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  • Radical Islamist Killed in Tunisia Street Protests

    Tunisian authorities say a street battle between radical Islamists and police has killed one Islamist protester on the outskirts of the capital, Tunis. Authorities said the man, in his late 20s, died of injuries sustained in Sunday's fighting in the Etadhamen district. The radical activists, also known as Salafists, threw stones at Tunisian police to protest a government ban on their annual ...

  • Australian scientist plans to reveal rewrite history behind ancient coins discovery

    An Australian scientist is planning an expedition to the Wessel islands in July and will revisit the location where five coins and an old map might reveal findings recreating Australia's history. Professor of Anthropology at Indiana University in US Ian McIntosh plans to open up possibilities that the 1000-year-old coins may prove that explorers from distant countries might have landed in ...

  • Brisbane cyclists loud sex talks led to renaming of route

    The popular cycling map app Strava has had one of its most popular Brisbane segments renamed 'Bedroom antics - shhhh' after complaints from homeowners along that route that riders were talking loudly about their sex lives. According to News.com.au, complaints from Yeronga residents sparked a petition last month to crack down on riders talking too loudly along a stretch of the popular River ...

  • World Tunisia police clash with Islamists

    Police also clashed with protesters in the central city of Kairouan where the Ansar al-Sharia meeting was planned. The government banned the congress last week, saying it posed a threat to public security. The group urged its supporters instead to gather for the meeting in Ettadhamen. Some 500 supporters were reported to have descended on Ettadhamen on Sunday, erecting barricades and hurling ...

  • World Nigeria offers amnesty to insurgents who surrender

    amnesty on Sunday to Islamist militants who surrender and said 17 people had been killed on the fifth day of a military operation to try to crush ...

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Four of the Apocalypse (I Quattro dell'apocalisse) [DVD]

Four of the Apocalypse (I Quattro dell'apocalisse) [DVD]

Lucio Fulci's Four of the Apocalypse (I Quattro dell'apocalisse) is one of the best of the late Spaghetti Westerns. ...

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  • Somalia Elders Oppose MPs Motion Against the Prime Minister.

    Traditional elders who selected the parliament have warned the motion against Prime Minister Shirdon. A large turnout was made by the elders who helped to appoint members of the parliament and have requested the parliament to stop the motion against the cabinet. The elders said the current cabinet restored international relations and ties which was lost two decades ago. They also said that the ...

  • Somalia We Request Amisom and Govt Troop Forces to Intervene Between the Two Opposing Sides

    Internal affairs and security minister Abdi Karin Hussein Guled addressing the media requested AMISOM troops from Kenya based in Kismayu and government troops to intervene and reconcile the two opposing sides in Kismayu. The minister said it was the responsibility of the foreign troops to maintain peace in the region. The minister added that the federal troops in Kismayu and AMISOM troops in ...

  • Somalia Meeting Held in Mogadishu to Address the Situation in Juba Regions.

    A large meeting organized by IGAD addressing issues of Jubba regions and the current political turmoil facing the region was today held in Mogadishu. The meeting was attended by elders, politicians, Somali elite group and members of the public organizations. Consultations and opinions were shared in the meeting by politicians and other officials who attended the meeting. Mohamed Omar Gedi who ...

  • Sudan UNHCR In Race Against Time to Deliver Aid to Sudanese Refugees in Chad

    Tissi - Following the displacement of tens of thousands of people from Sudan to Chad, the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is "in a race against time" to deliver aid to them before the rainy seasons begins. In a press briefing on Friday, UNHCR spokesman Dan McNorton said the agency "is requisitioning aid for tens of thousands of Darfur refugees in eastern Chad amid ...

  • Somalia Ruto Lobbies for More AU Troops in Somalia

    Nairobi - Deputy President William Ruto has called on the African Union to increase its military presence in Somalia in order to ensure regional stability. Speaking as he represented President Uhuru Kenyatta on a tour of four African nations, the deputy president said the political instability in Somalia has led to the proliferation of small arms and increased terrorist attacks from the Al ...

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