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Somaliland to drill oil by 2014

The break-away territory of Somaliland sees drilling for oil as possible by 2014 as three companies start exploration activities, the country’s mining and energy minister ...

Pakistan culls entire shipment of Australian sheep

Pakistani authorities claimed the Australian sheep were infected, but later tests showed the animals were disease-free. (AFP: Asif Hassan) An entire shipment of Australian sheep ...

Somaliland: International companies to begin oil exploration

An archaeologist at Las Geel, Somaliland. [Tony Karumba/AFP] HARGEISA — Genel Energy and other international firms are moving ahead with plans to explore for oil ...

Genital mutilation may not be isolated

SYDNEY — The charging of four people over the circumcision of two young girls in Sydney has led to fears that other cases of female ...

Australia’s poor Olympic campaign costs taxpayers millions

SYDNEY — Australia’s performance at the London Olympics, its worst result in 20 years, has cost taxpayers $10.6 million for each medal won. The effort ...

Australia: Hawala money transfer suspected in people smuggling scam

MELBOURNE — Pplice suspect the relatives of people smugglers are using a Melbourne grocery store to transfer funds offshore to pay for places on asylum ...

New cold-war brewing between US and China – Australian academia

Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith in New Delhi – (Photo/TopNews) CANBERRA — An arms race between the United States and China – reminiscent of the ...

Australian researchers make malaria breakthrough

Immunity puzzle: Researchers from Melbourne’s Burnet Institute have made a breakthrough that could lead to a malaria vaccine. Picture: AP MELBOURNE — Melbourne researchers are ...

Anonymous hackers cripple Australian websites over proposed laws

Members of Anonymous wear the traditional facemasks associated with the group. Source: AFP SYDNEY — A GROUP of hackers has launched a string of politically-motivated ...

Holy month of fasting not so sweet for Muslim diabetics

Dangerous diet… Hana Hajeh, a diabetic, shops for sugar-free sweets in preparation for Ramadan. She is served by Allen Sayed from Abu Adam Sweets in ...

Ethiopia: Conference in Toronto highlights Ogaden Human Rights issues

ONLF and Ogaden members meet in Toronto, Canada (HOL). TORONTO — Members of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), a rebel group fighting for independence ...

In that other big hit-up, science finds Higgs boson

IT EXISTS. SYDNEY — In a discovery that throws light on the very fabric of space and time, a new subatomic particle has been found ...

ETHIOPIA: Australia’s LAVA architect lands new soccer stadium

ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopian football and athletics fans will have a new FIFA and Olympic-standard 60,000 seat stadium in Addis Ababa thanks to a competition ...

Natural gas discoveries put East Africa on world energy map

Sudanese workers inspect burnt out oil pipes at the oil-rich border town of Heglig, Sudan (Photo: Abd Raouf/AP). JOHANNESBURG — Massive offshore gas discoveries in ...

SOMALIA: Range to spin off Puntland region assets

Photo: Range Resources chief executive Peter Landau says the spin-off will shift attention to the company’s other assets (Marie Nirme/The Australian). SYDNEY — THE Australian ...

Australia expels Syrian diplomats as anger grows over killings

A handout picture released by the Syrian opposition’s Shaam News Network shows the bodies of 92 people including 32 children before their burial in the ...

IOM warns Somalis against migration lottery scam

NAIROBI — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is advising the Somali public to ignore migration scammers following recent complaints about random request for money. ...

Australian mother of four reunites six orphaned Somali relatives

Photo: Shamsa Hassan, back right, with the six orphans who have been reunited with their family (The Northern Weekly) MELBOURNE — Six orphans from Somalia ...

Do Muslims in the West need funeral covers?

OPINION | May 10, 2012 Yanyo Mooge “Kayse” I am sure you get sick and tired of all those funeral ads that seem to never ...

The Republic of Somaliland and the Issue of International Recognition

By Mohamed Hussein OPINION | January 18, 2012 While news stories from Somalia seemingly rotate between the subjects of drought, piracy, terrorism and never ending ...

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