The world's eight most powerful industrialized nations will support the training of coast guards from the Gulf of Aden in a bid to fight piracy, G8 foreign ministers agreed at a meeting in the Italian port of Trieste on Friday
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US to bolster efforts to train Somali forces, provide arms to foil Islamic rebels. U.S. officials say the Obama administration has decided to bolster efforts to support Somalia's embattled government.
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San Francisco, CA - ORAM, a groundbreaking international refugee advocacy organization, announced its launch recently. The Organization for Refuge, Asylum & Migration is the first non-governmental organization (NGO) to focus exclusively on refugees and asylum seekers fleeing sexual and gender based violence.
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In 2008, 84% of Canadians aged 12 or older reported that they had a regular medical doctor, down from 86% in 2003. Between 2005 and 2008, the rate of Canadians who reported high blood pressure, diabetes and influenza immunization increased. The reported prevalence of asthma remained stable over this period.
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Al-Qaeda's North Africa branch has claimed responsibility for the killing of an American aid worker shot dead in Mauritania, al-Jazeera TV reports.
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The Russian Navy supports the idea of conducting international anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden under the UN aegis, its commander said on Thursday.
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Total non-farm payroll employment fell by 51,400 in April, down 0.4% from March. Since the peak in October 2008, the number of employees has fallen every month, bringing total losses over this period to 376,500. Job losses occurred in 64% of industries, unchanged from a month before.
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In 2008, the vast majority of Canadians (91%) reported that they were satisfied or very satisfied with life. Life satisfaction was strongly linked to self-reported health status.
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US Ambassador to Kenya Michael Ranneberger is calling for an urgent deployment of AU troops to Somalia to save the fragile Transitional Federal Government from being overthrown by Islamic insurgents.
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Al-Shabab has introduced bloody laws in areas under its control
Amnesty International (AI) has moved to protect four Somalians who are to be amputated for stealing following their condemnation by Islamist rebels al-Shabab.
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