Ethiopia

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NJ man sues FBI over his detention in Ethiopia

AP News 11 days ago

NJ man detained in Ethiopia sues FBI agents, says they violated his rights in interrogations A New Jersey man detained for months in Ethiopia on allegations of supporting Islamic militants before being allowed to come home sued the FBI agents involved in ...

Ethiopia discovers mine with 40 tonnes of gold

AFP Global Edition 11 days ago

Ethiopia on Tuesday announced the discovery of a mine containing more than 40 tonnes of gold deposit worth 1.7 billion dollars (1.1 billion euros). The state-run Ethiopian News Agency reported that the new find, announced by the ministry of mines and energy, ...

In Ethiopia disabled people get jobs, not hand-outs

AFP Global Edition 17 days ago

In the streets of the Ethiopian capital hundreds of disabled people beg, some from makeshift wheelchairs, the less fortunate dragging themselves on their hands from car to car. Disabled people are seldom taken care of by institutions here; mostly they are either ...

Volcanic eruptions may split Africa: scientists

AFP Global Edition 17 days ago

Volcanic activity may split the African continent in two owing to a recent geological crack in northeastern Ethiopia, researchers said on Tuesday. The 60-kilometre (35-mile) split in the desolate Afar region, which was the result of two volcanic eruptions in September 2005, ...

Bitten by the marathon bug? Pro offers tips

Reuters Life! Online Report 19 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - The ING New York City Marathon of 2009 is history. But if those sleek runners and cheering crowds have inspired you to gear up for 2010, a top runner advises easy paces and soft landings. "The biggest ...

NYC Marathon

AP News 20 days ago

Derartu Tulu of Ethiopia walks draped in her country's flag after coming in first in the women's division in the 2009 New York City Marathon Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) Copyright 2009 AP News

40th ING New York City Marathon

Getty Images 20 days ago

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 01: Derartu Tulu of Ethiopia croses the finish line to win the 40th womens ING New York City Marathon on November 1, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) Copyright 2009 Getty Images

Ethiopia to kick off election campaign in December

AFP Global Edition 23 days ago

Ethiopia's election campaign will kick off on December 8, a government official said on Thursday, despite protests by an opposition umbrella group over a newly-agreed electoral code. "The elections will kick off on December 8. Voting day will be May 23 and ...

Ethiopian parties agree rules for 2010 polls

AFP Global Edition 24 days ago

Ethiopia's ruling party and the main opposition groups in parliament agreed to an electoral code for next year's polls, an opposition official told AFP Wednesday. The code sets out campaigning, voting and party symbol guidelines as well as how to deal with ...

Rapists, hunger and hyenas stalk displaced Somali women

AFP Global Edition 29 days ago

Hyenas, rape, kidnappings -- there is no shortage of dangers for women in the grim refugee camps of northern Somalia. But it is still better than the horrors they fled: civil war battles in Mogadishu, drought in neighbouring Ethiopia, inter-clan warfare and ...

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