GENEVA, January 31 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency on Tuesday released figures showing that more than 1,500 irregular migrants or refugees drowned or went missing last year while attempting crossings of the Mediterranean Sea. “This makes 2011 the deadliest year for this region since UNHCR started to record these statistics in 2006. The previous high was in 2007 when 630 people were reported... 

Reuters) – More than 60 people have died in a cold snap across Eastern Europe, authorities said on Tuesday, forcing some countries to call in the army to help secure food and medical supplies and set up emergency shelters for the homeless. The temperature in Ukraine sank to minus 33 degrees Celsius (minus 27 Fahrenheit), the coldest in six years, while eastern Bosnia experienced lows of minus... 

29 January 2012ADDIS ABABA — African Union leaders on Sunday opened a two-day summit meeting for the 54-member bloc, with heads of state gathering to discuss crises on the continent and elect top officials. The leaders will choose the next head of the AU Commission, the pan-African bloc’s executive council, as well as the next AU chairman to succeed Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang... 

waxaa columbus ohio ka dhacay shir balaaran  oo ay isugu yimaadeen dad wayne aad u fara badan oo ka soo jeeda gobolada  koofur galeed ee soomaaliya waxaana  looga dhawaaqay maamul goboleed la magacbaxay juba land state, maamulkaan ayaa waxaa uu ka shaqayndoonaa 3 sadexda gobol oo kala ah jubada dhexe jubada hoose iyo gobolka gedo,maamul goboleedkaan ayaa waxaa madaxwayne loogu doortay dr, axmad... 

wararka naga soo gaaraya magaalada muqdisho ayaa  sheegaya in Labo nin oo Bastoolado ku hubeysan ayaa galabta  Xaafada  degmada Wadajir  waxa ay ku dileen alaha u naxariistee Agaasimihii Warbaahinta Shabelle Xasan Cusmaan Cabdi (Fantastic).( Alla ha u naxariistee Xasan Waxaa lagu hordilay gurigiisa, waxaana uu 30 daqiiqo ka hor ka tagay xarunta Idaacada Shabelle, iyadoo kooxihii falkaasi dilka... 

waxaa is waydiin mudan qaranimadii uma soomaaliyeed ee 21ka sano  maqanayd yey u xirantahay yaase haysta    passwordka yaase laga rabaa inay furaan? sida aad la socotaan mudo 21sano ah waxaa wadanka soomaaliya ka socday qas iyo jahwareer siyaasadeed waxaana  la qabtay shirar badan oo dib u heshiisiin ah oo la doonayey in soomaaliya ay dawlad yeelato balse waxba waa ka soo naasa cadaan waayeen... 

The UK will host a conference on Somalia on 23 February to pull together international effort. Despite the efforts of the African Union, the United Nations and the international community, international policy towards Somalia is not succeeding. After 20 years of sliding backwards, Somalia needs a step-change in effort – both from the international community, but also Somalia’s political leaders. On... 

Australian PM Julia Gillard and leader of the opposition Tony Abbott had to be rescued by riot police after angry protesters surrounded them. About 50 police escorted the pair from Canberra’s Lobby restaurant after it was surrounded by some 200 supporters of the city’s Aboriginal Tent Embassy. Mr Abbott had reportedly angered them by suggesting it was time for the camp – marking its... 

maalinta madoobay  ee 26kii janaayo 1991 ayaa ah maalinta madoow ee qofwalba oo soomaali ah looga baahanyahay inuu  qalbiga ku haya,hadaba maxay ahayd maalintii  madoobayd ee 26ka janaayo? 1) waa miintii   uu qarankeenu dumay 2)waamaalintii soomaalidu habawday 3)waa maalintii uu cadawgeenu farxay 4)waa maalintii  fulaygu uu geesiga ka adkaaday 5)waa maalintii calankeena cadaada lagu waray 6)waa... 

wararka ka imaanaya magaalada muqdisho ayaa sheegaya dabkii shalay ka dhacay suuqa xamar wayne uu ahaa dab qasaaro  aan la soo koobi karin u gaystay dadkii  ku ganacsanaayey suuqaas, wararku waxaa ay sheegayaa in dabkaas  uu baabi,iyey  dhamaan wixii  suuqayaalay  oo badeeco ahaa ,   dhagayso Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the... 

Detainees from Libya’s war held by fighters continue to be subjected to torture despite efforts by the provisional government to address the issue, according to the UN human-rights chief. Navi Pillay told the UN Security Council she was extremely concerned about thousands of prisoners, most of them accused of being loyalists of the toppled government of Muammar Gaddafi and many from sub-Saharan Africa. ‘The... 

 The Canadian Press MONTREAL — The Canadian government has confirmed the deportation of a man long accused of crimes linked to Rwanda’s genocide.  After waiting nearly 24 hours, the government announced Tuesday that Leon Mugesera had been sent back to his native Rwanda the previous day.  Immigration Minister Jason Kenney made the announcement in Montreal. He said that, for 16 years, Mugesera... 

wararka n aga soo gaaraya wadanka  soomaaliya ayaa sheegaya in ciidamada wadanka maraykanka  ay habeenimadii xalay ay weerar kuqaadeen koox dabley ah oo soomaali ah oo afduub u haystay laba ruux oo ajnabi ah, wararku waxaa ay sheegayaan in  weerarku uu ka dhacay deegaan ka higleey oo 40 km woqooyi kaga beegan magaalada cadaado, dhagayso Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required... 

A U.S. military operation has freed two aid workers: an American woman and a Danish man, who were kidnapped by gunmen three months ago in central Somalia. In a statement Wednesday, President Barack Obama praised U.S. special operations forces who hours earlier freed Jessica Buchanan and Poul Hagen Thisted during a daring pre-dawn raid.         Buchanan and Thisted worked for the Danish... 

The Hague-based International Criminal Court, or ICC, has ruled that four Kenyans accused of masterminding Kenya’s 2007-to-2008 post-election violence must stand trial, while charges against two other Kenyans were dropped due to insufficient evidence. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, former agriculture and higher education minister William Ruto, civil service head Francis...