by two young men after she resisted a rape attempt in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said Saturday. Pinki, a resident of Kacchigarhi village in Muzaffarnagar, 350 km from state capital Lucknow, was set on fire by her neighbours Pramod and Praveen, in their early 20s, after they failed to rape her Thursday.
Al Qaeda financier held in YemenJune 14th, 2009 SANAA - Yemeni police have detained a Saudi man suspected to be the main financier of Al Qaeda operations in Yemen and neighbouring Saudi Arabia, the defence ministry said Sunday. It said in a statement posted on its website that the suspect, identified as Hassan Hussein bin Alwan, was "the financier of the operations carried out by members of Al Qaeda in Yemen and Saudi Arabia".
Yemen arrests Saudi suspected of providing money to al-Qaida in Yemen, Saudi ArabiaJune 14th, 2009 Yemen arrests suspected al-Qaida financierSAN'A, Yemen — Yemeni security forces have arrested a Saudi man suspected of financing Al-Qaida cells in Yemen and Saudi Arabia, an Interior Ministry official said Sunday. The official said that authorities captured "the biggest and the most influential" money provider for al-Qaida in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
US returns body of Guantanamo detainee who died of apparent suicide to YemenJune 5th, 2009 US returns body of Guantanamo detainee to YemenSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. has returned the body of a Guantanamo detainee who apparently committed suicide to his native Yemen.
Dallas man executed for abduction, rape, slaying of woman during 1999 crime spreeMay 1st, 2009 Dallas man executed for 1999 rape, slayingHUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas man has been executed for the rape and slaying of a woman abducted while she was trying to make a call at a pay phone 10 years ago. Twenty-eight-year-old Derrick Lamone Johnson of Dallas was the 14th Texas prisoner executed this year in the nation's most active death penalty state.
Yemen extradites five suspected terrorists to Saudi ArabiaMarch 29th, 2009 SANA'A - Yemen Saturday extradited to Saudi Arabia five Saudi suspects wanted in their country over links to terrorist activities, security sources said. The sources said the suspects included Abdullah Abdul-Rahman al-Harbi, a leading Al Qaeda suspect who was arrested in southern Yemen March 14.
Hundreds missing after boats capsize off Yemeni coastJanuary 17th, 2009 SANAA - Hundreds of people were missing after three boats capsized in two separate incidents off the coast of Yemen Saturday, a UN official said here Sunday. In one incident, two boats, with around 300 African migrants on board, capsized on the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen.
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