Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Ethiopia bogged down in Somalia Meles Admits

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Ethiopia bogged down in Somalia: Meles
BBC

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has acknowledged that his troops cannot withdraw from the conflict in Somalia. Mr Meles said he had expected to withdraw his soldiers earlier in the year, after Islamists had been driven out of the Somali capital, Mogadishu.(More...)

Also see:
Ethiopia Upgrades Military Budget Due To Eritrea Threat-Meles
Ethiopia to maintain crackdown on Ogaden rebels: PM

Today's Top Stories

-U.N. envoy arrives in volatile Ethiopian region
-VOA Amharic, Oromo Shows Jammed (VOA)
-Somali journalists banned from covering insurgents
-Desperate Somalia (Washington Post Editorial)
-AUDIO - Experts examine the Somalia crisis (PBS)

Keepers of the Lost Ark?
Smithsonian magazine



Through the centuries, Ethiopians have claimed that the ark rests in a chapel in the small town of Aksum, in their country's northern highlands. It arrived nearly 3,000 years ago, they say, and has been guarded by a succession of virgin monks who, once anointed, are forbidden to set foot outside the chapel grounds until they die.(More...)

INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES

-Musharraf to quit army 'this week'
-Leaders attend Mideast Conference
-Oprah to campaign for Obama
-Violence worsens in Paris
-Airbus $30bil. deal With China

-U.N. index names best country to live in





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