Somali president Abdullahi Yusuf resigns amid Somalia conflict
President Abdullahi Yusuf resigned ending a four year Western backed government amid ongoing insurgency and chaos. Parliament in Baidoa and Mogadishu faced mortar fire as Islamic militants vie for power. U.S. State Department welcomed the move urging a national unity government and security force.
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Bangladesh Awami League landslide wins two thirds of Parliament
Election officials report the alliance led by Sheikh Hasina won a two thirds majority in the 300 seat Parliament after Bangladesh held its first vote in seven years under emergency rule. Voter turnout was about 70 percent with Hasina’s coalition leading in most seats and independents taking a few.
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Thai lawmakers move speech away from protest
In Bangkok thousands of demonstrators loyal to exiled ex PM Thaksin Shinawa surrounded Parliament forcing a venue change for the policy speech. The governing Democrat Party said MPs gathered at the Foreign Ministry to begin proceedings as protests vow new elections continue. The standoff follows weeks of turmoil after the previous government fell to anti-Thaksin protests.
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Massacre at Congo church shocks region after Christmas
Witnesses report attackers hacked to death scores seeking refuge at a Catholic church near Congo Sudan border. Uganda and Sudanese forces accuse each other of the massacre as death toll ranges from 45 to 150 amid the Lord's Resistance Army insurgency.
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Magezi
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Lord’s Resistance Army
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