Mogadishu blast kills 20 near Safari Hotel
A truck bomb exploded in Hodan district Mogadishu killing about 20 people and injuring at least 15. Rescue workers worked amid rubble as security forces pursued the vehicle and bystanders described a chaotic scene near the Safari Hotel close to the foreign ministry. Al Shabab has stepped up attacks on bases across southern and central Somalia.
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Mogadishu
Somalia
Hodan
Mohamed Hussein
Foreign Ministry
al-Shabab
Abdinur Abdulle
U.S. Africa Command
U.S
al- Shabab
Monastery Founded in 1134 Closing Down in Germany
The Himmerod Abbey near Grosslittgen in western Germany, founded in 1134 by Bernard of Clairvaux, will close due to a tiny monk contingent. Six resident monks remain as the abbey transfers property to the diocese of Trier and the monks move to other monasteries.
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Berlin
Germany
Himmerod
Bernard of
Johannes
Grosslittgen
Trier
Remote island gains first commercial flights amid Napoleon lore
St Helena welcomed its first commercial flight from Johannesburg with a return to weekly service ending the island’s sole boat access. SA Airlink carried about 80 passengers to Prosperous Bay Plain, a historic step aimed at boosting tourism to Longwood House and other remote sights.
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Royal Mail
St. Helena
Cape Town
St Helena
Lisa Phillips
Atlantic Islands
Ascension
Tristan da Cunha
Phillips
Jonathan
Prosperous Bay Plain
SA Airlink
South Africa
Johannesburg
Windhoek
Angola
Namibia
Elba
Napoleon
Waterloo
Les Invalides
Paris
Canadian couple rescued after five years in Afghanistan
Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman and their three children, held by the Haqqani network, were freed in Afghanistan and flown to Canada. Boyle described a firefight during the raid, praising Pakistani forces for shielding the family. The escape followed a U S intelligence tip and involved U S and Pakistani officials. the family is now home in Smiths Falls Ontario.
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Smiths Falls
Ontario
Afghanistan
Canada
Joshua Boyle
Pakistan
Boyle
ISI
Intelligence Agency
Caitlan Coleman
Toronto
Haqqani Network
Foreign Ministry
Nafees Zakaria
U.S
Washington
Associated Press
London
Coleman
Stewartstown
U.S. State Department
State Department
Bagram Air Base
North America
Zaynab Khadr
Guantanamo Bay
Omar Khadr
al-Qaida
Ahmed Said Khadr
Osama bin Laden
U.S. Detention Center
U.S. Justice Department
Kevin King
American University of
Kabul
Paul Overby
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