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Garowe Online - Home : "KISMAYO, Somalia May 18 (Garowe Online) - Islamist rebels in Somalia seized control of two more towns in the central and southern parts of the country, sources said. In Somalia's central Mudug region, the town of Harardhere fell to the control of Islamist rebels Sunday morning. Locals said the rebels were driving unarmed vehicles, but each fighter carried a rifle and other weaponry. A rebel commander told Harardhere residents that the Islamists would not allow illegal militiamen to set up extortion roadblocks in or around the town. The commander, who did not identify himself, told locals that the Islamists would fight against piracy in the region. The town of Harardhere lies along Somalia's Indian Ocean coast and has been renowned in recent years as a hub for pirate activities."

Al Jazeera English - News - Palestinian Memory Cannot Be Erased US president George Bush's attempt, at the World Trade Economic Forum in Egypt, to ease Arab anger over his speech to the Knesset is too feeble and too late. Bush had addressed the Israeli parliament, on Israel's 60th anniversary three days ago, saying the establishment of Israel had been "the redemption of an ancient promise given to Abraham and Moses and David - a homeland for the chosen people Eretz Yisrael".

EXPOSÉ: THE “CHRISTIAN” MAFIA : "A fter several months of in-depth research and, at first, seemingly unrelated conversations with former high-level intelligence officials, lawyers, politicians, religious figures, other investigative journalists, and researchers, I can now report on a criminal conspiracy so vast and monstrous it defies imagination. Using “Christian” groups as tax-exempt and cleverly camouflaged covers, wealthy right-wing businessmen and “clergy” have now assumed firm control over the biggest prize of all – the government of the United States of America. First, some housekeeping is in order. My use of the term “Christian” is merely to clearly identify the criminal conspirators who have chosen to misuse their self-avowed devotion to Jesus Christ to advance a very un-Christian agenda. The term “Christian Mafia” is what several Washington politicians have termed the major conspirators and it is not intended to debase Christians or infer that they are criminals . I will...

BBC NEWS | Africa | Thousands flee S Africa attacks Some Zimbabweans say they will go home, despite the political violence there, rather than face attacks in South Africa. The front pages of several South African newspapers on Monday show a horrific image of a man being burnt to death. The police say they have made more than 200 arrests for crimes including murder, rape and robbery. "We're not talking about xenophobia, we're talking about criminality," said police spokesman Govindsamy Mariemuthoo. He said police reservists and officers from other regions had been called in to help quell the violence, reports the AP news agency.