AS IT IS - Some encouraging health news Hello. Thank you for joining us. Im Jim Tedder in Washington. Today we travel to South Africa to examine police violence. We will also hear about pirates in Puntland and Somalia. But first, some encouraging hea

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Education Report - UNICEF has reported good news about education in Somalia From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. UNICEF, the United Nations Childrens Fund has reported good news about education in two regions of Somalia. The two -

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 15 October 2007 Officials in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland in Somalia are warning that a full-scale war could break out within days between Puntland and its neighboring breakaway republic of Somaliland. The warning foll

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By Alisha Ryu 5-61285 01 April 2008 In Somalia, continuing insecurity, a surge in food and fuel prices, and uncontrolled printing of money have created runaway inflation that is threatening the lives of millions already suffering from 18 years of war

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At least three lawmakers have been assassinated in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland in recent months, increasing fears that radical Islamist insurgents in the south may be expanding their effort to weaken the government in Puntland. One r

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Fierce fighting has broken out in Somalia's semi-autonomous state of Puntland, as the government mounts an offensive to drive out Islamist forces accused of destabilizing the region. Attacks in the region took place near Bosaso, in the western Bari r

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The Puntland region has decided to separate from the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, dimming hopes for peace and stability as the government's internationally-backed mandate winds down. In the midst of a campaign for an extension on its e

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The government of the semi-autonomous Somali region of Puntland has been sharply criticized by a U.S. lawmaker, who says Puntland authorities are routinely arresting, handing over men from neighboring Ogaden region to Ethiopian security Alisha Ryu |

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At least five Muslim preachers from Pakistan have been shot to death outside a mosque in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland. There are reports that two more may have died in a hospital from their wounds. The motive behind the shootings is

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Puntland Maneuvers for Bigger Role The semi-autonomous Somali region of Puntland is perhaps best known for its pirates. Theyve hijacked many ships and crewmembers demanding millions of dollars in ransom. But efforts are underway to develop Puntland a

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 10 August 2007 A leading, U.S.-based analyst on Somalia says the semi-autonomous region of Puntland is in a serious political and economic crisis, which he believes could undermine Somalia's efforts to achieve national reconcili

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By Derek Kilner Nairobi 06 February 2008 Two explosions have killed at least 20 people in the port town of Bosasso in the semi-autonomous Puntland region of Somalia. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa Bureau in Nairobi, Puntland has gener

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 13 November 2006 Troops in the semi-autonomous and secular region of Puntland in Somalia have reportedly been placed on full alert, after they failed to stop Somali Islamists from capturing a town Sunday near Galkaayo. ---- Pun

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 01 June 2007 Officials in the semi-autonomous Somali region of Puntland have confirmed local reports that a group of armed fighters, believed to be remnants of Somalia's defeated Islamist movement, arrived in a small coastal set

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By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 11 October 2007 One of the last foreign aid agencies working in the self-declared Somaliland region in East Africa has suspended operations because of tension between Somaliland and its neighbor, Puntland. As Nick Wadhams repo

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 21 August 2007 In a sign of a growing rift between Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region and the country's interim government, Puntland's president says he will not recognize a proposed oil law that nullifies any exploration

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 12 April 2007 Officials in the breakaway republic of Somaliland say their forces clashed with troops from the semi-autonomous Puntland region earlier this week over a disputed strip of desert that has been the source of violence

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A factional leader in Somalia's Eritrea-based opposition group is denying allegations by a piracy specialist in Kenya that he is aiding radical Islamists by providing them with weapons bought with money earned from piracy. Yusuf Mohamed Siad, better

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Residents in the town of Las Qoray in a disputed region between Somaliland and Puntland say there are signs of an impending military clash between the two regional rivals, following the take over of the strategic coastal town two days ago by Somalil

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 13 November 2009 Shabab militia patrol Bakara Market in Mogadishu (Oct 2009 file photo) Security forces in Somalia's northern semi-autonomous region of Puntland say three people have been arrested in connection with the fatal s

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