Failed Messiah By Shmarya Rosenberg The Sefardi chief rabbi of the Israeli city of Petah Tikva has allegedly repeatedly refused to allow Ethiopian Jewish couples to marry, forcing them to leave the city and get married elsewhere, the Times of Israel reported based on a report on Army Radio. Rabbi Benjamin Atias is a member of the
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Reuters By Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s Islamist rebel group bombed African peacekeepers and government vehicles on Monday in twin attacks that left at least 12 civilians dead, marking al Shabaab’s first major attack since promising revenge for the killing of its leader last week. The blasts within an hour of
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WTOP Alexandria police have arrested a man and charged him in the death of Carolyn Cross. Police said they were called to an apartment complex in the 4800 block of Kenmore Avenue in Alexandria shortly after 8 a.m. Sunday. Cross was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say they were called to the complex shortly
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BBC By James Gallagher The first patient was injected with the vaccine last week. Vaccinated monkeys have developed “long-term” immunity to the Ebola virus, raising a prospect of successful human trials, say scientists. The experiments by the US National Institutes of Health showed immunity could last at least 10 months. Human trials of the vaccine
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BBC The case against Uhuru Kenyatta has angered many African leaders Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have asked for the case against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to be adjourned indefinitely. ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said she still did not have enough evidence to proceed with the trial, which was due to resume next
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BBC Al-Shabab fighters want to overthrow the UN-backed Somali government Somalia’s Islamist group al-Shabab has named Ahmad Umar as successor to former leader Ahmed Abdi Godane, who was killed in a US air strike. The group announced the move in an online statement, vowing to take revenge for Godane’s death. Somalia’s authorities earlier put the
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BBC By James Gallagher Blood from people who had Ebola could be used as a treatment The blood of patients who recover from Ebola should be used to treat others, the World Health Organization has announced. West Africa is facing the largest Ebola outbreak in history and more than 2,000 people have died. A global
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AFP The death of Al-Qaeda’s top man in Somalia has been viewed as a major victory. Why is his death important? The leader of Somalia’s Shabaab rebels Ahmed Abdi Godane, declared dead by the United States after an air strike earlier this week, was a ruthless kingpin of Al-Qaeda’s main African affiliate. On Monday night, US
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BBC Ahmed Abdi Godane – undated photo The US Rewards for Justice programme issued this photograph of Godane in 2012 The leader of the Somali Islamist group al-Shabab, Ahmed Abdi Godane, was killed following a US attack earlier this week, the Pentagon has said. The US carried out air strikes on Monday night destroying a
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The Guardian Ethiopian tuning, Latin rhythms, the wah-wah pedal – ahead of a festival of African culture, Richard Williams hails a composer who likes to mix it up. Mulatu Astatke on stage at the Big Chill festival, Herefordshire, in 2011. Photograph: Andy Sheppard/Redferns Everybody knows that Ethiopian jazz is the only kind worth listening to
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