Somali insurgents have shut down food aid
distribution by a major aid group because they say the organization is
distributing spoiled food in the famine-hit south.
The Israeli and U.S. militaries have postponed large-scale war games,
in part to avoid aggravating mounting tensions between the
international community and Iran over its disputed nuclear program, Israeli defense officials said Monday.
Hundreds of Ethiopian troops poured into a
western Somalia border town on Saturday, opening a new front against the
militant group al-Shabab, which now faces hostile militaries on three
sides.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is dead, North Korean state TV said Monday. Kim, 69, died at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, state TV said. A broadcaster reported that Kim died due to "overwork" after "dedicating his life to the people."
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood says its political party has won almost
two-thirds of the parliamentary seats reserved for individual candidates
in the opening rounds of the country's lower house elections.
Aijalon Gomes, the American Christian who has been imprisoned in North Korea since January, has been released from custody due to the efforts of former President Jimmy Carter.Gomes, 31, departed the North Korean capital city of Pyongyang on Friday looking gaunt, but relieved.
Since the last U.S. combat brigade pulled out of Iraq last week, insurgents have stepped up their deadly attacks. The increased violence is raising the question: Can Iraqis handle security on their own?